Local News

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Humboldt, IA – The summer long project to resurface the main downtown artery of the City of Humboldt will wrap up next week. The City of Humboldt announced through a social […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Anderson, IN – A private plane that took off from Fort Dodge Regional Airport Friday morning has crashed in Anderson, Indiana. Law enforcement in Anderson say the crash left no survivors among […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com (KHBT) – The U.S. Marshals Northern Iowa Fugitive Task Force is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a fugitive believed to be residing in Humboldt and Webster Counties. In a press release […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Renwick, IA – The Humboldt County Law Enforcement Center says an investigation is underway into a theft overnight in the Humboldt County community of Renwick. According to a social media post by […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Fort Dodge, IA – An investigation is underway by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources as approximately 400,000 gallons of untreated wastewater flowed into the Des Moines River. According to a press […]

(RADIO IOWA) – For the last time this summer, law enforcement agencies are ready to launch a STEP, or a Selective Traffic Enforcement Program. Iowa State Patrol spokesman Trooper Paul Gardner, from the Fort Dodge […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Humboldt, IA – The Humboldt County Fair Board and Mojo Productions are bringing a local car show and pancake breakfast to the community in September. Ross Newton is a member of the […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com (NWS) – The National Weather Service says a heat advisory will be in effect on Sunday and Monday for the entirety of the KHBT listening area. Heat index values of up to […]

(RADIO IOWA) – A legal set back this week for the proposed Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline. South Dakota’s supreme court has ruled in favor of landowners in that state who object to the project and […]

Algona, IA (Radio Iowa) – The man convicted of first-degree murder in the killing of Algona Police Officer Kevin Cram in September of 2023 received a sentence of life in prison this morning in Kossuth […]