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3 hours ago in Local
Storm Lake Officials Lift Weekend Snow Emergency
The City of Storm Lake has lifted the snow emergency it declared over the weekend.
3 hours ago in Local
Spencer City Manager Received Positive Performance in Yearly Review
Spencer City Manager Kevin Robinson opted to have his job performance review in public again this time around.
3 hours ago in Local
Okoboji Restaurant Requests City to Allow a Parking Lot
The current owner of O'Farrell Sisters Restaurant in Okoboji - which has operated in a residential area since 1947 - has requested the city allow them to build a parking lot.
5 hours ago in Local, Local sports, Sports
Spencer’s Al Pierce inducted into IFCA Hall of Fame
Northwest Iowa Now's Interview with the now IFCA and IATC Hall of Fame Member
5 hours ago in Local, Local sports, Sports
Laker Baseball Returns
A Month after a crash that took the life of one Laker Baseball Player and Injured multiple others, Iowa Lakes is returning to the diamond
5 hours ago in Local, Local sports, Sports
Spencer’s Hopkins Inks With Dutch
Spencer Senior Sydnee Hopkins is moving on to the next level to play College Basketball at Central in Pella. Hopkins inked her Letter of Intent on Friday morning with family, teammates, and coaches present at the Spencer Fieldhouse.
Local Sports
5 hours ago in Local, Local sports, Sports
Spencer’s Al Pierce inducted into IFCA Hall of Fame
Northwest Iowa Now's Interview with the now IFCA and IATC Hall of Fame Member
5 hours ago in Local, Local sports, Sports
Laker Baseball Returns
A Month after a crash that took the life of one Laker Baseball Player and Injured multiple others, Iowa Lakes is returning to the diamond
5 hours ago in Local, Local sports, Sports
Spencer’s Hopkins Inks With Dutch
Spencer Senior Sydnee Hopkins is moving on to the next level to play College Basketball at Central in Pella. Hopkins inked her Letter of Intent on Friday morning with family, teammates, and coaches present at the Spencer Fieldhouse.
3 weeks ago in Sports
Girls Postseason Basketball Scores: 2/25/26
REGIONAL FINALS 1A Region 1 #2 Newell-Fonda 71, George-Little Rock 37 Region 2 #1 Bishop Garrigan 54, Lake Mills 35…
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21 hours ago in National, Trending
Storms cancel more US flights as TSA remains under pressure from partial government shutdown
Thousands of flights across the U.S. were canceled or delayed Monday as powerful storms swept across the eastern half of the country and a partial government shutdown affecting airport security screeners dragged into a second month.
22 hours ago in Sports, Trending
Duke heads into March Madness ranked No. 1 in AP Top 25, Purdue, St. John’s back in top 10
Duke is the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament and No. 1 in the final AP Top 25 of the regular season. The Blue Devils received 50 first-place votes from a 57-person media panel in The Associated Press men's basketball poll released Monday, a day after they were named the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament.
4 days ago in Entertainment, Trending
Ryan Coogler aware of potential Oscar history ahead but focused on ‘Sinners’ team before ceremony
Ryan Coogler understands what Sunday night could mean for Oscar history. He's just not dwelling on it. Instead, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker is looking forward to spending one more night with his "Sinners" collaborators who helped bring the film to life.