Local News from Northwest Iowa Now
10 hours ago in Local
One Fatality, One Injury in Buena Vista Accident
Marathon, IA (Northwestiowanow.com) — The Iowa State Patrol reports a Fort Dodge man died in a one-vehicle accident Monday morning…
11 hours ago in Local
Storm Lake Man Charged after Police Chase
Storm Lake, IA (Northwestiowanow.com) — A Storm Lake man has been charged with OWI after leading police on a chase…
16 hours ago in Local
Assistant Arnolds Park Police Chief Gets Top Job
Arnolds Park, IA (Northwestiowanow.com) — Arnolds Park’s new Police Chief will be no stranger to the public he serves. Mayor…
16 hours ago in Local
Florida Man Injured in Dickinson County Crash
Wahpeton, IA (Northwestiowanow.com) — A Tampa, Florida man was taken to Lakes Regional Healthcare by ambulance after a two vehicle…
19 hours ago in Local
Iowa Lakes Corridor Hosts Leadership Discussion in Spencer
Regional business and community leaders gathered for a leadership panel Wednesday aimed at helping organizations develop talent and strengthen leadership skills across northwest Iowa.
2 days ago in Local
Spirit Lake Man Charged After Ignoring Roadblock
A Spirit Lake man was arrested Saturday after allegedly driving through a roadblock west of Spencer.
Local Sports
2 days ago in Local, Local sports, Sports
Spencer Dominates Algona to Open 2026 Season in the Pool
Tigers Sweep Varsity Events
2 days ago in Local, Local sports, Sports
Pioneers Claim Spencer Early Bird Volleyball Tournament
Okoboji rolls past Spencer in Championship match
2 days ago in Local, Local sports, Sports
Volleyball Scores: 8/25/26
Scores from the KICD 9-County Area
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Tim Curry, iconic character actor and ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ star, dies at 80
Tim Curry, a character actor who created a gallery of delicious, very loony villains for stage and screen, including Dr. Frank-N-Furter in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" and the smug concierge in "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York," has died. He was 80.
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Dolly Parton built a better world, with rhinestones and songs
There are few inalienable truths: Everyone was born, everyone will die, and everyone loved Dolly Parton. Larger-than-life at 5-foot-nothing, the country star, actor, philanthropist, entrepreneur and theme park enthusiast who died Tuesday, transcended celebrity in rhinestones and fringe.
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Dolly Parton, music star, actor and beloved figure who spanned generations has died at 80
Dolly Parton, the country music icon whose soaring vibrato vocals, poignant songwriting and sparkling costumes defined her rise from a log cabin in the Tennessee mountains to the height of stardom and acclaim, has died. She was 80 years old.