Fairbank

It was a very sad day for the people of Fairbank. A tragedy cost them the life of their beloved mayor.

Authorities are looking for a stolen boat, and they are asking for the public's help.

The incident occurred in Fairbank and prompted the lockdown of an elementary school and daycare center, officials said.

The victim's father is charged with first-degree murder in the case.

The trip to a northeast Iowa hospital was anything but routine for a pregnant woman who went into labor early Sunday morning.

Wapsie Valley had its streak of nine-straight playoff appearances snapped in 2015. The Warriors enter the 2016 season with a goal of rebounding from a rare three-win campaign.

Investigators working to solve the abduction and murders of two young Iowa cousins in 2012, are now focusing on the rural wildlife area where their bodies were discovered.