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Spencer, IA (KICD)--Spencer Trees Forever will host their annual community tree planting event this coming Saturday.Spencer P...
Spencer, IA: (May 08, 2013) - The Texas State Fire Marshal’s Office says a store of ammonium nitrate is what exploded A...
Des Moines, IA (KICD) -- A Presidential Disaster Declaration has been issued forfive northwest Iowa counties.On Monday Govern...
Spencer, IA: (May 02, 2013) - Iowa State University has completed the spring survey of subsoil moisture in northwest Iowa, an...
Spencer, IA: (Apr. 30, 2013) - The outbreak of bird-flu in China will take a bite out of that country’s appetite for so...
Milford, IA (KICD) -- Several area firefighters responded to grass fires.The Milford Fire Department was called out for grass...
Des Moines, IA (KICD) -- A request has been sent in for a Presidential Disaster Declaration for 5 Iowa counties. On Friday.Go...
Spencer, IA: (Apr. 29, 2013) - Chinese researchers have taken an important step in unraveling the mystery surrounding the new...
Spencer, IA (KICD) -- Officials remind Spencer residents, that there is an open burning ordinance intown. With the milder wea...
Spencer, IA (KICD) -- A new program is being launched by Spencer's Blue Zones Project.The project is starting the Walking...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--The city of Spencer's move to automated trash and recycling pickup is about to take another step forw...
Spirit Lake, IA (IDNR)--The discovery of zebra mussels in East Okoboji and Upper Gar lakes is changing the way the Iowa Depar...
Undated (KICD)--That's Osceola County Emergency Management Coordinator Dan Bechler giving KICD News a glimpse into the da...
Lake Park, IA (KICD)--The Lake Park Police Department is asking residents of Lake Park to remain indoors this morning as ther...
Spencer, IA: (Apr. 08, 2013) - Almost unnoticed in the March 28th Planting Intentions Report from the USDA was a significant ...
Spencer, IA: (Apr. 08, 2013) - The World Health Organization (WHO) is talking with the Chinese government about sending exper...
Spencer, IA: (Apr 05, 2013) - Tyson Foods has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $3.95 million dollars to settle alleged vi...
Spencer, IA: (Apr 05, 2013) -The U.S. Justice Department has closed its investigation of the anti-trust implications of JBS&r...
Spirit Lake, IA (KICD)--The Iowa Great Lakes Clean Water Project and Dickinson County Soil and Water Conservation District ha...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--The Spencer City Council this week approved a change order for Phase 1 of the Combined Sewer Overflow Imp...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--An amendment to the city of Spencer's zoning ordinance to allow for more and larger accessory buildin...
Storm Lake, IA (KICD) -- A storng odor in a restaurant, results in an evacuation. Around 8:15 Tuesday evening, the Burger Kin...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--Spencer Municipal Utilities is set to embark upon a large upgrade to their water plant facility later thi...
Spirit Lake, IA (KICD)--The Spirit Lake City Council met in regular session Tuesday evening.KICD's George Bower was on ha...
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Spencer, IA: (Mar 25, 2013) - Farmers are feeling less optimistic about the ag economy than they did last fall, according to ...
Spencer, IA: (Mar 25, 2013) - Farms that store more than 1320 gallons of oil products must have a spill prevention plan in pl...
Spirit Lake, IA (KICD) -- An event set to help create and continue the increase of phesant population in Iowa is set for Thur...
Spirit Lake, IA (KICD)--The Spirit Lake City Council met Tuesday evening.KICD's George Bower was on hand for the session ...
Spirit Lake, IA (KICD)--A well under estimate bid for the Highway 86 project has been awarded.Iowa DOT Transportation Planner...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--Starting this Monday the city of Spencer will stop picking up garbage and recycling in alleys forever.Pub...
Thursday (02/21/2013):CLASS 1A District Finals:Boyden-Hull 53, Gehlen Catholic, LeMars 31Rock Valley 69, Harris-Lake Park 52F...
The Spencer Tigers were beaten by the Storm Lake Tornadoes 56-44 in a district semi-final at the Field House on Monday night....
GIRLS REGIONALSCLASS 4A REGION 1Le Mars 57, Storm Lake 30Humboldt 42, Webster City 29CLASS 3A REGION 1South Central Calhoun 6...
Storm Lake, IA (KICD) -- The City of Storm Lake has taken steps to deal with an increasing problem.That problem is pigeons in...
Storm Lake, IA (KICD)--Governor Branstad has proposed a drastic slashing of funding to the state's lake restoration budge...
The Spencer Tigers went 1-1 on the night in Storm Lake with a win in the girls game and the Tiger boys losing on a last secon...
Bixby returns to the Clay County Regional Events Center with hisInflatable Rainforest and you're invited! Kids and adults...
Sheldon, IA (KICD) -- A landfill that handles waste from a large portion of the broadcast area is facing penalties.The Northw...
