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Suspect Arrested In Fatal Hit-And-Run
May 19, 2023
(Cherokee)– A Cherokee man has been arrested for allegedly being involved in a hit-and-run accident late last year that resulted in the death of a bicyclist. According to online court documents, 29-year-old Casey Herwig is charged with knowingly leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death. Herwig reportedly hit the bicyclist with his pickup […]
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Man Charged With Robbing A NW Iowa Bank Pleads Guilty
May 19, 2023
(Sheldon)– A man accused of robbing a northwest Iowa bank in 2021 has pleaded guilty. Federal court documents show on May 17 Leon Sutton, a Sheldon resident, pleaded guilty to one charge of bank robbery. As part of his plea agreement, lawyers recommend Sutton serve 8 years in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised […]
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ILCC Holds Ribbon Cutting On Career Academy At Spirit Lake Campus
May 18, 2023
(Spirit Lake)– A ribbon cutting ceremony was held this afternoon for the Spirit Lake Regional Career Academy at the Spirit Lake campus of Iowa Lakes Community College. College President Scott Stokes says it will offer high-demand programs to high school students from Okoboji, Harris-Lake Park, Spirit Lake and Estherville-Lincoln Central. Stokes says it allow those […]
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Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Causing Concern Over Local Air Quality
May 18, 2023
(Undated)– For days smoke from wildfires burning in Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada could be seen throughout the region aloft. Today (Thursday), that smoke has made it to the surface, even limiting visibility. It’s also causing concern over air quality. The entire state of Minnesota is under an air quality alert. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency […]
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Intersection Of 36th Street & Hill Ave. In Spirit Lake About To Become A Four-Way Stop
May 18, 2023
(Spirit Lake)– Some big changes will be coming soon to a busy intersection on the south side of Spirit Lake. City officials say beginning June 1st, the intersection at Hill Avenue and 36th Street will become a four-way stop. Traffic traveling on Hill Avenue from the south and from the north will be required to […]
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Clay County Crash Sends Woman To Jail
May 18, 2023
(Peterson)– A woman escaped injury in a single vehicle crash Sunday evening at the intersection of Highway 10 and 492nd Street west of Peterson. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office says 36-year-old Amber Wetherell lost control of a 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee causing the vehicle to go into the ditch. Authorities say Wetherell was attempting to […]
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Vehicle Collides With Garage
May 18, 2023
(Sanborn)– No injuries were reported Wednesday when a vehicle collided with a garage in Sanborn. The O’Brien County Sheriff’s Office says 56-year-old Elizabeth Smith of Alton was driving a 2016 Jeep Wrangler while delivering mail. An accident report says Smith was getting out of the vehicle to deliver a package, thinking she had the vehicle […]
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Collision Of Tanker Truck And Farm Tractor Claims A Life
May 18, 2023
(Edna)– A collision Wednesday in Lyon county involving a tank truck and a farm tractor claimed the life of a Rock Rapids man. The Iowa State Patrol says 82-year-old Dennis Hayenga of Little Rock was driving a 2007 International tank truck and 77-year-old Myron Krull of Rock Rapids was driving a 1963 Farmall tractor. Troopers […]
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