KUOO news has learned Berkley Bedell passed away Friday of a stroke. 

An Estherville business was heavily damaged in a fire Friday afternoon.

Officials with the Spencer field office of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources are investigating a manure discharge near Cleghorn in northern Cherokee county.

(Okoboji)-Scott Larsen to perform in Pomerantz Hall Thursday night.

The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding nonprofit organizations of a January 6^th deadline in which to apply for federal disaster loans for economic injury caused by adverse weather conditions that occurred from March 12^th through June 15^th of this year.

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Students in the Okoboji Foundation's Youth in Philanthropy program are helping make the holidays brighter for some area children.

They include M & C Anderson Pullets of Sioux Rapids, Iowa Select Farms, GrandStay Hotel and Suites in Rock Valley and Stensland Family Farms and Creamery of Larchwood.

A single vehicle crash Thursday on Highway 71 near Fostoria injured a Milford man.

(Spencer)-"Brass Buddies" Quintet to perform at Concert

The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation identifies the suspect as 35-year-old Valentino Williams of Coralville, Iowa.

The Estherville City Council earlier this week adopted a new ordinance regarding parking during snow events.

43-year-old Jessica Weishaar was a 1995 graduate of Jackson High School. Her parents still reside in Jackson.

The first round of severe winter weather this past weekend made for some hazardous driving conditions and a busy weekend for the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office.

The Clay County Fair took home 14 awards this year, the most in its history, including four first-place honors.

(Okoboji)-Festivities include evening program to honor Supporter of the Year.

A Spirit Lake man has been charged in connection with a burglary Friday night at a downtown business.

A man who was wanted on charges out of Clay county has been into custody.

A lawsuit over nutrient pollution in a portion of Iowa's Raccoon River will stretch into 2020 as arguments are heard by the Iowa Supreme Court. 

Unofficial results from Tuesday's run-off election show Joseph May the winner, with 371 votes. 

(Milford)-A reception with the performers to follow the free concert on Sunday.

Not even is a State Trooper immune from hitting a deer. The very thing happened late Monday night in Palo Alto county.

The Dickinson County Board of Supervisors today (Tues.) approved a recommendation from the county's Planning and Zoning Commission to rezone a little more than 40 acres of land southwest of Milford from Heavy Industrial to Agricultural.

A single vehicle crash back on November 25^th in Osceola county resulted in the arrest of a Minnesota woman on multiple charges.

Snow removal on secondary roads was a topic of discussion at today's (Tues.) Dickinson County Board of Supervisors.

A special event later this week in Spencer is intended to help those who have lost a loved one recently. 

Some local ag producers who lost property due to recent natural disasters may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) physical loss loans.

(Estherville)-Choir comprised of members from across the region

Strong wind and ice-covered lines combined to cause scattered power outages across the region over the weekend.

There will be an informational meeting for the public about revised flood plain maps in Spencer on December 11th.

Minor injuries were reported early Sunday in a single vehicle crash near Emmetsburg.

The awards were officially presented to the organizations at an event earlier this fall in Terril.

Voters in Estherville head back to the polls tomorrow (Tues.) to vote in a run-off election for Mayor.

The Arnolds Park Amusement Park will be holding a special event tomorrow (Tues., Dec. 3rd) evening to help raise funds for their “Gift A Smile” program.

A Wisconsin woman was injured in a single vehicle crash Sunday on Interstate 90 near Jackson.