Local News

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Sioux City, IA – A Sioux City man is awaiting sentencing after a guilty plea to one count of possession of child pornography. 57-year-old Scott Devries of Hardy pled guilty to the […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com (NWS) – The National Weather Service says our area will be under an Elevated Fire Danger from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. due to strong winds from the south, southeast at 15 […]

Eagle Grove (Radio Iowa) – A former Eagle Grove police officer is sentenced to 30 days in jail and a suspended two-year prison sentence after originally being charged with sexual exploitation and sending obscene material […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Belmond, IA – Two people are dead as a result of a two-vehicle crash in Wright County Friday night. According to the Iowa State Patrol crash report, at approximately 7:30 p.m. a […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Humboldt, IA – Authorities say no one was hurt after a grease fire broke out Tuesday night at Hardee’s in Humboldt. According to Humboldt County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) Director Kyle Bissell, […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Dakota City, IA – A major topic of discussion recently in Humboldt County has been the contentious relationship between the Humboldt Police Department and Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office that has led to […]

By: Matt Sher, matts@977thebolt.com The National Weather Service says there is an elevated fire danger this afternoon for all of central Iowa until 7 p.m. due to current conditions. A combination of strong winds generally from […]

The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a Fire Weather Watch, which is in effect from Saturday morning through Saturday evening for critical fire weather conditions for portions of northern and north central […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Dakota City, IA – Details are now being released regarding a multi agency law enforcement operation in the 200 block of 3rd Street South in Dakota City this morning in the […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Pocahontas, IA – Two teenagers have been arrested in an alleged armed robbery that occured in Pocahontas on Saturday, March 21. According to a press release from the Pocahontas Police Department, at […]