Spencer Tiger Wrestler, Levi Gilmore, became the 21st member of the Spencer Wrestling Program to win 100 career varsity match...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--January is National Radon Month.Tammy McKeever with Clay County Environmental Health tells KICD News that...
Estherville, IA (KICD)--Iowa Lakes Electric Cooperative is set to start working on a three phase project this year.Vice Presi...
Des Moines, IA (KICD) -- Officials say smoke alarms alerted a record number of people in Iowa about a fire emergency last yea...
The Spencer Tigers went 1-1 on Tuesday night against the Sheldon Orabs at the field house in Spencer. The Tiger girls beat Sh...
Storm Lake, IA (KICD) -- No one was injured after a gas line is ruptured igniting a stove in Storm Lake. Storm Lake firefight...
Spencer, IA: (Jan 07, 2013) - Informational meetings will begin this week for farmers and landowners who may be interested in...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--The ice rink at East Leach Park has officially opened for the season.Spencer Parks and Recreation Directo...
The U.K. government is launching an initiative to get more young people working in agriculture.The farm ministry says the dri...
Spencer, IA: (Jan 03, 2012) - The latest Drought Monitor Map indicates drought conditions eased slightly last week, due mostl...
Okoboji, IA (KICD) -- With colder temperatures and two snow storms gone through the area, ice houses are showing up on the la...
Spencer, IA: (Dec 26, 2012) - Iowa Ag Secretary Bill Northey says more than one hundred Iowa farmers took advantage of state ...
Spencer, IA: (Dec 26, 2012) - Government data due out later this week are expected to show a modest decline in the size of th...
Okoboji, IA (KICD) -- People looking to dispose of Christmas trees and greens, now have a place to do so.The Iowa Great Lakes...
Friday, December 21stGIRLS BASKETBALLLakes ConferenceSpencer 53, Storm Lake 15Estherville Lincoln Central 70, Spirit Lake 36W...
12/21/12 -- Spencer, IAThe Spencer Tigers were back to winning ways on Friday night defeating the Storm Lake Tornadoes in bot...
Storm Lake, IA (KICD)--A Storm Lake house fire takes place shortly before 11:00 Thursday morning.The Storm Lake Fire Departme...
Okoboji, IA (KICD) -- Could an invasive species be spreading through the Iowa Great Lakes?DNR officials made the discovery of...
Storm Lake, IA (KICD)--An unattended candle is being blamed for a Friday afternoon house fire.Storm Lake Firefighters were ca...
Hull, IA (KICD) -- A Forest City woman is arrested after a traffic stop. Shortly after 8:30 Tuesday evening,a Sioux County De...
Spencer, IA: (Dec. 12, 2012) - Ed Grieman is the new President of the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association. Grieman, who has a ...
Spencer, IA: (Dec. 06, 2012) - On the sidelines of this week’s Iowa Farm Bureau Annual Meeting Iowa Ag Secretary Bill N...
Spencer, IA: (Dec. 06, 2012) - Iowa Senator Tom Harkin is threatening to disassociate himself with the research center at Iow...
Friday, November 30GIRLS BASKETBALLSpencer 40, Unity Christian 37Sioux Central 58, Laurens Marathon 22MOC Floyd Valley 52, Bo...
Ames, IA (KICD)--More than $9.7 million in safety improvements are approved for 50 projects by the Iowa Transportation Co...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--Approximately 60 families and 125 children are set to be helped by the Spencer Jaycees Tree of Joy this h...
Ames, IA (KICD)--A number of rural fire departments are in line for a share of 50 percent cost-share grants to to aid their e...
Spencer, IA (KICD) -- A trout release is going on in the area.The Clay County Conservation Board and the Iowa Department of N...
Storm Lake, IA (KICD)--Storm Lake Firefighters are called to a fire in a hog barn shortly after 11:00 Tuesday morning.Upon ar...
Spencer, IA: (Oct 26, 2012) - POET-DSM Advanced Biofuels has contracted for a key technology component in breaking down cellu...
Okoboji, IA (KICD)--Firefighters are paged out to the Pearson Lakes Art Center after a light haze of smoke is noticed.Arnolds...
Spencer, IA: (Oct 24, 2012) - Emergency personnel were called to the CHS Inc. elevator in Tracy, Minnesota Tuesday afternoon ...
Spencer, IA: (Oct 24, 2012) - Pasture conditions in the central U.S. and western corn belt areas remain extremely poor, accor...
Spirit Lake, IA (KICD)--The first tenant of the East Lake Industrial Park in Spirit Lake is in place.Iowa Lakes Corridor CEO ...
Spencer, IA: (Oct 23, 2012) - The burn ban in Clay County has been lifted.Clay County Fire Association President Tim Sylveste...
Spencer, IA: (Oct 23, 2012) - Closely-watched crop forecaster Informa Economics says U.S. farmers are likely to plant 80 mill...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--The burn ban for Clay County has officially been lifted.Clay County Fire Chiefs Association President Tim...
