Starting Tuesday, July 1, it will be illegal for Iowa motorists to hold a cell phone, scroll through it or watch videos on it while driving. “This new ‘hands free’ law says exactly that. Get that phone out of that hand. Find another place for it,” says Sergeant Alex Dinkla, the Iowa State Patrol’s spokesman. […]
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
