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Iowa DOT repairs large pothole on US 169

January 4, 2026 Matt Scher

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Humboldt, IA – The Humboldt Police Department says repairs have been made to a large pothole along a major throughfare in Humboldt. The announcement was made through the department’s Facebook page. The […]

Fort Dodge Police investigating early Sunday morning shooting, victim stable

January 4, 2026 Matt Scher

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Fort Dodge, IA – Fort Dodge Police are investigating an early Sunday morning shooting that left one man injured. At approximately 12:35 a.m. Sunday, the Webster County Telecommunications Center received a call […]

Coaches Corner powered by Comm 1 (1-3-2026)

January 3, 2026 Matt Scher

Humboldt County BOS, Planning & Zonning Board look to outside legal counsel in development of wind energy ordinance

December 29, 2025 Matt Scher

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Dakota City, IA – The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors received an update from the Humboldt County Planning and Zoning Board on the rough draft of an ordinance regarding wind energy […]

Blizzard Warning expires, Winter Weather Advisory in effect until noon

December 29, 2025 Matt Scher

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com (NWS) – A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect until noon today for portions of north central into northwestern Iowa after a Blizzard Warning expired at 9 a.m. Blowing snow is forecast […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com (KHBT) – Area school are annoucning closings and delays for Wednesday, December 10 due to possible blizzard conditions forecast tonight through tomorrow morning. CLOSED *Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Virtual Classes *Eagle Grove Virtual Classes […]

Area under a Winter Weather Advisory, High Wind Warning Tuesday night through Wednesday morning

December 9, 2025 Matt Scher

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com (NWS) – The National Weather Service says our area will be under both a Winter Weather Advisory and a High Wind Warning starting at 9 p.m. Tuesday and lasting into Wednesday morning. […]