
Winners Selected In BIG Challenge Entrepreneur Contest
Le Mars, Iowa — Winners in the annual “BIG Challenge Entrepreneur Contest” have been selected. Winning the contest was Next Level Health and Fitness of Rock Rapids. Coming in second

Le Mars, Iowa — Winners in the annual “BIG Challenge Entrepreneur Contest” have been selected. Winning the contest was Next Level Health and Fitness of Rock Rapids. Coming in second

Sioux Falls, South Dakota — The company that runs Sanford Sheldon Medical Center will soon have a major facility in South Dakota’s second-biggest city. Sanford Health has announced a landmark

Sheldon, Iowa — Recently on our Talk of the Town program, KIWA’s Tom Traughber spoke with Sibley Fire Chief Ken Huls about holiday fire safety. Every year, usually around Thanksgiving

Northwest Iowa — This Thanksgiving weekend, as it has been for many years — the Iowa State Patrol will be out in force, keeping people safe and enforcing the laws.

Hospers, Iowa — The City of Hospers is asking the community to keep its volunteer Fire and EMS members in their thoughts and prayers after two firefighters were injured during

Lincoln, Nebraska / Granville, Iowa — A devastating Labor Day house fire northwest of Granville that claimed the lives of three teenagers is also highlighting the extraordinary heroism of a 12-year-old boy

Lyon County, Iowa — Weather facts, community announcements, church announcements, menus, school activities, and more. Heard on KIWA-AM 1550 and FM 100.7 every weekday morning at 9:00 AM. As reported

Orange City, Iowa — We now know the identity of the 2026 Orange City Tulip Festival Queen. Ava Truesdell has been crowned the 2026 Tulip Festival Queen and will preside

Cherokee, Iowa – The Primghar medical facility is being acquired by another provider. KTIV-TV in Sioux City reports that Cherokee Regional Medical Center has announced that, effective Saturday, Dec. 27,

Sioux Center, Iowa — A Sioux Center 19-year-old is facing dozens of charges after an investigation into child sexual abuse material uploaded from a rural residence. According to the Sioux