Storm Lake police executed an arrest warrant and charged a Storm Lake man with eight felonies after he allegedly burglarized vehicles and garages between October and …

Councilwoman Maria Ramos requested a city council work session on regulations for electronic bicycles riding on city streets following resident complaints about road safety.  Ramos Storm …

The City of Storm Lake is mulling over $10.6 million in improvements to the dredge spoil site over the next five years, including sports complexes, a trail system and a street crossing signal stopping traffic on Lakeshore Drive. The city council reviewed …

The City of Storm Lake released its annual report for 2024, outlining achievements and goals set over the past year.  City Manager Keri Navratil said 2024 has been “one of both great …

The Buena Vista County Board of Supervisors designated $1 million of American Rescue Plan funding for the county conservation department to make facility repairs to the Storm Lake marina by the end …

Two individuals were hospitalized and two suspects were taken into custody near Manson after allegedly engaging in an armed altercation at a Pomeroy apartment Tuesday morning. Officers with the …

The Buena Vista County Board of Supervisors recommended departments apply a 4% base raise for county employees in their annual budgets.  The supervisors haven’t yet voted to …

The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation is investigating a shooting that occurred in Pomeroy Tuesday morning. The DCI hasn't released or confirmed any additional information. It's unclear …

The State of Iowa has filed a formal first-degree murder charge against Luis Contreras-Deciga of Cherokee. Magistrate Lisa Mazurek had scheduled a preliminary hearing for Contreras-Deciga, 24, …

Storm Lake’s Downtown Master Plan had designs on wine bars, community plazas and a three-lane Lake Avenue.  None of which came to pass.  The plan that city officials …

The Storm Lake City Council approved the police department’s request to permit Storm Lake Towing to handle and store all towed vehicles without the presence of law enforcement.  …

A Buena Vista County couple is suing Buena Vista Regional Medical Center and one of its emergency room physicians over allegedly negligent and improper care throughout a case of sepsis and cardiac …

King's Pointe visitors may have spotted a flash of bright green in the resort parking lot on Saturday morning. The resort hosted its annual Breakfast with Santa event Saturday morning, featuring an …

A lack of work and communication from CenturyLink and MidAmerican Energy has further stalled regrading efforts on 70th Avenue and 600th Street by Platinum Crush.  Buena Vista County …

Buena Vista County Supervisor Paul Merten is concerned that recent road shouldering work on C65 could deteriorate during the winter.  During the board of supervisors meeting …

The Storm Lake City Council has approved the city’s new Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Ordinance, commissioned for $125,880 with Bolton and Menk, a consulting firm based in Spencer.  …

A juvenile who made a "verbal threat" at Aurelia Elementary and the Alta-Aurelia Middle School has been taken into custody by Aurelia police following a brief school lockdown. Students and staff …

Diedrich Ag, an agricultural company based in Kensett, sued Farm Nutrients of Rembrandt for $142,000 in unpaid labor and equipment from a confinement building cleanup in 2019.  Attorney …

A Cherokee man was charged with first-degree murder for allegedly inflicting blunt-force trauma on his four-month-old infant, who was later declared deceased at a hospital in Omaha, Neb.  …

Storm Lake City Council agreed to pay $2.8 million over the next decade to replace a fire truck engine and ladder by 2029.  The Storm Lake Fire Department needs to replace a 1990 Pierce …