Local News from Northwest Iowa Now
4 hours ago in Local
Lakes Regional Healthcare Announces New Electronic Health Record System
Officials say the transition begins May 30.
4 hours ago in Local
Palo Alto County Opens Disaster Assistance Center After Severe Storms
The Iowa Individual Assistance Grant Program offers up to $7,000 per qualifying household to cover storm-related expenses.
5 hours ago in Local
Join Taps Across America Effort this Memorial Day
Local musicians and anyone willing should step outside at 3:00 pm Monday, May 25th and play Taps in remembrance of veterans.
Click it or Ticket Campaign Raises Seat Belt Safety Awareness
Iowa State Patrol Trooper Kevin Krull says law enforcement is stepping up seat-belt enforcement May 18th through the 31st.
5 hours ago in Local
O’ Brien County Supervisors Press Pause in New Construction
O'Brien County leaders plan to use this pause to research and create an official safety and environmental rules before any new construction begins.
1 day ago in Local
Tornado Breakdown from Sunday Evening
Wednesday afternoon at roughly 2 p.m., the National Weather Service in Des Moines finalized most of its damage surveys from Sunday night’s severe weather event.
Local Sports
Iowa State Cyclone Tailgate Tour in Okoboji Today
Iowa State Cyclone fans of all ages are invited celebrate the Cardinal and Gold as the 2026 Cyclone Tailgate Tour…
3 days ago in Local, Local sports, Sports
Spencer’s Timmer Chooses Northwestern Track and Field
The Spencer Senior to continue his education and athletics in Orange City
3 days ago in Local, Local sports, Sports
Spencer’s Sherrod & Moeller, SL/O’s Schneider Advance to State
Sergeant Bluff-Luton sweeps Titles
7 days ago in Local, Local sports, Sports
2026 KICD State Track and Field Meet Central
Your home for all the results and content from the KICD 9-County Area at the State Track and Field Meet
Big Country Round Up
Hear the latest dirt track racing news!!
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Midwest Country Show
Listen Sunday mornings at 8am for the Midwest Country Music Organization Show! This program features country music artists from the…
NASCAR
NASCAR on Big Country 1077! Catch green to checkered flag coverage of the NASCAR Cup Series all season! NASCAR is…
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4 hours ago in Entertainment, Trending
Paul McCartney helps Stephen Colbert say goodbye to ‘The Late Show’ in ambitious final show
Stephen Colbert chatted with Paul McCartney and joined him on stage for a raucous performance of "Hello, Goodbye" on the final broadcast of CBS' "The Late Show" on Thursday night, a bittersweet farewell for a canceled show that still had a few barbs left for the network that ended its 33-year run.
5 hours ago in Sports, Trending
2-time NASCAR champ Kyle Busch dies at 41 after being hospitalized with a ‘severe illness’
Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup Series champion who won more races than anyone across NASCAR's three national series, has died. He was 41. The Busch Family, Richard Childress Racing and NASCAR issued a joint statement Thursday saying Busch died after being hospitalized. No cause of death was given.
3 days ago in Sports, Trending
Billie Jean King, 82, earns a college degree 65 years after starting at Cal State LA
Billie Jean King raised her right arm in triumph. Not for another victory on the tennis court. This time, she was celebrating earning a college degree 65 years after she first took classes.