Windsor Heights, IA (KICD)--The Environmental Protection Commission this morning approved funding for a pair of area towns to...
Spencer, IA: (Oct 17, 2012) - California could become the first state to require labeling of any food sold in the state conta...
Spencer, IA: (Oct 17,2012) - Farmers are being encouraged to wait until soil temperatures cool to below 50 degrees Fahrenheit...
Spencer, IA: (Oct 17, 2012) - Monsanto will stop charging royalties in Brazil for the use of its RoundUp Ready soybean seeds ...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--The Spencer City Council approves the purchase of an automated recycling truck.Public Works Director Mark...
Spencer, IA: (Oct 15, 2012) - The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) has submitted comments on a waiver request of the ...
Spencer, IA: (Oct 15, 2012) - Canadian meatpacker XL Foods announced on Sunday that it has called 800 employees back to work ...
Okoboji, IA (KICD)--The restoration of Trumbull Lake will be the focus of a meeting being held next week.The 1,200-acre Trumb...
Spencer, IA: (Oct 12, 2012) - Tyson Foods is launching a new program to audit how animals are treated at livestock and poultr...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--A damaged Clay County bridge results in the closing of a gravel road.County Engineer Scott RInehart tells...
Spencer, IA: (Oct 09, 2012) - There is a new term being used by farmland brokers these days – “tillable pasture.&...
Spencer, IA: (Oct 09, 2012) - A cattle industry website says Japan imported 16,775 tons of beef from the U.S. during August, ...
Spencer, IA: (Oct 09, 2012) - Speaking at the opening session of the first of four regional workshops to outline resources av...
Spencer, IA: (Oct 09, 2012) - Brazil will likely harvest a record soybean crop next year as farmers plant more soybeans, at t...
Spencer, IA: (Oct 09, 2012) - Iowa Ag Secretary Bill Northey is encouraging groups to apply for grants to support projects th...
Spencer, IA: (Oct 04, 2012) - There are less than two weeks left before the National Corn Growers Association's "Eth...
Storm Lake, IA (KICD) -- No fish kill was reported after a blocked sewer incident.The blockage took place in the city of Stor...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--The Clay County Fair set a recycling record in 2012 with 4.6 tons of cardboard and plastics diverted from...
Spencer, IA: (Sep 24, 2012) - A two-year partnership between Goodyear and the United Soybean Board (USB) looked at the feasib...
Spencer, IA: (Sep. 21, 2012) - SA Sibley farmer has been elected president-elect of the Iowa Soybean Association (ISA).Brian ...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--The burn ban for Clay County is expected to remain in place for the foreseeable future.Clay County Fire C...
Fostoria, IA (KICD) -- A helping hand in a crop harvest is going to be working locally.Farm Rescue will be conducting harvest...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--High winds and low humidity have combined to put a Red Flag warning in place today for Spencer.The warnin...
Spencer, IA: (Sep 19, 2012) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a request by the Iowa Department of Ag...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--The city of Spencer has a new recycling partner in place.Complete Recovery recently opted out of their co...
Spencer Volleyball @ Forest CityAway09/15/2012 - Sat@AlgonaL0-2Away09/15/2012 - Sat@Forest CityW2-1Away09/15/2012 - Sat@Clari...
Spirit Lake, IA (DNR)--The Iowa DNR recently collected a single live juvenile zebra mussel from Upper Gar Lake on a sampling ...
Lake Park, IA (KICD)--Some good news on the housing front comes out of Lake Park.City Administrator George McGuire tells KICD...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--Recycling receptacles will be back at the Clay County Fair this year.Spencer Public Works Director Mark W...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--Spencer residents will soon have a place to get rid of hazardous materials safely.Public Works Director M...
Spencer, IA: (Sep 06, 2012) - Iowa Farm Bureau delegates at last week’s summer policy conference had a lively debate re...
Spirit Lake, IA (KICD) -- With the many visitors the Iowa Great Lakes area sees every year, a rather unique visitor made an a...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--The burn ban for Clay County remains in effect.Spencer Fire Chief Doug Duncan tells KICD News the ban is ...
Spencer, IA: (Aug 30, 2012) - DTN Chief Meteorologist Bryce Anderson says Hurricane Isaac will dump good amounts of rain in t...
Spencer, IA (KICD) -- The Highway 71 project has reached it's half way point.With the completion of the southbound lanes ...
Spencer, IA: (Aug 27, 2012) - Texas Republican Governor Rick Perry sent a letter to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson on Friday ...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--A benchmark for the Highway 71 overlay project is rapidly approaching.Tony Babcock with the Iowa DOT tell...
Sioux Falls, SD (MTN-KICD)--A stiff breeze and continued dry conditions have prompted weather officials to issue a red flag w...
Spencer, IA: (Aug 21, 2012) - Federal regulators have shut down a Central California slaughterhouse after receiving undercove...
