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Storm Lake driver charged with hitting person in wheelchair

Sioux City Journal 24 Dec 2025
STORM LAKE, Iowa — A driver was arrested Sunday on suspicion of striking a person crossing a Storm Lake street in a wheelchair ... .
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Storm Lake school district reaches $350,000 lawsuit settlement

Sioux City Journal 24 Dec 2025
In the agreement, approved by the Storm Lake school board in October, the district denies any wrongdoing and stipulated that the payment of the settlement is not an admission of liability ... .
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Storm Lake driver charged with striking person in wheelchair crossing street

Sioux City Journal 22 Dec 2025
Witnesses said a pedestrian in a wheelchair was crossing 12th Street when a truck northbound on Lake Avenue struck the pedestrian. The truck's driver did not stop and fled the scene ... .
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Fire displaces Storm Lake residents

Sioux City Journal 19 Dec 2025
The Storm Lake Fire Department was dispatched at 10.34 a.m. to an apartment in the 500 block of West Eighth Street for a structure fire that had self-extinguished ... .
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Storm Lake man charged with trying to grab officer's gun

Sioux City Journal 18 Dec 2025
Akin approached officers, who took him down onto a bed, and attempted to grab an officer's gun from its holster, saying, "F--- you, give me your gun." Akin was ultimately subdued and taken into custody ... .
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UPDATED: Goat, cats rescued from Storm Lake barn fire

Sioux City Journal 09 Dec 2025
A goat and several cats were safely removed from the barn by firefighters, who extinguished the fire and checked areas of concern with thermal imaging cameras ... .
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Storm Lake mother charged with hitting child with stick

Sioux City Journal 09 Dec 2025
After investigating the incident, police say that in late November the child's mother struck the child in the arms and legs with a stick in Storm Lake ... .
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Sioux City man charged with assaulting woman in Storm Lake

Sioux City Journal 05 Dec 2025
Stroman left the apartment after the argument and displayed a knife and threatened to kill another man in the apartment complex. Stroman then returned to the woman's apartment, broke open the door and punched her in the face several times ... .
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Storm Lake man dies in Humboldt County crash

Sioux City Journal 01 Dec 2025
According to the Iowa State Patrol, Paul Bengtson, 83, was driving east on Iowa Highway 3 in a Ford Edge at 1.11 p.m., when, for unknown reasons, he crossed the center line. Bengtson overcorrected, and his vehicle entered the ditch, ... .
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Dogs die in Storm Lake structure fire

Sioux City Journal 20 Oct 2025
The Storm Lake Fire Department was dispatched to a reported fire in the 700 block of 550th Street at 10.12 a.m. On arrival, firefighters observed one outbuilding engulfed in flames and fire spreading to a second outbuilding ... .
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Storm Lake woman who escaped police arrested

Sioux City Journal 18 Oct 2025
Police pursued her on foot, and Navongsa entered a vehicle and sped away. Police said Navongsa eventually lost control and entered a corn field in the area of 110th Avenue and 580th Street, where she abandoned the vehicle and fled ... .
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2 Storm Lake juveniles charged with sexual assault

Sioux City Journal 18 Oct 2025
In the ensuing investigation, police determined that two juvenile males age 13 and 14 entered the victim's home sometime from August to October and sexually assaulted the victim ... .
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2 juveniles charged with ransacking Storm Lake home

Sioux City Journal 11 Oct 2025
A minor victim told investigators two juveniles males ages 13 and 14 had attempted to enter the home through a window. The victim tried to stop the two males, who forcefully entered the home and pushed the victim. Once inside, ... .
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Storm Lake names new fire chief

Sioux City Journal 07 Oct 2025
Sinner, who previously served three years as the division chief of fire prevention/fire marshal for Stevens Point, Wisconsin, will begin his duties in Storm Lake later this month ... .
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Storm Lake man charged in hit-and-run incident with cyclists

Sioux City Journal 03 Oct 2025
STORM LAKE, Iowa -- A Storm Lake man has been charged in connection with a hit and run involving two bicyclists ... .
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