Local News from Northwest Iowa Now

6 hours ago in Local, Local sports, Sports

Spencer’s Merchant Chooses Mustangs

6-time State Qualifier exchanges Purple for Maroon

6 hours ago in Local, Local sports, Sports

Tigers Bring Eight Events to State Swimming Championships

Wittrock, McFarland, Paterson, and Sears to compete individually

6 hours ago in Local

Spencer Main Street Awards Fall Grant Winners for 2026

Spencer Main Street has announced its five winners of the Main Street Micros Grant Program for Fall 2026.

6 hours ago in Local

Growing O’Brien County Business Set to Open Paullina Storefront

A local online apparel business is moving forward with a permanent location in downtown Paullina.

6 hours ago in Local

A Democrat Suggests Ernst for Defense Secretary Role

One of the Iowa Democrats elected to Congress this week believes Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth should be replaced.

6 hours ago in Local

Paullina Man Charged After Allegedly Restoring Power to Home

A Paullina man faces multiple charges after allegedly restoring electricity to his home without authorization.

7 hours ago in Local

Emmet County Auditor Appointed to National Election Review Council

In Iowa, County Auditors are also in charge of elections.

1 day ago in Local

Spencer Discount Cards Now Available for Christmas

The Spencer Chamber of Commerce has launched its annual gift card program.

Entertainment

24 hours ago in Entertainment, Trending

‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ is almost here. What to know about the characters, music and billions at stake

"Grand Theft Auto" has never been much for following the rules. Nearly three decades after a video game built around stealing cars, outrunning police and embracing criminal mayhem first arrived, the franchise has survived controversy, transformed open-world gaming and become one of the biggest sellers in entertainment.

1 day ago in Entertainment, Trending

Russell Brand is sentenced to 10 1/2 years in a British prison for rape and sexual assault

Russell Brand was sentenced Monday to 10 1/2 years in prison for raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others during a period when his comedy career built around boasts of erotic exploits was taking off.

1 day ago in Entertainment

‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ stomps to a record-setting $31.6 debut, clobbering ‘The Cat in the Hat’

"Godzilla Minus Zero" stomped into movie theaters with a chart-topping $31.6 million over the weekend, scoring a record debut for a foreign-language film at the North American box office.

4 days ago in Entertainment

Awkwafina digs into her culinary roots to try something a little crazy: Open a restaurant

Awkwafina was feeling under the weather recently and decided she was going to make soup. And that startled her because she hasn't always been the kind of person who made soup.