DES MOINES (Aug 21, 2012) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey today announced that farmers can list corn that ...
(Des Moines, Iowa) – August 15, 2012 – Iowa State Executive Director for USDA Farm Service Agency, John R Whitake...
Spencer, IA: (Aug 15, 2012) - Despite recent rainfall, this year’s drought is still worse in most of the Corn Belt than...
Spencer, IA: (Aug 09, 2012) - This year’s historic Midwest drought is having an impact on all crops, including the popc...
Spencer, IA: (Aug 09, 2012) - The latest data from the U.S. Drought Monitor shows the worst U.S. drought in decades intensify...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--A community garden project is in the works in Spencer.Spencer Blue Zones Community Program Manager Alliso...
Spencer, IA: (Aug. 02, 2012) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture this week opened millions of Conservation Reserve Program (...
Spencer, IA: (Aug 02, 2012) - The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) is praising a group of lawmakers are petitioning the...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--An organization whose mantra is "Helping Family Farmers in Crisis" introduces itself to Spencer...
Armstrong, IA (KICD-KTIV)--More than 12 people, including three children are exposed to Mercury in Armstrong.Emmet County Eme...
Spencer, IA: (Jul 24, 2012) - More than 120 growers showed up for a drought information meeting in Spencer on Tuesday.Iowa St...
Armstrong, IA (KICD) -- Authorities are dealing with a hazardous chemical spill in Armstrong.A large quantity of mercury was ...
Spencer, IA: (Jul 23, 2012) - Iowa State University Extension will host a meeting Tuesday that will address some of the conce...
Spirit Lake, IA (KICD)--A heavily traveled Dickinson County bridge has a new weight restriction in place.Dickinson County Eng...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--A burn ban goes into effect for Clay County at 8:00 this morning.A burn ban goes into effect when open bu...
Storm Lake, IA (KICD)--An untreated wastewater leak occurs this morning near the 200 block of Casino Road on the west side of...
Spencer, IA: (July 16, 2012) - Iowa Governor Terry Branstad & Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds will hold a public meeting in Mount Pleas...
Arnolds Park/Spirit Lake, IA (KICD)--Friday night's power outage in the lakes region leads to a number of calls to area f...
Spirit Lake, IA (KICD)--Many in the lakes lose power for several hours Friday evening.Alliant Energy Spokesperson Justin Foss...
Milford, IA (KICD)--Area citizens are reminded that it has been a long time since we have had any measurable rain.Milford Fir...
Spencer, IA: (Jul 10, 2012) - It’s official. We are now in an El Nino weather anomaly.Iowa State University Extension C...
Spencer, IA: (Jul 06, 2012) - Last week’s Crops report from the Iowa NASS office showed soil moisture levels declining ...
Spencer, IA: (Jul 06, 2012) - Producers who lose livestock because of the extreme heat should keep records of their losses.Th...
Newsradio 1240 KICD will bebroadcasting LIVE from the new HeritageCenter Tuesday morning starting at 7:35am! Tune in for your...
Spencer, IA: (Jul 05, 2012) - Thunderstorms rolled across Jackson County, Minnesota Thursday morning. The storms brought welc...
Spencer, IA: (Jul 03, 2012) - The message to corn growers at last week's Northwest Research Farm Field Day was "scou...
Spirit Lake, IA (KICD)--The reconstruction of Lake Street in Sprit Lake is underway.Work will at the intersection of Lake Str...
Services for 67-year-old Butch Moritz of Spirit Lake will be Tuesday, June 26th at 10:30am at the United Methodist Church in ...
Thursday, June 21stSOFTBALLClay Central-Everly 7, Sheldon 6Emmetsburg 1, Le Mars 0 (8 innings)Estherville Lincoln Central 16,...
Wednesday, June 20thSOFTBALLEstherville Lincoln Central 5, Western Christian 1Le Mars 12, Storm Lake 0MOC Floyd Valley 9, Sib...
Spencer, IA (KICD) -- There are changes being made as work continues on the Highway 71 project, following a series of acciden...
Gillett Grove, IA (INHF)--The public is now able to enjoy a new addition that expands the Little Sioux River Wildlife Managem...
Kansas City, KS (KICD)--The Spirit Lake School District is recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency.The Spirit Lake ...
Graveside services for 68-year old Stanley Christenson of Lake Park will be held Friday, June 8th at 2:30 PM at Silver Lake C...
Spirit Lake, IA (KICD)--A large street construction project in Spirit Lake will impact residents in town.City Administrator M...
Spencer, IA: (Jun 01, 2012) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced the results of the latest general signup for t...
Spencer, IA: (May 31, 2012) - Between the persistent high winds, an inch or more of rain, and the cool nighttime temperatures...
Spencer, IA: (May 30,, 2012) - The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the Iowa Corn Promotion Board have...
Spencer, IA: (May 29, 2012) - U.S. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack accompanied President Obama last week to the Newton, Iowa facilit...
