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Storm Lake residents showed up yesterday expecting to hear why their school property taxes might rise next year—but the first thing they learned was that the increase won’t be as

Storm Lake police say a Fort Dodge man is facing multiple felony charges after investigators linked him to a series of fraudulent purchases at Bomgaars stores across Iowa—including the Storm

A California man was arrested Friday afternoon in Storm Lake after police say he was driving with a revoked license and later brought contraband into the county jail. Around 3:30

A Sioux City woman is facing felony and misdemeanor charges after allegedly leading Storm Lake Police on a pursuit Saturday night with three young children in her vehicle. Police were

The Storm Lake Police Department arrested a local man Monday morning on multiple felony charges after a reported domestic assault. Around 8:25 a.m., officers were called to a residence in

Iowa Auditor Rob Sand has released a new audit of Ida County, detailing a year of sharply rising revenues and expenses—and identifying two material weaknesses in the county’s internal controls.

Iowa Auditor Rob Sand has released a new audit of Palo Alto County, outlining a year of declining revenues, rising expenses, and several repeat concerns involving the county’s financial reporting

A Guatemalan man who illegally returned to the United States after a prior deportation has been sentenced to four years in federal prison. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for

With rural property taxes climbing and the Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline advancing toward a major summer hearing, Buena Vista County residents turned out Saturday to press lawmakers on two of

Buena Vista County is moving one step closer to two long-awaited highway reconstruction projects.  The board of supervisors on Wednesday approved plans and title sheets for the reconstruction of County