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Spirit Lake Man faces numerous charges following Pursuit December 16
December 17, 2021
(Spirit Lake)-The Spirit Lake Police Department says a Spirit Lake man faces numerous charges following an incident on December 16. Authorities say officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a Brown 2000 Pontiac Montana Minivan for an equipment violation. The driver of the vehicle, later identified as Harley Dean Dugan, age 27, of Spirit […]
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Iowa Law Enforcement to increase patrols from December 17 through January 1
December 17, 2021
The holiday season is known for being merry and bright, but it is also known for being the deadliest season when it comes to impaired driving. Iowa Law Enforcement across the state will partner with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration this holiday season to remove impaired drivers from the roadways. […]
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Melvin Man Sentenced On Federal Drug Charge
December 16, 2021
(Sioux City)– A Melvin man has been sentenced on a federal drug charge. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa says 50-year-old Todd Gruis pleaded guilty back in September of this year to possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Gruis was sentenced Tuesday to 31 months’ imprisonment and must also serve a […]
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Governor Kim Reynolds Signs Disaster Proclamation
December 16, 2021
(Des Moines)– Governor Kim Reynolds has issued a disaster proclamation for a number of Iowa counties impacted by Wednesday’s severe weather. Counties in our area that are included under the proclamation are Buena Vista, Cherokee, Emmet, Humboldt, Kossuth, O’Brien, Palo Alto and Pocahontas. It allows state resources to be used to respond and recover from […]
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INHF Closes On East Okoboji Land Purchase
December 16, 2021
(Spirit Lake)– The Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation has closed on a 50-acre parcel of land on east side of East Lake Okoboji. The land, just north of Elinor Bedell State Park, will remain a natural area with the assistance of the Dickinson County Conservation Board through a conservation easement. A press release says it will […]
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Lakes Area Teen Receives Governor’s Lifesaving Award
December 16, 2021
(Des Moines)– A lakes area teen received statewide recognition Thursday during a ceremony in Des Moines. Calvin Grosvenor was presented with the Governor’s Lifesaving Award by Stephan Bayens, Commissioner of the Iowa Department of Public Safety. Grosvenor was honored for saving the life of a fellow scuba diver during an incident on May 28th 2020 […]
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ILEC Official Reporting Significant Damage To Their Distribution System
December 16, 2021
(Estherville)– A rural electric cooperative that serves a large part of northwest Iowa is reporting significant damage to its distribution system as the result of Wednesday’s severe storms and the ongoing damaging wind throughout the night. Rick Olesen, President and CEO of Iowa Lakes Electric Cooperative, tells KUOO news the damage to their system is […]
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Storm Damage Assessments Are Underway Throughout The Region
December 16, 2021
(Spirit Lake)– Storm damage assessments are underway throughout the area Thursday morning following the severe weather that tore through the region late Wednesday afternoon and the damaging wind that continued into the overnight hours. Non thunderstorm wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph were common during that timeframe. In Dickinson County, Emergency Management Coordinator Mike […]
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Firefighters From Three Departments Battle Hay Bale Fire
December 16, 2021
(Wallingford)– Several area fire departments battled a hay bale fire near Wallingford late Wednesday afternoon and evening. The Wallingford Fire Department was called to the area just south of 430th Avenue and 230th Street in Emmet county where they found a number of hay bales on fire near a structure. Firefighters from Estherville and Gruver […]
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