Services for 62-year old Pazzi Ann Bohnenkamp of Lake View will be held at 11:30 AM Tuesday, May 29th at St. Joseph's Cat...
Spencer, IA: (May 23, 2012) - Iowa biodiesel producers welcome President Barack Obama’s visit to Iowa on Thursday. They...
Spencer, IA: (May 23, 2012) - There is a new worry for corn growers in dry areas of the Upper Midwest. It is called Rootless ...
Spencer, IA: (May 23, 2012) - Monsanto is buying a planting technology company, part of an increased effort to expand its foc...
Spencer, IA: (May 23, 2012) - Monsanto is hitting back at the emerging army of herbicide-resistant weeds spreading across the...
Spencer, IA (KICD) -- There was no major harm done as a result of a water discharge. Spencer Municipal Utilities was forced t...
Spencer, IA: (May 17, 2012) - Iowa State University Extension Agronomist Paul Kassel says the newly-planted soybeans should b...
Spencer, IA (KICD) -- A major highway project is about to get underway.The Iowa DOT has their sights set on Highway 71 from t...
Spencer, IA: (May 16, 2012) - A public hearing will be held at 10:00 a.m. on May 31, 2012, at Clay County NRCS office, confer...
Spencer, IA: (May 11, 2012) - Soybean planting is in full-gear in northwest Iowa. Iowa State University Extension Agronomist ...
Pierson, IA (KICD)--A rural Pierson man is dead after his tractor rolls down an embankment and lands in a river.The Plymouth ...
Spencer, IA: (May 08, 2012) - Beef Products, Inc. (BPI) will close its processing plants in three states because of the contr...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--An automated system for recycling collection in Spencer is taken up during Monday night's Committee o...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--Clean up efforts from Friday's weather are taking place in Spencer this week.Public Works Director Ma...
Spencer, IA: (May 04, 2012) - The United Soybean Board (USB) is partnering with the National Institute for Sustainable Agricu...
Spencer, IA: (May 03, 2012) - A local Iowa State University Extension Agronomist has been receiving a lot of questions about ...
Spencer, IA: (May 02, 2012) - The main byproduct of biodiesel production might provide a boost for livestock producers.Glycer...
Spencer, IA: (May 02, 2012) - Higher gasoline prices have led to increased demand for diesel vehicles.Diesel Technology Forum...
Spencer, IA: (May 02, 2012) - It could be a challenging year for weed control. Weed scientists say the early start to the sea...
Spencer, IA: (May 01, 2012) - Iowa State University Extension Agronomist Paul Kassel says nearly five inches of rain in north...
Spencer, IA: (May 01, 2012) - You might see some corn planters rolling today, as soils begin to dry after the weekend rains.O...
Services for 90-year-old Louise Stanek of Spirit Lake will be Wednesday, May 2nd at 11am at Grace Lutheran Church in Spirit L...
Tiger Girls @ Spirit Lake ParkSpencer - 6Spirit Lake Park-Okoboji - 1Goalscorers:SpencerAshley Williamson - 2Kim Shabino - 2G...
Spencer, IA: (Apr. 25, 2012) - U.S. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced funding for 13 partnership agreements for high-pri...
Lake Park, IA (KICD)--The city of Lake Park recently welcomed a new City Administrator aboard.George McGuire tells KICD News ...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--The city of Spencer earns a Tree City U.S.A. designation once again.Mayor Reynold Peterson comments on th...
Spencer, IA: (Apr. 16, 2012) - The USDA will delay issuing its crop progress report on plantings of corn and other crops due ...
Spencer 3, MOC Floyd Valley 1Spencer Goals: Macy Keeler, Kim Shabino, Cierra Beschorner
Undated (KICD)---Water quality monitoring equipment is being installed in several area lakes.Iowa State University is looking...
Spirit Lake, IA (KICD) -- A weekend fire causes smoke damage at a Spirit Lake car dealer.Shortly before noon Sunday, Spirit L...
Spencer, IA: (Apr. 10, 2012) - A Webb farmer has been selected as a winner in Monsanto’s America’s Farmers Grow C...
Spencer, IA: (Apr. 10, 2012) - Can corn yields keep up with ever increasing world demand? At least one well-respected firm ha...
Spencer, IA: (Apr. 10, 2012) - Ethanol maker POET has a new CEO.Jeff Lautt has been named to lead the company. Company founde...
Area (KICD)--The National Weather Service has issued an extreme fire danger warning for much of the listening area.A mixture ...
Storm Lake, IA (KICD) -- The lack of recent rains brings forth an advisory for an area lake.According to the Iowa DNR, Storm ...
Spencer, IA: (Apr. 05, 2012) - There is an epidemic of sorts sweeping across America’s Heartland, and it has nothing to...
Spencer, IA: (Apr. 03, 2012) - Two Northwest Iowa fire departments will benefit after being nominated for cash awards from Mo...
