Trial set for next June A jury will be empaneled next June to hear a former employee of Ten Corp’s claims of stiffed overtime pay.  Cherokee County District Court Judge Patrick …

Rural Iowa courts are scrambling to provide legal counsel for indigent defendants. As fewer attorneys open criminal defense practices, "legal deserts" continue spreading across Northwest Iowa, Iowa State researchers ...

Sen. Chuck Grassley and fellow Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks partnered with Sen. Martin Heinrich and Rep. Chellie Pingree...

A potent thunderstorm left Storm Lake, Cherokee and their surrounding areas with outages and damages in their wake late last night.  Gusts in the Storm Lake area raged over 60 miles per hour at ...

After selling dozens of cars and settling with more Holzhauer Motors shareholders, Citizens First National Bank of Storm Lake alleged that it’s still owed over $2 million from the defunct General Motors dealership and …

Kading Properties officially broke ground at Cherokee’s newest workforce housing development on the south edge of town.  Workers have begun site clearing, excavation and installing …

The Cherokee County Fair wrapped up a successful five-day run last Sunday with an impressive attendance number estimated at 12,000. The total includes those who passed through the gates multiple …

The grading along F Avenue has reached the one-third completion mark and is expected to accelerate as the construction season continues. Cherokee County ...

The lineup of protesters at the Nationwide Day of Action rally in Storm Lake last Thursday was small but boisterous...

Pastor Phillip Beisswenger at Memorial Presbyterian Church in Cherokee has a special connection to the remote village of Santa Rosa de Aguán...

At least three Iowa Department of Transportation sponsored projects are expected to begin...

Little Sioux Corn Processors’ profits jumped ten-fold in the first three months...

Humid temperatures blanketing Northwest Iowa have a somewhat unusual source: corn..

Iowa’s farmland values held steady in the first six months of 2025...

Measles cases have spread to Northwest Iowa. The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services confirmed...

Avian influenza cases have fallen significantly as the weather warmed, but producers and researchers alike may not be as well prepared for the upcoming flu season. In 2015, the stay of the H5N1 …

A Cleghorn couple sued the owner of a Marcus daycare, alleging their child suffered brain injuries consistent with “shaken baby syndrome” in December 2023.  Sean and Bailey …

A patient at the Cherokee Civil Commitment Unit for Sex Offenders was arrested and charged with misdemeanor assault for allegedly spitting on and biting staff members.  Cherokee police …

Congratulations to Barry Carlson of Cherokee, who was honored in a big way Thursday, July 10, at Hy-Vee Cherokee Distribution Center. The 40-year employee is pictured on the side of a Hy-Vee …