Northwest Iowa communities are cleaning up after midweek severe weather

SIBLEY, Iowa (KTIV) - Some northwest Iowa communities are cleaning up after strong thunderstorms rolled through parts of Siouxland. The Osceola County Emergency Manager, Corey Shearer, tells KTIV that he activated the sirens at 2:02 PM, just minutes before …

Inside the Iowa State Patrol

-Messenger photo by Bill Shea Trooper B.J. Miller, a crash reconstructionist with the Iowa State Patrol, explains some of the equipment he uses to investigate wrecks during a Thursday afternoon open house at the patrol’s District 7 headquarters near …

Shumway Swaps Hockey for Energy Career While Boosting Iowa Hockey

Brad Shumway, a former junior hockey player, has transitioned from skating on ice to a career with Alliant Energy in Spirit Lake, Iowa. His journey began in Colorado, where he developed a passion for hockey and golf, leading him to a successful career in …

Five former Iowa preps earn JUCO All-America

The NJCAA baseball All-America teams were announced recently, with five former Iowa high school standouts being named. All five came out of the Div. II ranks, led by first-team All-American Cal Sullivan from Kirkwood. Joining him were teammate Boede Rahe, …

Central Iowa landscaping businesses adapt to lawn watering ban

Landscaping businesses say they will face some challenges under a new mandatory lawn watering ban for Central Iowa Water Works customers.Officials on Thursday imposed a ban on lawn watering. The ban is effective immediately and in place until further …

Several former Iowa high school standouts honored in JUCO baseball

The NJCAA baseball All-America teams were announced recently, with five former Iowa high school standouts being named. All five came out of the Div. II ranks, led by first-team All-American Cal Sullivan from Kirkwood. Joining him were teammate Boede Rahe, …

Crime Stoppers: Man wanted by Iowa DOC for escape

EAST MOLINE, Ill. (KWQC) - Have you seen him? Timothy Smead, 32, is wanted by the Iowa Department of Corrections 7th District High Risk Unit on a warrant for escape stemming from convictions of: Three counts of possession of a controlled substance Domestic …

Local Upper Iowa students receive scholarships

Union High School alum Caleb Olson (second from right) pictured during Upper Iowa University’s Honors & Awards Banquet held on April 12 in Fayette. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO FAYETTE – Upper Iowa University (UIU) celebrated academic excellence during its annual …

20 Iowa high school football standouts from ISU prospect camps

Sentence given to Northwest Iowa man accused distributing meth near a school

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - A Sioux City man accused of meth distribution charges was sentenced in federal court this week. Forty-two-year-old Phillip Plummer was sentenced Thursday, June 12, to 10 years in federal prison. He pleaded guilty on Monday, Feb. 10, to …