ST. LOUIS (March 2, 2012) – An area corn grower has been honored as a state winner in the 2011 National Corn Yield Cont...
Spencer, IA: (Apr. 03, 2012) - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took an important step Monday in moving E15 to marke...
Spencer, IA: (Apr. 02, 2012) - A deadline is coming up this Friday, April 06, for the latest round of general signup for the ...
The Tiger boys open the season against Spirit Lake Park on Monday.
March 30, Spencer, Iowa -- The USDA Prospective Plantings numbers came in larger than expected for corn at 95.90 million acre...
Spirit Lake, IA (KICD)--The Spirit Lake planning and zoning commission is researching a prohibition on construction in wetlan...
Storm Lake, IA (KICD)--Approximately 5,000 to 10,000 gallons of chiller water containing a peracetic acid is mistakenly relea...
Spencer, IA: (Mar. 22, 2012) - The owners of Iowa Select Farms have pledged $2-million to Iowa State University for the c...
Spencer, IA: (Mar. 14, 2012) - DuPont’s Executive V.P. Jim Borel says USDA’s latest estimate that U.S. farmers wi...
Spencer, IA: (Mar. 14, 2012) - The U.S. Agriculture Department says that 69,100 farms raised hogs last year, the same number ...
Spencer, IA: (Mar. 13, 2012) - Governor Terry Branstad has joined an Amicus Brief in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals oppos...
Spirit Lake, IA (KICD)--The Spirit Lake school board approved an experiment in building administration at its meeting Monday ...
Newell, IA (KICD)--Highway 7 east of Newell re-opened around 3:00 Thursday afternoon following a Wednesday morning rollover o...
Spencer, IA: (Mar. 08, 2012) - It sounds as if there is movement in Washington on a long-delayed Highway Bill.In his weekly c...
Spencer, IA: (Mar. 08, 2012) - Herbicide-resistance in weeds is becoming a bigger concern in agriculture each year.In cotton-...
Newell, IA (KICD)--At least three chemical products spill following the rollover of a tractor-trailer that closed part of Hig...
Spencer, IA: (Mar. 07, 2012) - Thursday [March 08] is National Agriculture Day, a time to bring a well-deserved spotlight on ...
Spencer, IA: (Mar. 06, 2012) - Traders widely assume a much bigger corn crop this year, but a University of Missouri think ta...
Spencer, IA: (Mar. 05, 2012) - Mary Banwart of West Bend has been selected as a winner in America’s Farmers Grow Commun...
Spirit Lake, IA (KICD) -- A former Dickinson County naturalist has returned to his roots.Former IOWA DNR Director Richard Leo...
Des Moines-- Tuesday, February 28th was the Iowa Biodiesel Board's annual "Day on the Hill" as they spoke with ...
Spencer, IA: (Feb. 28, 2012) - A federal judge in New York State has ruled in favor of Monsanto Company, dismissing a lawsuit...
Spencer, IA: (Feb. 27, 2012) - A southwest Iowa agricultural researcher will be awarded the Spencer Award for Sustainable Agr...
The Iowa High School Athletic Association has released the 2012 and 2013 football schedules.2012 Spencer Tiger Football Sched...
Spencer, IA: (Feb. 22, 2012) - The U.S. Ag Department will extend by two months the public comment period for a new genetical...
Spencer, IA: (Feb. 22, 2012) - Fertilizer-maker Mosaic says it has settled a lawsuit filed by environmental groups that will ...
Spencer, IA: (Feb. 15, 2012) - U.S. ethanol makers stepped up production last week after output had fallen to a 2 ½ mo...
Spirit Lake, IA (KICD) -- An approval by the Dickinson County Board of Supervisors means great things for the Highway 86 proj...
Spencer, IA: (Feb. 13, 2012) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Ag Statistics Service (NASS) will survey 2...
Storm Lake, IA (KICD) -- The cause of a Storm Lake house fire has been ruled suspicious in nature.The Storm Lake Fire Departm...
Spencer, IA: (Feb. 09, 2012) - The U.S. Climate Prediction Center ON Thursday said the La Nina weather pattern will likely di...
Spencer, IA: (Feb. 09, 2012) - Iowa Ag Secretary Bill Northey is encouraging eligible farm owners to apply for the 2012 Centu...
Spencer, IA: (Feb. 09, 2012) - USDA’s just-released supply/demand report confirms the expectation for lower U.S. chicke...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--A lighting round Spencer City Council meeting was held Monday night.Spencer City Manager Bob Fagen tells ...
Spencer, IA: (Feb. 06, 2012) - The unusually mild and generally snowless winter across much of the Corn Belt is feeding conce...
The Spencer Tiger girls defeated the Storm Lake Tornadoes 59-16 at the field house in Spencer on Tuesday night. The Tigers st...
Spencer, IA: (Jan. 30, 2012) - The wind energy industry continues to grow in Northwest Iowa. Last week KICD News reported tha...
