1+ hour, 53+ min ago  (61+ words) Storm Lake Radio DNR Fishing/Conservation Report 5-9-26 The Sac County Sheriff's Office is investigating a second incident involving a child who may have found a THC'infused gummy at Three people face charges after a drug'related search warrant in Pocahontas last…...

22+ hour, 22+ min ago  (137+ words) Storm Lake Radio A 29-year-old man has been sentenced to a decade in prison for a wreck that killed a northwest Iowa woman last year. A jury found Jorge Ardany Ortega-Ortega, formerly of Cherokee, guilty of homicide by vehicle for…...

1+ day, 58+ min ago  (495+ words) Storm Lake's public safety agencies have released their April activity reports, showing another steady month for both police and fire crews, with several notable shifts from last year's numbers. The Storm Lake Police Department handled 2, 573 service calls in April, down…...

2+ day, 59+ min ago  (358+ words) A Worthington, MN, man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for causing a 2025 crash that killed a Nemaha woman on Iowa Highway 3. Twenty'nine'year'old Jorge Ortega'Ortega, formerly of Cherokee, was sentenced yesterday in Buena Vista County District Court. A jury…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago  (146+ words) A woman who started her career as corrections officer and worked her way up through the ranks is the new warden at the state's maximum-security prison. Janie Mendez has been in the top job at the Iowa State Penitentiary in…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago  (251+ words) The Storm Lake Police Department has arrested an Alta man following a belated report of a sexual assault that investigators say occurred nearly a year ago. Police say the report came in on Monday from a victim who alleged that…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (371+ words) The national animal'welfare group Humane World for Animals has released its annual "Horrible Hundred" report, identifying 100 problem puppy mills and puppy sellers across the United States. Five Iowa breeders appear on this year's list, including a repeat offender in Kiron....

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (253+ words) The Storm Lake Police Department arrested a Storm Lake man following an early'morning drug investigation that led to multiple charges, including two felonies. Police say that around 4: 35 a. m. on Saturday, an officer was handling an unrelated call in the 200 block of…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (194+ words) Police say that around 4 a. m. on Monday, an officer on patrol noticed an occupied vehicle parked in the 700 block of West 10th St. When the officer approached, they made contact with 19yearold Juan Christobal Valdez of Storm Lake and a 14yearold female inside the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (169+ words) A judge today issued his ruling in the murder trial of Matthew Schleier of Marion, who was accused of strangling his five-year-old son Jack to death. KCRG TV carried the verdict as Judge David Cox said he reviewed the testimony…...