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11 hours ago in Local

Iowa DOT Pauses North Y Construction During Clay County Fair

Traffic disruptions near Spencer's North Y intersection will be paused during the Clay County Fair.

20 hours ago in Local

Roadwork Begins on Two Busy Highways

Cherokee, IA (Northwestiowanow.com) — A couple of DOT projects will impact major highways leading to Spencer during the Clay County…

23 hours ago in Local

Public Access Dock Rule Changes Fail to Advance in Okoboji

A proposed overhaul of Okoboji's regulations for lake access died Tuesday night after heavy discussion among city council members.

23 hours ago in Local

Arnold’s Park Amusement Park Reports Steady Year

Arnolds Park Amusement Park CEO Jon Pausley says the 2026 was pretty typical.

2 days ago in Local

Northwest Iowa Educator Charged with Grooming Student

PRIMGHAR, IA (Northwestiowanow) – A South O’Brien School District teacher has been charged following an investigation into alleged sexual communications…

2 days ago in Local

Dickinson Nature Center to Host Annual Butterfly Festival This Friday

The Dickinson County Nature Center is hosting its annual Dee's Bee and Butterfly Festival this Friday.

2 days ago in Local

Rural Ambulance in Clay County Likely to be Put Out for Bid

Eleven months ago, residents of Clay County approved an Emergency Medical Services levy, with an EMS plan to be determined.

2 days ago in Local

Countdown to the 2026 Clay County Fair

Clay County Fair Manager Jason Brockshus says discount tickets are available right up until Saturday.

Entertainment

20 hours ago in Entertainment, Music

Ella Langley leads Country Music Association Awards nods, with mentor Miranda Lambert close behind

Ella Langley, riding the wave of her crossover megahit "Choosin' Texas," leads the nominations for the 2026 Country Music Association Awards with nine nods, followed by her mentor Miranda Lambert with six.

2 days ago in Entertainment

It’s ‘Pitt’ vs ‘Pluribus’ in drama and ‘Hacks’ vs ‘Widow’s Bay’ in comedy at the upcoming Emmys

It's "The Pitt" versus "Pluribus" and "Hacks" against "Widow's Bay" at the 78th Emmy Awards on Monday night. The stars of all four shows — Noah Wyle in "The Pitt," Rhea Seehorn in "Pluribus," Jean Smart in "Hacks" and Matthew Rhys in "Widow's Bay" — look to be runaway favorites for the top acting awards.

3 days ago in Entertainment

An Elon Musk documentary and a Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem thriller premiere at Venice

A slew of high-profile films are debuting Tuesday at the Venice Film Festival, including Alex Gibney's Elon Musk documentary, a psychological thriller with Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem, and a drama from Casey Affleck.

7 days ago in Entertainment

Fall movie season has arrived. Here are 5 early Oscar predictions

It might be only just September, but the jockeying for next March's Academy Awards is well underway. Movies first started revving up their Oscar campaigns at the Cannes Film Festival in May. But now that the fall festivals, in Venice, Telluride and soon Toronto, are in full swing, so is the prognosticating about what's in the mix for awards.