Federal numbers show meth tops opioids in Iowa overdose deaths
The CDC reports psychostimulants surpassed opioids as the leading cause of overdose deaths in Iowa in 2024 and have remained there. Iowa Health and Human Services says the majority of […]
Farm Succession Planning Event in Peosta on Tuesday
Some Iowa farmers may wonder what’s entailed in passing their ag operations on to the next generation, whether that’s years down the road or sooner, rather than later. An event […]
Five candidates in Iowa’s ’26 Primaries face ballot qualification challenges
A panel of state officials will meet tomorrow to review objections to the nominating petitions filed by five candidates for Iowa’s June 2 Primary Elections. About 300 candidates filed to […]
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Iowa Senate’s GOP leader says tax hike on vapes being considered
Legislative leaders indicate the tobacco tax increase Governor Kim Reynolds proposed does not have enough support among her fellow Republicans to win approval in the legislature, but Senate Republican Leader […]
Time to brush up on your Iowa Severe Weather knowledge
This is Severe Weather Awareness Week. Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Director John Benson says he hopes everyone in the state takes notice. “Our goal, obviously, is make sure […]
Unity Christian Students Role Play as Crime Scene Investigators
A group of Unity Christian High School students in Orange City recently had the opportunity to work a simulated crime scene with Sioux County Sheriff deputies. Deputy Jessica Dorhout tells […]
Authorities respond to car fire near Dordt Rec Center
The Sioux Center fire department and ambulance were sent to the scene of an accident Monday morning in Sioux Center, at 7th Street NE, west of 7th Avenue NE near […]
Sioux Falls woman arrested for OWI after crash near Hawarden
A Sioux Falls woman was taken to a hospital and later arrested following a single-vehicle crash near Hawarden Thursday night. The Sioux County Sheriff’s Office says the crash happened a […]
Sioux County Democrats choose three delegates for District Convention
Sioux County Democrats elected delegates to the Iowa Democratic Party’s District 4 and State Conventions during their County Convention on Saturday, March 21. Scott Culpepper, Ginger Culpepper, and Sharon Bouma—all […]