Storm Lake man shot and killed in standoff

The Iowa DCI says a man who barricaded himself in his Storm Lake home after fleeing a traffic stop was shot and killed this morning in an exchange of gunfire with law officers. Information from the DCI says the Buena Vista County Sheriff’s Office stopped a pickup truck driven by 45-year-old Daniel Palenik for speeding […]

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Char Beekmann, 88, Pocathotas

Char Beekmann, age 88, of Pocahontas, passed away on Thursday, November 5, 2026, at the Pocahontas Community Hospital in Pocahontas, Iowa.

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