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6 hours ago in Local, Local sports, Sports
KICD 9-County Area Best Teams of the 2025-2026 Year: Storm Lake Boys Basketball
Tornadoes make it back to State Tournament for 2nd consecutive season
6 hours ago in Local
Clay County Delays Action on Potential Development Moratoriums
Clay County has again tabled a decision on whether to impose temporary moratoriums on data centers, wind energy, solar energy and battery energy storage systems.
6 hours ago in Local, Local sports, Sports
KICD 9-County Area Best Teams of the 2025-2026 Year: Emmetsburg Girls Basketball
Strong Senior class lifts E-Hawks to State Tournament appearance in 2025-2026
6 hours ago in Local
Bar Owner Charged with Harassment after Alleged Threats in Alta
An Alta bar owner is facing a harassment charge after authorities say he made a threatening and racially charged remark to a woman earlier this month.
9 hours ago in Local
Hartley Man Charged with Handgun Theft from Employer
A former employee at a Spencer retailer is facing a felony charge for the alleged theft of a handgun from the business.
9 hours ago in Local
Spirit Lake School Board Endorses Bond Issue Attempt – Facing a Wednesday Deadline
The Spirit Lake School Board voted unanimously Wednesday night to pursue a bond issue that would replace the oldest portions of the elementary and high schools with new classrooms.
Local Sports
6 hours ago in Local, Local sports, Sports
KICD 9-County Area Best Teams of the 2025-2026 Year: Storm Lake Boys Basketball
Tornadoes make it back to State Tournament for 2nd consecutive season
6 hours ago in Local, Local sports, Sports
KICD 9-County Area Best Teams of the 2025-2026 Year: Emmetsburg Girls Basketball
Strong Senior class lifts E-Hawks to State Tournament appearance in 2025-2026
2 days ago in Local, Local sports, Sports
Girls Tennis Scores: 8/17/26
Tennis Scores from the KICD 9-County Area
2 days ago in Local, Local sports, Sports
Spencer Fall Sports Previews: Volleyball
Tigers look to use height and experience for a successful year in 2026
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Serena and Venus Williams return to doubles and lose close match in Cincinnati
Serena and Venus Williams played their first doubles match together since the 2022 U.S. Open and lost a thriller, 2-6, 6-1 (10-8) to Marta Kostyuk and Peyton Stearns on Monday night at the Cincinnati Open.
3 days ago in Entertainment, Trending
All eyez on Tupac: Long-awaited trial begins in rapper’s 1996 killing
Opening statements are set to begin Monday in the trial of a man accused of orchestrating the killing of Tupac Shakur, kicking off weeks of testimony that will revisit what happened on a Las Vegas street nearly 30 years ago.
3 days ago in Entertainment, Trending
Hayden Panettiere, who starred in the television series ‘Heroes’ and ‘Nashville,’ dies at 36
Hayden Panettiere, star of popular television series including "Heroes" and "Nashville," died Sunday at an apartment complex in South Carolina where she was found unresponsive, police said. She was 36.