Iowa farmers took advantage of dry weather this past week to get a lot of planting done. The U.S.D.A. report shows soybean planting more than double last week, reaching 27%, compared to 11% the previous week. Soybean planting is now 9% behind what had been planted at this time in 2025. The amount of corn […]
A northwest Iowa project to encourage people to convert the standing trunks of dead trees into sculptures has hit a milestone.
West Des Moines Police have made an arrest in a fatal shooting on July 4th. Police charged 18-year-old Byrone Sanchez-Zermeno of
Edward Weinzetl, age 97, of Spencer, Iowa formerly Fonda, Iowa died July 2, 2026 at St. Luke Lutheran Home in Spencer.
Daron Anderson, age 62, of Newell, Iowa died July 3, 2026 at his residence in Newell. Celebration of Life will take
Storm Lake’s 2026 Star Spangled Spectacular is gearing up for one of its largest vendor lineups ever, with more than 30
