Storms Bring Lightning Strike to Lyon County Courthouse, Road Closure Near Maurice
With damaging storms moving through the area over the weekend, the Lyon County Courthouse was struck by lightning. According to the Lyon County Attorney’s Office, the damage occurred sometime Sunday […]
Sioux Center Man Arrested Following Harassment Investigation
A Sioux Center man was arrested Saturday evening after the Sioux County Sheriff’s Office investigated a harassment complaint and alleged threatening comments. According to the Sioux County Sheriff’s Office, deputies […]
Kansas Farm Bureau Names Glenn Brunkow President
The Kansas Farm Bureau Board of Directors has selected Glenn Brunkow to serve as the organization’s next president. Brunkow is a fifth-generation farmer from Pottawatomie County and has served as […]
Stabilize for Success
As farmers finish planting and prepare in-season nutrient management plans, Corteva Agriscience Market Development Specialist, Chris Kluemke, says spring nitrogen stabilization can pay dividends. He tells Brownfield Instinct NXTGEN nitrogen […]
An active pattern…severe storms & wide-ranging temps across the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, showers and locally severe thunderstorms extend southwestward from the upper Great Lakes region. Sunday evening, thunderstorms spawned several tornadoes in northwestern Iowa and environs. Meanwhile, heavy […]
Fed survey shows 7th district land values stable, cash rents decline
A policy advisor with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago says overall land values across the 7th district held strong in the first quarter of 2026. David Oppedahl tells Brownfield, […]
Meyer calls for Iowa House review of IPERS situation
House Democratic Leader Brian Meyer says the House Oversight Committee should meet soon to find out why the CEO of the state-run pension system resigned and a top deputy was […]
A warm, early-Summerlike pattern continues for most; rains to vary for some
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of warmer- and wetter-than-normal weather across much of the country. Near- or below-normal temperatures will be confined to the […]
Severe storms spin off tornadoes, hurricane-force winds in northern Iowa
Damage assessment will get underway soon after last night’s storms brought multiple possible tornadoes and straight-line winds gusting over 80 miles an hour. Likely twisters are reported near as many […]
Dordt University Announces Summer Campus Improvement Projects
Dordt University is continuing several campus improvement projects this summer, with updates planned for residence halls, academic facilities, parking areas, and outdoor student spaces ahead of the fall semester. Upgrades […]