Local News from Northwest Iowa Now

4 hours ago in Local

Warm Weekend Ahead; Light Rain Chances Return Early Next Week

Winds will pick up a bit today, with gusts of 20 to 25 mph and a few spots seeing gusts near 30 mph.

5 hours ago in Local, Local sports, Sports

Cross Country Results: 10/7/26

Results from the KICD 9-County Area

6 hours ago in Local, Local sports, Sports

Volleyball Scores: 10/6/26

Scores from the KICD 9-County Area

7 hours ago in Local, Local sports, Sports

Tiger Volleyball Comes from Behind to Beat Storm Lake

Spencer picks up 2nd Siouxland Conference victory

7 hours ago in Local

National Fire Prevention Week Shines Spotlight on Lithium Battery Safety

For the second year in a row the focus of National Fire Prevention Week is the potential dangers with now ubiquitous lithium batteries.

7 hours ago in Local

Alton Man Sentenced to Prison in Buena Vista County Sexual Abuse Case

A 49-year-old Alton man has been sentenced to up to 10 years in prison in a Buena Vista County sex case.

7 hours ago in Local

Emmetsburg Daycare Provider Charged in Death of Child

An Emmetsburg woman arrested in the death of a toddler in her care back in 2023 has changed her plea in Palo Alto County District Court.

1 day ago in Local

One Dead After Semi and Passenger Vehicle Collide Near Windom

The Minnesota State patrol has released the identity of an 80-year-old motorists who died in a two-vehicle crash near Windom

Entertainment

8 hours ago in Entertainment

Eva Marie Saint, star of ‘North by Northwest’ and ‘On the Waterfront,’ dies at 102

Eva Marie Saint, the pale, willowy actor who won an Academy Award for her first movie, "On the Waterfront," and starred opposite Cary Grant in the Alfred Hitchcock thriller "North by Northwest," has died. She was 102.

1 day ago in Entertainment, Trending

Nicole Kidman, Zendaya and hovering cars see Paris Fashion Week go out on a high

Louis Vuitton closed Paris Fashion Week on Tuesday evening with Zendaya in the audience and car sculptures hovering above the runway at the Louvre Museum. It was the final major show of a spring runway season that began in New York last month.

1 day ago in Entertainment

Paramount and Warner Bros are now one Hollywood giant: Skydance. Here’s how we got here

It's official: Skydance-owned Paramount has closed its $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. The companies completed the deal on Tuesday, ushering in a new Hollywood giant with the now shorter "Skydance" nametag.

2 days ago in Entertainment, Olympics, Trending

Brisbane 2032 launches a cockatoo emblem for Olympics and Paralympics after an accidental leak

The cockatoo has won out over the kangaroo, the koala and the bin chicken to become the emblem of the 2032 Olympics and Paralympics — after a bit of an embarrassing social media leak.