1+ hour, 15+ min ago   (162+ words) A new study suggests speeding has become routine for many of the state’s drivers. AAA-Iowa spokeswoman Brynna Knapp says the research found going well above the posted limit is increasingly viewed as normal behavior. “Speeding has become so common that…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (138+ words) Some residents got unruly before a very close vote last night on a hot-button topic in northwest Iowa. The Salix city council voted three-to-two against enacting a one-year moratorium on data center development. Those who oppose data centers got vocal…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (271+ words) Sac County is taking another shot at replacing Iowa’s oldest jail — and this time, officials say the plan is leaner, cheaper, and built directly from public feedback. The Sac County Sheriff’s Office has announced a new bond measure heading to…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (131+ words) Storm Lake Radio Officials say a teenage girl is now charged in the shooting death of a child in southeast Iowa. First responders were called to a rural home in Jefferson County near Libertyville in May, after a caller to…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (421+ words) Albert City‑Truesdale Elementary says last year’s reading gains weren’t just strong — they were the kind of results that make educators stop in their tracks. The rural K‑6 school saw unusually rapid growth after introducing a new intervention program called…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (139+ words) A Manning woman is dead and a Shenandoah man is charged with first‑degree murder after a shooting Sunday morning in Lake View. Lake View Police requested assistance from the DCI shortly after arriving on scene. The Sac County Sheriff’s…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (147+ words) The words “oil crisis” bring the 1970s to mind for many of us, but a University of Iowa energy historian says America is in another oil crisis right now. UI Professor Tyler Priest, who teaches a course on U.S. Energy…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (302+ words) Wind turbines, solar fields and data centers dominated Rob Sand’s pre‑Town Hall huddle with reporters Tuesday — and he made clear the stakes are rising in northwest Iowa. Sand said counties should keep control over wind and solar zoning, but…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (147+ words) A University of Iowa study offers new perspectives on accidents involving electric bicycles. The report reviewed some 200 other studies and found no clear evidence e-bike riders crash more often than traditional cyclists, but it doesn’t mean e-bikes are safer. Study…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (323+ words) The Iowa Department of Corrections has reported the death of an inmate from Sac County. Officials say 69‑year‑old Keith Clayton Mesner of Sac City died at 7:34 a.m. Friday at the Iowa Medical and Classification Center in Coralville, where…...