Forest City Police in cooperation with the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office and the Lake Mills Police Department arrested Skyler Ahrens in Forest City on Wednesday night. He is the elementary and ...

The Algona Municipal Airport's concrete runway has closed this week for a project to address potential safety issues flagged by the Federal Aviation Administration. An FAA Flight Obstruction study ...

The Cerro Gordo County Sheriff's Office has been receiving information from citizens who have gotten scam phone calls. The scammers identify themselves as a Lieutenant with the Cerro Gordo County ...

Today, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) announced a bipartisan resolution to recognize and celebrate National Farmers Market Week from Aug. 3-9, 2025. As Secretary of ...

The Hancock County Road Department has announced that 160th Street is closed for a hole undermined at a box culvert. The detour route is South on James Ave. to Kanawha and then West on B63/120th ...

Congratulations to Jennifer Hoodjer of Allison and Marianel Lovrien of Charles City; they are the winners of North Iowa Area Community College’s Extreme Makeover: College Edition! Each will receive ...

Funeral Service for Rose M. Levik, 94, of Buffalo Center, will be held on Saturday, August 9, 2025, at 10:30 AM at the United Methodist Church in Buffalo Center. Visitation will be one hour prior to ...

The Iowa Court of Appeals has upheld the first degree murder conviction of the man who shot Algona police officer Kevin Cram to death nearly two years ago. A year ago, a jury found Kyle Ricke guilty ...

Early morning storms with powerful trailing winds wreaked havoc on power lines throughout the area. Parts of Winnebago County including Lake Mills went without power until it was restored by mid ...

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Reps. August Pfluger (R-Texas) and Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) co-authored an op-ed in The Hill ...

Gazena (Gremmer) Dolphin, 98, of Cottage Grove, Oregon, formerly of Britt, Iowa , passed away Tuesday, July 29, 2025, at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center in Eugene, Oregon. Funeral services ...

Forest City Police and Emergency Services hold their National Night Out on Tuesday evening which is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police and emergency services community ...