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Iowa’s struggle to keep young people from leaving the state dominated one of the most pointed moments at Saturday’s Storm Lake Legislative Forum, when Buena Vista University President Brian Lenzmeier

The Storm Lake Police Department arrested a local man Saturday evening after officers responded to a report of a vehicle burglary in progress near Scooter’s Coffee on Seneca Street. Police

The Storm Lake Police Department assisted federal and county authorities Wednesday in the arrest of a fugitive wanted on a felony rape charge out of Georgia. Police say the arrest

With the June primary closing in and northwest Iowa’s political influence front and center, Republican candidates made their case to area voters Saturday night during a two‑hour forum at Buena

Northwest Iowa voters heard a far different kind of pitch Saturday night when U.S. Senate candidate Jim Carlin took the stage in Storm Lake, arguing that Washington is drifting away

The Iowa State Patrol has released the only publicly available information so far on a fatal truck–UTV collision that happened Sunday night in rural Calhoun County. Troopers say the crash

Alta‑Aurelia Superintendent Denny Olhausen says the school district will move forward with shifting high school football games and track meets to Aurelia, following months of discussion and a packed board

Five Sioux Central sophomores took part in the Iowa Youth Institute on April 8, presenting research on global food‑security challenges and proposing solutions to issues facing countries around the world.

The latest round of giving from 100 People Who Care Sac County will support facility upgrades at the Howard Center. Members voted on April 12 to direct more than $4,200

The third and final Storm Lake Legislative Forum of the current Iowa legislative session will take place Saturday at the Sunrise Pointe Golf Course clubhouse — with a new start