The Iowa Great Lakes was declared ice free last week. DNR Research Biologist Jon Meerbeek says typically East Lake is typically the first to go, but Big Spirit Lake had a large open spot all winter.
The Milford City Council has received feedback on a proposal to change highway 71 from four lanes to three lanes the entire distance through town.
The Spirit Lake fire department was called twice to a grassfire in the 21 hundred block of Zenith Avenue near the water tower.
Sheriff Chris Raveling says a tanker of Anhydrous Ammonia slipped away from its tow vehicle on Highway 71
A careless neighbor burning on a windy day nearly cost an Emmet County family their home Saturday.
CBS News is reporting that the Rock Rapids man who was detained for questioning in the Dominican Republic has been allowed to leave the country
Estherville fire fighters were able to bring a fire at Hardee’s under control with just extinguishers Thursday morning
Law enforcement in O’Brien County have reported a number of arrests after violent threats in recent weeks. Hartley police charged a local man with interference with official acts for an incident involving a hatchet.
The Estherville City Council and Emmet County Board of Supervisors have agreed to adjust the Ambulance Service contract, and City Manager Penny Clayton tells Northwest Iowa Now.com more:
A Dickinson County eatery is vying for the title of Iowa’s Best Burger. Jason Battern’s Burgers and Company on Hill Avenue in Spirit Lake made the finalist’s list on the yearly contest sponsored by the Iowa Beef Industry Council.
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