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A bird flu detection in northwest Iowa has put a commercial turkey operation under scrutiny — and prompted Gov. Kim Reynolds to activate emergency resources to help contain the disease. State and federal agriculture officials confirmed Wednesday that highly pathogenic avian influenza, or H5N1, was detected in a commercial turkey flock in Sac County. The affected operation has approximately 44,000

Storm Lake schools are being recognized for helping students get a head start on life after graduation — and a new state grant will help the district spread that success beyond its own classrooms. The Storm Lake Community School District is receiving $50,000 from the Iowa Department of Education as one of six school districts selected for the state’s new

Storm Lake’s Casino Bay Marina is getting a fresh look, but Buena Vista County still has no outside proposals for its future commercial operation. County Conservation Director Greg Johnson updated the county board of supervisors Tuesday on the marina’s construction, new signage and lack of interest from potential private operators, while also reporting another legal challenge over federal funding for

More calls for service, more traffic stops and twice as many reported burglaries kept Storm Lake police busy in September, while the city’s firefighters spent much of the month on fire prevention and public outreach. The Storm Lake Police Department handled 2,639 service calls during September, an increase of 539 from the 2,100 reported during the same month last year.

The Buena Vista County Sheriff’s Office has released additional details about a fatal two-vehicle crash that occurred Monday afternoon on Iowa Highway 110 near the Storm Lake Municipal Airport, killing a Buena Vista University (BVU) student and injuring three other people. According to Sheriff Kory Elston, a sheriff’s deputy came upon the crash shortly after it occurred at approximately 1:31

With control of the U.S. Senate at stake, Republican Ashley Hinson is making her final pitch to northwest Iowa voters — promising to fight for farmers and taxpayers while arguing her Democratic opponent’s record makes him unfit for the job. Hinson, an Iowa congresswoman seeking the state’s open U.S. Senate seat, stopped at Nutra Tech in Storm Lake Tuesday as

Storm Lake city officials want the municipal airport to do more with less — but airport commissioners say the facility provides services to the region that go well beyond its bottom line. The Storm Lake City Council met jointly with the Storm Lake Municipal Airport Commission Monday evening for a work session as the city begins preparing its fiscal year

A 26-year-old Storm Lake man faces a felony charge after a traffic stop early Sunday morning in Buena Vista County. According to the Storm Lake Police Department, officers stopped a vehicle at approximately 12:45 a.m. Oct. 25 near the intersection of 120th Avenue and Iowa Highway 7 after observing it traveling on the wrong side of the roadway. The driver,