Spencer, IA: (Jan. 30, 2012) - Ethanol plants in Ohio have rejected corn because of the fungal disease vomitoxin.Usually foun...
Spencer, IA: (Jan. 30, 2012) - The EPA on Friday said the U.S. biodiesel industry has reached a key milestone by producing mo...
Spencer, IA (KICD) -- A meeting to discuss the Spencer Blue Zones Site Visit was held Friday afternoon. Helen Eddy is a state...
Undated (KICD)--Billions of dollars worth of development will be coming to Northwest Iowa as a part of the Rock Island Clean ...
GIRLS BASKETBALLSpencer 36, Emmetsburg 31Western Christian 43, Le Mars 37Spirit Lake 58, Cherokee 57Estherville Lincoln Centr...
Okoboji, IA (KICD) -- A mild beginning to the winter season has caused a change for the upcoming Winter Games. It was determi...
Spencer, IA:(Jan. 19, 2012) - A rainy start to the Brazilian soybean harvest and the recent downturn in U.S. prices has reviv...
Arnolds Park, IA (KICD)--4th District Iowa Congressional candidate Christie Vilsack rolled out her plan for conservation poli...
GIRLS BASKETBALLSpencer 51, Cherokee 41Estherville Lincoln Central 42, Emmetsburg 33Spirit Lake 46, Le Mars 45Western Christi...
Arnolds Park, IA (KICD)--4th District Congressional candidate Christie Vilsack is coming to the Iowa Great Lakes this Thursda...
Spirit Lake, IA--Spirit Lake High School will be hosting the Iowa High School Music Association State Jazz Band Festival this...
Des Moines, IA (KICD)--An area railbanking project receives a portion of over $5 million in Statewide Transportation Enha...
Spencer, IA:(Jan. 04, 2012) - A noted climatologist on Wednesday said the La Nina weather anomaly may keep Texas and the U.S....
Spencer, IA:(Jan. 04, 2011) - Brokerage firm R.J. O’Brien says hot & dry weather has cut corn harvest potential in Arge...
JOHNSTON, IA: Jan. 04, 2012 – The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) said Tuesday night’s Iowa Caucus result...
The Spencer Tiger girls allowed just five made field goals in a 52-13 rout of the Storm Lake Tornadoes on Tuesday night in St...
Arnolds Park, IA (KICD) -- An early morning call results in two men being saved fromBig Spirit Lake. That call came in about ...
Spencer, IA:(Dec. 21, 2011) - Experts say a request by the U.S. National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity for two lead...
Spencer, IA:(Dec. 21, 2011) - The Environmental Protection Commission (EPC) on Tuesday approved six contracts with the Iowa D...
Spencer, IA:(Dec. 21, 2011) - Cookies of the future may not be a dieter’s nightmare. Scientists at the USDA’s Ag ...
Spencer, IA:(Dec. 21, 2011) - The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) is calling on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) t...
Wallingford, IA (KICD) -- The Wallingford Fire Departmentis paged out to a gas leak.That leak was discovered Monday morning a...
Milford, IA (KICD)--Electric car production is in the works in Milford.The Polaris GEM (Jem) low speed electric car plant sta...
The LeMars Bulldog girls defeated the Spencer Tigers at the field house 40-38 to earn their first conference win of the seaso...
Spencer, IA:(Dec. 14, 2011) - Some of the farmers affected by the MF Global collapse called on lawmakers Tuesday to tighten r...
Spencer, IA:(Dec. 12, 2011) - Last week delegates to the Iowa Farm Bureau Annual meeting elected a new president to head thei...
Spencer, IA:(Dec. 05, 2011) - An analysis by the Wall Street Journal shows that government reports about the U.S. corn crop h...
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) __ State officials say the invasive silvercarp has been found in another lake in northwest Iowa.The Iow...
Spencer, IA:(Nov. 29, 2011) - Canada, on Monday, dismissed the Kyoto Protocol on climate change as a thing of the past, but d...
Spencer, IA:(Nov. 29, 2011) - Farmers National Company reports that across the Corn Belt, cash rents are up for 2012, and som...
HULL, Iowa (AP) __ The city of Hull will move its operations tothe local library after a weekend fire caused major damage to ...
Area (KICD)--A number of area burn bans have officially been lifted this week.As ofnoon todaythe only counties in the KICD li...
Spencer 48 – Newell Fonda 42Sioux Central 46 – Hartley Melvin Sanborn 19Le Mars 33 – Unity Christian 31OA/B...
Spencer, IA:(Nov. 16, 2011) - Thursday is National Rural Health Day. The State Offices of Rural Health and partners are spons...
Spencer, IA:(Nov. 16, 2011) - In Japan, radiation levels exceeding that country’s safety standards were found in rice f...
Spencer Tiger 2011 Freshman Football ResultsW @ Eburg 15-14 W vs Spirit Lake 12-0W @ Storm Lake 28-0W vs Algona 29-6W @ Chero...
