Local News from Northwest Iowa Now

13 hours ago in Local

Spencer Graduate Among Victims in Fatal Buena Vista County Crash

The President of Buena Vista University made the announcement no administrator wants to make Monday night.

17 hours ago in Entertainment, Local

SCT Cast Invites Audiences to ‘Rehearsal for Murder’ This Weekend

The Spencer Community Theatre's production of Rehearsal for Murder opens this weekend.

17 hours ago in Local

KICD to Provide Comprehensive Election Night Coverage

The KICD News Department will provide live election results across all of our media platforms after the polls close in Iowa Tuesday.

17 hours ago in Local

Storm Lake Man Arrested for Third OWI After Allegedly Driving Wrong Way

A Storm Lake man was arrested on his third OWI Sunday afternoon.

17 hours ago in Local

Spencer Teen Charged After Sanborn Collision Knocks Down Utility Pole

A Spencer teenager was injured in a two-vehicle collision Tuesday in Sanborn.

1 day ago in Local, Local sports, Sports

Wolverines Season Comes to an End at Hands of Top-Seeded Comets

Boyden-Hull advances to Regional Championship in Spencer against St. Edmond (FD)

2 days ago in Entertainment, Local

Fourteen Spencer Students Earn All-State Music Honors; Three Named Alternates

Fourteen Spencer students were selected for the All-State Music Festival over the weekend and three are alternates.

2 days ago in Local

Attorney General Brenna Bird Talks Top Priorities During Spencer Campaign Stop

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird made a recent stop in Spencer as part of her reelection campaign.

Entertainment

18 hours ago in Entertainment, Music

Jay-Z picks himself to headline the Super Bowl halftime show at SoFi Stadium in Southern California

The man who has helped produce the Super Bowl halftime show is stepping into the spotlight: Jay-Z will headline the show himself. The NFL, Apple Music and Roc Nation announced Monday night that Jay-Z will be the featured performer for the halftime festivities on Feb. 14 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.

2 days ago in Entertainment

‘You Can See Everything’ surges with $19.5M at box office; ‘Clayface’ takes No. 1

DC Studios scored a modest, R-rated win with "Clayface," landing a $24 million opening weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. But the biggest success story in theaters remained A24's Elizabeth Holmes documentary "You Can See Everything," which pulled in $19.5 million in its first weekend of wide release.

2 days ago in Entertainment

Chris Brown avoids prison time for brawling at a London nightclub

Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown avoided prison time Monday for beating a music producer with a tequila bottle at a London nightclub three years ago.

4 days ago in Entertainment

‘Rent’ musical celebrates its 30th Broadway anniversary with a starry show: ‘No day but today’

Jordan Fisher was in middle school when he first heard it. He was at his first cast party, gathering with fellow performers around his drama teacher's piano after some community theater.