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3 hours ago in Local

Drought Worsens in the Corridor

Washington DC (Northwestiowanow.com) — The KICD Broadcast area took a step backward again in the weekly update of the USDA…

3 hours ago in Local

Pilot Walks Away after Crop Spraying Plane Crash Lands Near Algona

Algona, IA (Northwestiowanow.com) — The Kossuth County Sheriff’s Department reports the third plane accident this month in Northern Iowa. A…

6 hours ago in Local, Local sports, Sports

2026 Northwest Amateur Golf Tournament Update I: Preview

Tournament Director Matt Conlon and SG&CC Head Professional Adam Coates preview the 104th Northwest Amateur

7 hours ago in Local

Interim Superintendent Announced for GTRA

Front entrance of a modern school building with decorative glass doors featuring a large 'Titan Nation' graphic and a blue wall with the Graettinger–Terril Middle School & High School sign to the right.

Graettinger, IA (Northwestiowanow.com) — The Graettinger-Terril and Ruthven-Ayreshire school districts have announced an interim Superintendent. Marshall Lewis was placed on…

22 hours ago in Local

Highway 71 Reopens After Accident Near Minnesota Border

Highway 71 has reopened after being closed for about an hour and a half Wednesday afternoon following an accident near the Iowa-Minnesota border.

24 hours ago in Local

Low-End Severe Risk, Flash Flooding Threat Thursday into Friday Morning

The main weather concern arrives on Thursday. Showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop and move across the region, especially during the afternoon and evening as a cold front pushes through.

1 day ago in Local

Peterson Fire Days Returns This Weekend

The annual celebration runs Friday, July 31 through Sunday, August 2.

1 day ago in Local

Train Splits Corn-Filled Semi Trailer Near Hartley

A corn-filled semi-trailer was struck by a Canadian Pacific train at a railroad crossing near Hartley Tuesday afternoon.

Entertainment

6 hours ago in Entertainment

Glen Hansard, Irish musician who won Oscar for ‘Once,’ dies in motorcycle crash

Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard, who won an Academy Award for the 2007 film "Once," died in a motorcycle crash on the outskirts of Dublin early Wednesday, his management said. He was 56.

6 hours ago in Entertainment

Wildfires force George Clooney’s family to evacuate their home in southern France

George Clooney has said his family has been forced to evacuate their home in southeastern France as a wildfire burned nearby, his agent said Thursday.

1 day ago in Entertainment

‘Super Troopers’ at 25: A quarter-century of mustaches and maple syrup — and a new film

A quarter of a century is a long time for mustache rides and syrup binges, but "Super Troopers" has gotten a lot of mileage out of the simple joys of friends goofing around.

2 days ago in Entertainment

Judge allows use of police interview in trial for man accused of killing Tupac Shakur

A Nevada judge ruled on Tuesday that the recording of an interview the man accused of killing Tupac Shakur gave to police in 2008 could be used at his upcoming trial.