Local News from Northwest Iowa Now
13 minutes ago in Local
Illegal Immigrant Found in Sheldon Sentenced to Federal Prison
SHELDON, IA (Northwestiowanow) – An illegal immigrant living in Sheldon who was previously deported has been sentenced to federal prison.…
17 minutes ago in Local
Spirit Lake School Board Receives Architect’s Potential Plans
(Northwestiowanow.com) — After three years of research, discussions, and planning; the Spirit Lake School Board hired an architect in June…
19 hours ago in Local
Governor Candidate Zach Lahn Meets With Clay County Supporters
Lahn held a meet-and-greet in Spencer on August 6.
21 hours ago in Local
Spencer Public Safety Stats for July
Spencer, IA (Northwestiowanow.com) — Spencer Department heads had their monthly reports for the city council last week. Jesse Coulsen is…
22 hours ago in Local
Missing Estherville Man Found Safe in a Ravine
Estherville, IA (Northwestiowanow.com) — A 67 year old Estherville man with dementia was located in a ravine after a four…
22 hours ago in Local, Local sports, Sports
Dropping the Curtain on the Lakes Conference
Former Lakes Conference Coaches; Gary Swensen, Bob O'Hara, Scott Koch, Clint Young, Don Martindale, and Steven Bomgaars join Northwest Iowa Now to look back on the Lakes Conference
23 hours ago in Local
Minor Damage in Milford Fire
Milford, IA (Northwestiowanow.com) — The Milford Fire Department was dispatched to a working fire in a garage near the high…
4 days ago in Local
Lopez Foods Cuts Ribbon on New Production Line in Cherokee
Lopez Foods held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at its Cherokee processing facility Thursday to celebrate the completion of a major expansion project.
Entertainment
15 hours ago in Entertainment
Ben Jones, good ol’ boy ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ actor and 2-term US House member, dies at 84
Ben Jones, who played the good ol' boy mechanic in "The Dukes of Hazzard" TV series and parlayed his fame into a political career and two terms in the U.S. House, has died. He was 84.
15 hours ago in Entertainment
Blink-182’s Travis Barker almost died. A new documentary celebrates his life before and after
The inferno rages onscreen three minutes into " Travis Barker: Louder Than Fear." Dashcam footage lifted from a police car shows the blaze: It's 2008, and Barker has survived a plane crash in South Carolina. Four others did not.
22 hours ago in Entertainment
Amanda Knox defends her comedy show at Edinburgh festival as honoring her murdered former roommate
Amanda Knox, the American student convicted and later acquitted of the murder and sexual assault of her British roommate Meredith Kercher 19 years ago in Italy, is defending herself against accusations from Kercher's sister that her comedy show at the Edinburgh Fringe festival in Scotland trivializes violence against women.
22 hours ago in Entertainment
‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ keeps record pace, ‘The Odyssey’ sets new high for Nolan
"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" continued its blistering pace in theaters, collecting $144.5 million domestically over its second weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, while Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" set a new high for the director.




