4+ day, 21+ min ago   (244+ words) A north-central Iowa community will move forward with a $43.4-million plan to refurbish its high school. Voters in the Webster City school district approved a renovation project to its high school to begin by the middle part of 2027. The measure…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (244+ words) A new study suggests speeding has become routine for many of the state’s drivers. AAA-Iowa spokeswoman Brynna Knapp says the research found going well above the posted limit is increasingly viewed as normal behavior. “Speeding has become so common that…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1193+ words) 96, of Rock Rapids, formerly of Doon 85, of Orange City 51, of Orange City, formerly of Sioux Center Ross Hoekstra State Farm celebrated a new chapter Thursday morning, holding a ribbon-cutting at its renovated downtown Sioux Center office. The ceremony brought together…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (661+ words) 85, of Orange City 51, of Orange City, formerly of Sioux Center 92, of Rock Valley A proposed expansion of Sioux Center’s wastewater collection system could cost between $6.9 million and $9.9 million under three alternatives reviewed by the City Council last week. The East…...

3+ week, 12+ hour ago   (224+ words) President Trump has announced he’ll allow countries to import more beef into the U.S. without triggering a higher tariff for the next 90 days, a decision that has drawn a strong reaction from Iowa cattle producers. Trump announced on his “Truth…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (291+ words) 97, of Rock Valley 71 and 70, of Sioux Center The Seventh Street North crossing of Highway 75 in Sioux Center is opening to east-west traffic Friday, providing another route across the construction zone before the first day of school. The crossing is located…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (242+ words) A time capsule that was buried in 1976 under the flagpole at Remsen’s former City Hall has been unearthed and opened. Rachel Keffeler, city administrator of the northwest Iowa town, says the capsule was packed with all sorts of memorabilia from…...

1+ mon, 15+ hour ago   (223+ words) A 26-year-old Missouri woman has died from injuries suffered in an ATV crash Saturday August 8th at Bluff Creek OHV Park southwest of Oskaloosa. The Iowa DNR says Emily Turner of Jamesport, Missouri was operating a four-wheel all-terrain vehicle on a…...

1+ mon, 22+ hour ago   (292+ words) 71 and 70, of Sioux Center 93, of Sioux Center, formerly of Sheldon An 18-year-old woman was taken to the hospital following a two-vehicle collision Friday night in Sioux Center. The Sioux Center Police Department says the crash happened shortly before 10 p.m. at the…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (224+ words) Jury selection starts today for a man accused of killing a Native American woman in Sioux City more than 40 years ago. Police arrested 63-year-old Thomas Popp in Washington state in January of 2025 and charged him with first-degree murder in the…...