After three days of trial and less than an hour of deliberation, a Buena Vista County jury agreed to indefinitely confine Josie Smith to the Cherokee Civil Commitment Unit for Sex Offenders. 

A Buena Vista County jury is deliberating whether Josie Smith should be indefinitely committed to the Cherokee Civil Commitment Unit for Sex Offenders.

How to get rid of debris.

A Storm Lake man who’s been deported from the U.S. three times was sentenced to 20 months in federal prison for illegal reentry over a year after he was arrested for cocaine possession in Buena Vista County.

“It was a bad Friday for me,” said Jas Singh, a Tyson truck driver from Indianapolis, on Friday morning after assessing storm damage to his vehicle.  Sing parked his …

Weather Service declares storm ‘strong straight-line winds.' Take debris to Discovery Center, Field of Dreams, fire station .

Joanna Chavez de Leon feels her state representatives ignore her.

When responding to a citizen’s concern, Storm Lake Public Services Director Brandon Ripke attributed damage and uncleanliness at local park restrooms to “homeless problems.”

Council allocates $15,000 each to SLU, Upper Des Moines, King’s Pointe. Kidsfest, Breakfast with Santa survive.

Council deliberates using contractors to complete work, assess to property owner’s taxes

On Liberation Day, Trump asks farmers to ‘bear with me.' Former Biden Ag official: ‘Devastating impacts’ on the horizon for farmers.

Prepared to transport 100-300 hogs per day

Former Storm Lake City Finance Manager Brian Oakleaf was arrested and indicted on four felony charges in connection with alleged child pornography possession.  Oakleaf, who worked for the …

Daniels: Vote “insulting to people with any minimal level of intelligence’ Rep. Megan Jones expressed concerns about a bill that allegedly encourages police to discriminate against …

SL man reportedly burglarized local garages, homes and resold stolen items

Councilwoman Ramos cites resident complaints on e-bike safety, traffic rules

DCI, AG release investigation report into 19-hour Oneida St. standoff.

Downtown shouldn't look like Las Vegas

Despite voting for ‘anti-trans’ bill, Jones hopes Iowa Supreme Court rules on gender identity protections

A Nemaha woman has died and a Cherokee man was hospitalized after a head-on collision on Highway 3 in Buena Vista County yesterday during worsening blizzard conditions.  The Buena Vista …