Iowa poet hits best-seller list with his first novel “Martyr!”

The debut novel from a University of Iowa creative writing instructor has cracked the New York Times’ best-seller list and Kaveh Akbar will headline the Celebration of Literary Arts in the Des Moines metro today. The book “Martyr!” is fictional but follows the true-life 1988 American downing of an Iranian passenger jet that killed 290 […]

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Charlotte Sundberg, 87, Alta

Charlotte Sundberg, age 87, of Alta, Iowa died unexpectedly on March 2, 2026 in Florida. Funeral services will take place Thursday,

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Rain Measurement 3-6-26

As of 6:45 a.m. on Friday, March 6, 0.52 inches of rain was measured at the Storm Lake Radio studios.