Local News from Northwest Iowa Now

9 hours ago in Local

Julie Beehler Wins Ward 5 Seat on Spencer City Council

Unofficial Results are in from the 2025 Special Election for Spencer Ward 5.

20 hours ago in Local, Local sports, Sports

Braves Host Boys Tomahawk Relays

Braves take Team Title in 1A, Tigers 3rd in 2A

20 hours ago in Local, Local sports, Sports

Golf Scores: 4/27/26

Scores from around the KICD 9-County Area

20 hours ago in Local, Local sports, Sports

NWISL Scores: 4/27/26

Scores from the Northwest Iowa Soccer League Teams

21 hours ago in Local, Local sports, Sports

Tiger Boys Blitz Orabs

Spencer's Brewer notches 5 Goals as Tigers remain perfect on the home pitch

21 hours ago in AG News, Crime, Local

Marcus Daycare Provider Charged with Child Endangerment in 2023 Incident

Separately, the child’s parents filed a civil lawsuit against McDaniel in July 2025, alleging negligence and misrepresentation

21 hours ago in Business, Local

Apprenticeship Programs Get Economic Boost from State

Several Northwest Iowa organizations securing significant funding for workforce development.

21 hours ago in Local

Emmetsburg Woman Dies in Two Vehicle-Crash

The accident occurred two miles west of Algona around 10:30 am Monday.

Entertainment

21 hours ago in Entertainment

Man pleads guilty to plotting attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna

A man accused of pledging allegiance to the Islamic State group and plotting to attack one of superstar singer Taylor Swift's concerts in Vienna nearly two years ago pleaded guilty as his trial began on Tuesday, his lawyer said.

2 days ago in Entertainment, Music

Michael Jackson streams skyrocket after ‘Michael’ biopic opening weekend, up 95% in the US

Michael Jackson once sang "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough." For fans of the King of Pop's music, it's words to live by: Streams of his catalog jumped 95% in the U.S. over the weekend when compared with the same dates the previous weekend.

2 days ago in Entertainment

Nedra Talley Ross, the last surviving member of the 1960s bee-hived pop band the Ronettes, dies

Nedra Talley Ross, the last surviving member of the 1960s bee-hived pop band the Ronettes, who sang the enduring hits "Be My Baby," "Baby I Love You" and "Walking in the Rain" alongside her cousins, has died. She was 80.

2 days ago in Entertainment, Music

Melanie C says she’s bringing joy to the club with ‘Sweat,’ an athletic album from the Spice Girl

Get your heart pumpin'. She'll make you "Sweat." Such is the promise sung by the artist known as Melanie C, or Mel C and Sporty Spice of the game-changing '90s girl group Spice Girls, in the lead single from her ninth album of the same name.