Local News from Northwest Iowa Now

2 hours ago in Local

Spencer Police Discover Body of Missing Man Following Search Effort

Fresh

KICD News has now received official word about the search for a missing man that began Monday morning.

2 hours ago in Local

66th Annual Irish Celebration Kicks Off in Emmetsburg

Updated

Dust off your green gear and get ready to celebrate...

2 hours ago in Local

Trial Date for Cherokee Man Accused of Murder Has Been Pushed Back

A judge has pushed back the trial date for Richard Allen Hammond He is accused of intentionally running over a Sutherland man last year.

2 hours ago in Local

Iowa Lakes Baseball Team to Resume 2025 Season

The Iowa Lakes Community College baseball team will resume their season Friday.

15 hours ago in Local

2026 Miss Shamrock Winners

There were 17 young ladies who competed in four different categories of the Miss Shamrock pageant

1 day ago in Local

Deadline Approaches to File for Special Ward 4 City Council Election

All nomination papers must be submitted to the Clay County Auditor’s Office by 5:00 pm this Friday, March 13.

1 day ago in Local

Northwest Iowa Corridor Habitat for Humanity Has Big Plans for Spencer School Property

The property includes a double lot on East 3rd and East 4th Streets near the old auditorium.

1 day ago in Farm, Local

Engineers Give Clay County Board Wetlands Initiative Update

The initiative is fully funded by the state through IDALS, ensuring no direct construction or engineering costs to the county or landowners.

Entertainment

4 hours ago in Entertainment

‘Dancing with the Stars’ pro Mark Ballas leaps back to Broadway in ‘Chicago’

Mark Ballas is returning to Broadway in "Chicago" and the "Dancing with the Stars" pro will be reuniting with an old friend. Ballas, playing slippery lawyer Billy Flynn starting April 6, will share the stage with his Roxie, Whitney Leavitt, the "Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" star who was his dancing partner on "Dancing with the Stars" last year.

22 hours ago in Entertainment

Multiple gunshots fired near Rihanna’s LA home and a woman is taken into custody

Los Angeles police took a woman into custody after she fired gunshots outside Rihanna 's gated home, according to authorities and news reports on Monday.

1 day ago in Entertainment

Pixar’s ‘Hoppers’ bounds to No. 1 as Warner Bros.’ ‘The Bride!’ is on life support

Disney and Pixar's environmental adventure "Hoppers" topped the North American box office this weekend with $46 million in domestic ticket sales in its opening weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.

1 day ago in Entertainment, Music

‘Country’ Joe McDonald, ’60s rock star, proud protest counterculture icon, dies at 84

"Country" Joe McDonald, a hippie rock star of the 1960s whose "I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die Rag" was a four-lettered rebuke to the Vietnam War that became an anthem for protesters and a highlight of the Woodstock music festival, died Sunday. He was 84.