Local News from Northwest Iowa Now
18 hours ago in Local
Traffic Stop West of Estherville Leads to Drug Charge
A traffic stop late Thursday night west of Estherville led to drug charges against an Estherville woman.
20 hours ago in Local
300 Families Participate in Down Syndrome Buddy Walk
The Northwest Iowa Down Syndrome Society held its 20th annual Buddy Walk Sunday at Arnolds Park.
20 hours ago in Local
North Bike Trail Closed During Construction
The paving project on 4th Avenue West in Spencer begins today.
23 hours ago in Local
Ocheyedan Man Charged for Allegedly Ramming Another Vehicle with His Own
The O'Brien County Sheriff's Department has charged an Ocheyedan man for allegedly ramming his vehicle into another vehicle on purpose.
23 hours ago in Local
Firearm Charges in Everly
The Clay County Sheriff's Department was called to a disturbance in Everly early Friday morning (August 14) .
23 hours ago in Local
Lawsuit Seeks Back Rent from Company Operating Nursing Homes in Spirit Lake and Milford
The Iowa Capital Dispatch website is reporting the former owners of six Iowa nursing home facilities is suing the operator - Accura - for 2.1 million dollars in back rent.
Local Sports
5 days ago in Local, Local sports, Sports
KICD 9-County Area Best Teams of the 2025-2026 Year: Emmetsburg Boys Wrestling
E-Hawks finish the 2026-2027 season strong with good postseason performances
7 days ago in Local, Local sports, Sports
Tennis Scores: 8/10/26
Scores from around the KICD 9-County Area
7 days ago in Local, Local sports, Sports
KICD 9-County Area Best Teams of the 2025-2026 Year: GTRA/ELC Girls Wrestling
Five Titan Wrestlers break into State Tournament
7 days ago in Local, Local sports, Sports
KICD 9-County Area Best Teams of the 2025-2026 Year: Spencer Boys Swimming
Tiger Swimmers continue to topple records in 2025-2026
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21 hours 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.
21 hours 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.
5 days ago in Lifestyle, Trending
Winning ticket for $1 billion Powerball jackpot was sold in Illinois
A Powerball ticket sold at a gas station in western Illinois was the sole winner of the $1 billion jackpot, ending a three-month drought without a top-prize victor.