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First, the bank tried to lock them out. Then, the Sheriff's Office knocked on their door. Turns out, their landlord of three years hadn't been paying the mortgage, even as she collected the rent checks. "What?!" Alta tenant Cynthia Larson replied in disbelief...

A Storm Lake man has been charged with Kidnapping, Sexual Abuse and drug-related charges after allegedly holding a 14-year-old girl against her will and sexually assaulting her. Police were called to the medical center emergency room Sunday afternoon after a patient there had reported being sexually abused. ...

A Storm Lake man appearing for a probation revocation hearing at the courthouse this week was arrested on allegations of sexually abusing a 14-year-old former Storm Lake resident. Police were notified April 5th by Juvenile Court Services of a possible sexual assault case...

Storm Lake United is pleased to present the Lighthouse Summer Concert Series: a total of four unique and diverse concerts that are free to attend and a great reason to stay in town and enjoy some family-friendly fun. Bring your blankets and chairs and find your perfect spot on the Great Lawn at AWASIS Park or take to the lake and experience the concert from the water. ...

Health officials have reported the first confirmed Iowa case of measles since 2011. The Iowa Public Health Department said Monday the person wasn’t vaccinated and contracted measles while on a trip to Israel, where outbreaks have been reported. Iowa officials are working with the infected person as well as with people he or she potentially exposed. The department says there’s no indication of any threat to the general public...

U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa today released the following statement regarding an announcement from Sanofi to reduce the price of insulin for qualifying patients to $99 a month. “Sanofi’s announcement is a step in the right direction. Millions of Americans with diabetes need insulin to survive. Any time a prescription drug company lowers prices for patients, that’s news I’ll welcome...

The Storm Lake School District is losing an administrator from one position, creating another position, and moving one of its current administrators. In a special meeting Monday, the board accepted the resignation of its curriculum director, Tina Gress, at the end of the school year. In a letter to the school board, Gress cited a long commute over the past five years and a desire to spend more time with family...

A motorcycle rider was killed in a collision with an anhydrous tank being pulled by a truck on a rural road north of Alta Monday night. The Suzuki GSXR motorcycle being driven by Lien Tejeda Lores, age 29, of Storm Lake, was northbound on M31, just north of Alta. A pickup driven by Norman O’Bannon, age 67, of Storm Lake, had pulled off of 150th Street to turn south on M31, towing the tank on a trailer...

On the afternoon of Wednesday, April 17, at approximately 12:39 p.m. the Storm Lake Police Department was dispatched to the intersection of West Milwaukee Avenue and Vestal Street in reference to a report of a small child falling out of a school bus...

Kirk Langner, native of Schaller Iowa, will be featured speaker at the Buena Vista County Historical Society’s Annual Meeting at the museum, on Sunday, April 28, 2 p.m., following the Museum Annual Report at 1:30 p.m.. The title of his talk is: “Talking Weather’: Kirk is a 2017 graduate of Alta-Aurelia High School and is currently completing a degree in Music Education at Iowa Central. ...