Local News from Northwest Iowa Now
13 hours 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.
15 hours ago in Local, Local sports, Sports
Spencer Dominates Algona to Open 2026 Season in the Pool
Tigers Sweep Varsity Events
16 hours ago in Local, Local sports, Sports
Pioneers Claim Spencer Early Bird Volleyball Tournament
Okoboji rolls past Spencer in Championship match
16 hours ago in Local, Local sports, Sports
Tennis Scores: 8/25/26
Scores from the KICD 9-County Area
16 hours ago in Local, Local sports, Sports
Volleyball Scores: 8/25/26
Scores from the KICD 9-County Area
17 hours ago in Local
Mainstreet Spencer Ice Cream Social is Tonight
Spencer, IA (Northwestiowanow.com) — The annual Mainstreet Ice Cream Social in downtown Spencer is Wednesday night. Mainstreet Director Nancy Naeve…
Local Sports
15 hours ago in Local, Local sports, Sports
Spencer Dominates Algona to Open 2026 Season in the Pool
Tigers Sweep Varsity Events
16 hours ago in Local, Local sports, Sports
Pioneers Claim Spencer Early Bird Volleyball Tournament
Okoboji rolls past Spencer in Championship match
16 hours ago in Local, Local sports, Sports
Tennis Scores: 8/25/26
Scores from the KICD 9-County Area
16 hours ago in Local, Local sports, Sports
Volleyball Scores: 8/25/26
Scores from the KICD 9-County Area
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8 hours ago in Entertainment, Trending
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.
15 hours ago in Entertainment, Trending
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.
1 day ago in Entertainment, Trending
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.