The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is using a pesticide that has reportedly been linked to Parkinson's disease to eliminate undesirable fish from a Des Moines lake as part of a decade-long effort to improve the habitat and water quality. The agency says the same chemical has been used in our area.

A man wanted out of Pocahontas county on a warrant charging him with 1st degree theft was taken into custody earlier this week by authorities in Palo Alto county.

Two men were arrested on drug charges after authorities executed a search warrant on a residence near Emmetsburg last (Thursday) evening.

A disturbance Monday at a city park in Sibley resulted in the arrests of two people.

Iowa's unemployment rate has dropped slightly to 2.4 percent in October, the lowest in the state in more than 18 years.

A man who entered the U.S illegally from Guatemala was sentenced earlier this week in U.S. District Court in Sioux City.

Minor injuries were reported in a collision of two vehicles late Thursday afternoon at the intersection of 490^th Street and 320^th Avenue in Clay county.

Fire pretty much destroyed one mobile home and damaged another Thursday in Spencer.

A Spencer man was among those injured Thursday morning in a three-vehicle chain reaction collision on Highway 18 about two miles west of Hull.

Area fire chiefs are warning of a high fire danger right now.

(Sheldon)-Band to perform at Festival Friday, June 21, 2019.

A Maurice man accused of firing a shotgun toward a school bus and sheriff's deputy's residence faces multiple charges following an incident Wednesday afternoon in O'Brien county.

For the first time this year, a monthly survey of bankers in parts of 10 Plains and Western states indicates the regional rural economy is shrinking.

Work on a $3.5 million renovation project at the Marble Beach Campground on the west side of Big Spirit Lake is at a standstill, and progress has been much slower than expected. 

A local hospital is getting some special recognition.

(Spirit Lake)-Trip is planned as a special J-Term Project for Spirit Lake Students.

The Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation today (Wed.) announced its 2018 Business Recognition award recipients during the organization's annual luncheon in Spencer.

Lakeshore Drive was a topic of a couple discussions at last (Tues.) evening's Okoboji City Council meeting.

U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency State Executive Director Amanda De Jong announced Tuesday payments will soon be issued to landowners whose Conservation Reserve Program contracts require modifications.

Meeting in a rare afternoon session today (Tues.) the Dickinson County Board of Supervisors gave the go-ahead to apply for $125,000 grant through the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewarship's Water Quality Initiative program.

(Estherville)-Families encouraged to meet Santa following parade to light up Library Square.

It was announced today (Tues.) State Representative John Wills of Spirit Lake has been elected by fellow House Republicans as House Majority Whip.