Fire damages Anita nursing home

Fire struck the Colonial Manor nursing home in the western Iowa town of Anita on Saturday night. All residents had to be evacuated but Anita fire spokesman Duane Murphy says the fire was contained to one resident’s room. Murphy says it appears the fire started...

Hawarden man dies in car crash

A northwest Iowa man died in a car crash Sunday. A Hawarden area man was killed in a one-vehicle crash on Highway 10 near Hawarden. Sioux County authorities say 37-year-old Elvis Gene Boyer was a passenger in a car driven by 31-year-old Shane Gray of Hawarden that...

Two Iowa Guard units return home today

A welcome home celebration is planned for this afternoon (Monday) at Camp Dodge.Two units of the Iowa National Guard are returning to the Hawkeye State after about 13 months of federal active duty in the Persian Gulf. The 767th Engineer Team,(shown in photo above),...