Pipeline Construction Halted Through Wildlife Area
May 28, 2016
State and federal officials are blocking any work on the Bakken oil pipeline in an area of Lyon County that is said to contain Native American burial grounds.
RAICES Donates Funds From Fiesta Latina
May 27, 2016
Buena Vista Uniersity RAICES has donated funds to local nonprofits.
Man Wanted By California Found in Storm Lake
May 27, 2016
Thursday afternoon, the Storm Lake Police Department arrested a fugitive wanted out of California and being sought for over four months.
Parkhurst Sentenced
May 27, 2016
A Storm Lake man… arrested in March after police stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation… has received a deferred judgment.
Cherokee Woman Injured
May 27, 2016
A Cherokee woman was injured in a one-vehicle rollover accident on Wednesday.
Ida Grove To Get Derelict Building Funds
May 27, 2016
The DNR Derelict Building Grant Program will award grants to 15 small, rural Iowa communities, including Ida Grove, to help deconstruct or renovate abandoned structures, remove asbestos and limit construction and demolition materials going to the landfill.
Memorial Day Service
May 26, 2016
A Memorial Day Service will be held at 10am Monday in the courthouse square in Storm Lake.
Portions of King’s Pointe Outdoor Waterpark Temporarily Closed
May 26, 2016
Due to unfortunate and unforeseen complications, the King’s Pointe Outdoor Waterpark deep end, lap lanes and kiddie fort will be temporarily closed due to a significant leak in the deep end pool.
Area Rainfall
May 26, 2016
for the 24 hours ending at 7am. Storm Lake .22 Carroll .26 Cherokee .28 Emmetsburg .50 Estherville .79 Fort Dodge .66 Pocahontas .39 Rockwell City .79 Sibley .66 Sioux City .37 Spencer .30
Severe Weather Hits Northwest Iowa
May 26, 2016
A tornado is being blamed for a train derailment in western Iowa early Thursday morning.
Good Samaritan Spots Car Fire
May 26, 2016
The Storm Lake Fire Department was called shortly after 4:00 Wednesday afternoon to a vehicle on fire in the 700 block of Geisinger Road… but the fire was already out thanks to an alert motorist.
Sudbeck Murder Appeal Denied
May 26, 2016
The Iowa Court of Appeals has ruled against a new trial for an Estherville man convicted of murder.
Spectacular Button Winner
May 26, 2016
Storm Lake Elementary Kindergarten student Jairo Zavala drew the winning 2016 Star Spangled Spectacular Button Contest design contest.
SL Police Officers Commended
May 26, 2016
Storm Lake Assistant Police Chief Todd Erskine and Detective Randy Weflen were issued Letters of Commendation Wednesday for their leadership in a nine month, multi jurisdictional burglary investigation that cleared over twenty burglaries or attempted burglaries to
New Sac County Police Dog
May 26, 2016
The Sac County Sheriff’s Office has added an additional K-9 team to patrol.