A University of Iowa education professor who studies why students skip school says she's encouraged by a new report on a hefty drop in absenteeism in Iowa's schools, though she says there's still more ...

A Swea City man is facing multiple assault charges following an alleged incident Saturday evening. According to the Kossuth County Sheriff’s Office, Deputies responded to the report of an assault in ...

A Texas man was cited after the car he was driving left the roadway and struck a utility pole north of Algona late last week. According to the Kossuth County Sheriff’s Office, 37-year-old Matthew ...

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Graveside Service for 83 year old Larry Reuben Peterson, of Corwith, will be held Thursday, at 11am, at Corwith Cemetery. Celebration of Life Visitation will be from 12-3pm at the Corwith American ...

The City of Algona will conduct smoke testing this week in specific areas of town as a part of their sanitary sewer system ...

Police in Ohio have made an arrest in connection with the death of a former Kossuth County resident earlier this month. Police in Ashville, Ohio released a statement on Monday announcing officers had ...

The latest USDA crop report says warm weather helped crops mature and the early harvest is running ahead of last year. The report says 15% of the corn is harvested statewide, which is four days ahead ...

The former owner of the Asian Palace Restaurant in Spirit Lake will spend the rest of his life in a Louisiana prison after being convicted of sex crimes in Louisiana. Authorities say Choi Van Leo ...

Boys Cross Country Algona Invitational Team Scores Forest City 49 Clear Lake 84 Spencer 95 Algona 120 Mason City 128 Spirit Lake 131 Webster City 197 Fort Dodge 220 Eagle Grove 258 St. Edmond 262 Esth ...

The Humboldt farmer who announced in July that he was running for congress in Iowa's 4th congressional district has suspended his campaign and endorsed another candidate. Kyle Larsen says over the las ...

A fire caused extensive damage to an Algona home Saturday night that also destroyed a pair of vehicles in the driveway. Firefighters were paged to the 1000 block of East State Street around 7:40 PM ...