Crime

The Wright County Attorney reports a former police officer in Eagle Grove, Iowa has been arrested and terminated from his position as a police officer, after an investigation that began December 23

Here’s everything we know about a deadly standoff with Storm Lake Police over the weekend. At approximately 8am Sunday the Buena Vista County Sheriff’s Office stopped a pickup driven by 45-year-old Daniel Joseph James Palenik for speeding.

The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation has provided an update to the armed standoff and evacuation in Storm Lake Sunday January 26.

Palo Alto County Sheriff’s Office arrested 64-year-old Brenda Lee Roth of Ruthven on a valid Clay County arrest warrant for 5th Degree Theft, a Simple Misdemeanor

Nebraska man must now serve prison time.

On January 14, 2025, at 3:55 PM, the Palo Alto County Sheriff’s Office arrested Adam Tate Clement 42 of Ayrshire, on a valid Palo Alto County arrest warrant for a bond revocation on an original charge of Sexual Abuse 2nd degree, a class B felony.

Since the summer of 2023, Buena Vista County law enforcement has been investigating a series of large-scale, violent fights that disrupted the community, often resulting in injuries.

Casey Tuttle of Spencer pled guilty in federal court in Sioux City in August to being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm.

Clay County Deputies arrested a Spencer woman on multiple counts Thursday night including theft of a vehicle.

A Storm Lake man charged with burglary in December has had additional charges filed against him.