Spencer, IA:(Nov. 02, 2011) - Experts say the ten-thousand grain elevators in the U.S. are safer than ever, despite a weekend...
DES MOINES, IA: (Nov. 01, 2011) –Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey is encouraging Iowa fuel retailers and gas ...
DES MOINES,IA (Oct. 31, 2011) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey today announced that the Iowa Department of ...
WASHINGTON, October 31, 2011 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Monday announced payments for 156 advanced biofuel ...
Spencer, IA:(Oct. 28, 2011) - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that USDA is funding anaerobic digester project...
Good Luck to the SpencerTiger Football Team!The Tigers next take on Harlan Monday, October 31st. Tune into Newsradio 1240 KIC...
Spencer, IA:(Oct. 27, 2011) - A new survey says U.S. consumers want the United States to help other countries feed themselves...
Services for 85-year old Jean Beard of Spirit Lake will be held Friday, October 28th at 10:30 AM at the Turner Jenness Funera...
Services for 95-year old Velda "Shorty" Joens of Lake Park will be held Tuesday, October 25th at 10:30 AM at the Fi...
Services for 87-year old Emery Brandt of Lake Park will be held Tuesday, October 25th at 2:00 PM at Concordia Lutheran Church...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--The Spencer City Council breezed through their agenda last evening.A bid from Henningsen Construction for...
Spencer, IA: (Oct. 17, 2011) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday said it will not tighten controls on ...
Spencer, IA:(Oct. 07, 2011) - A freight train loaded with ethanol crashed and exploded early Friday, forcing the evacuation o...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--Windy and dry conditions in the region over the next two days will be ideal for field fires.Clay County F...
Spencer, IA:(Oct. 04, 2011) - Last week’s dry conditions and windy weather resulted in numerous field fires and prompte...
Spencer, IA:(Oct. 03, 2011) - A new study from the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation says this year’s flooding along the Miss...
Cherokee, IA (KICD)--Add Clay and Cherokee Counties to the list of area counties with a burn ban in place.In Clay County the ...
Spencer, IA (KICD) -- Extremely dry conditions and very strong winds have combined to ignite numerous fires around the broadc...
Area (KICD)--Numerous field fires are being reported across the KICD listening area.Farmers are being asked to stay out of th...
Spencer, IA:(Sep. 29, 2011) - Iowa Senator Charles Grassley, in a conference call with reporters on Wednesday, was asked abou...
Spencer, IA:(Sep. 29, 2011) - Researchers at Iowa State University have received a grant to study whether a coordinated prod...
Spencer, IA: (Sep. 28, 2011): - Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack on Wednesday announced five major ag research projects aimed at deve...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--The annual regional assembly of Iowa’s premiere outdoor recreation and conservation funding program...
Spencer, IA:(Mon., Sep. 26, 2011) - U.S. Energy Secretary Stephen Chu on Friday announced the finalization of a $105-mil...
Spencer, IA: (Sep. 26, 2011) - In Washington, a new Farm Bill proposal was introduced on Friday by a group of four senators.I...
Emmetsburg, IA (KICD)--The planning stage of installing a rock reef at Five Island Lake is underway.Palo Alto County Conserv...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--The 2nd year of a recycling program at the Clay County Fair showed growth.Spencer Public Works Director M...
Spencer, IA:(Sep. 22, 2011) - Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey has been elected to serve as President of the Nation...
Spencer, IA:(Sep. 22, 2011) - A new report from the U.S. Drought Monitor says scattered rainfall through the U.S. South last ...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--The 3rd time is a charm.Spencer Parks and Recreation Director Delray Bredehoft tells KICD News they recen...
Spencer, IA:(Sep. 21, 2011) - Republican Presidential Candidate Ron Paul was in Spencer Tuesday, where his “small-gover...
Indianola, IA (KICD)--An Iowa State trooper killed Tuesday in a crash near Indianola had some local ties.Lieutenant Darin Fra...
Spencer, IA:(Sep. 20, 2011) - Corn farmers in some Plains states are finding their newly-harvested crop has to be heavily dis...
Spencer, IA:(Sep. 19, 2011) - Valero Renewable Fuels on Friday made the formal announcement that it plans to install a next-g...
Spencer, IA:(Sep. 19, 2011) - The combination of high feed costs and a severe drought in the Texas-Oklahoma region means catt...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--A hot day on the Clay County Fairgrounds is helped along with one very common item, ice.So, how much ice ...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--A recycling program is back at this year's Clay County Fair.Spencer Public Works Director Mark White tell...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--Survivors from this year's tornadoes that swept through Mapleton this year will be coming to the Clay Cou...
Spencer, IA:(Sep. 08, 2011) - The U.S. Climate Prediction Center (CPC) says the dreaded La Nina weather anomaly is back, and ...
Spencer, IA:(Sep. 01, 2011) - The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation is calling for changes in the Army Corps of Engineers’ ma...
Spencer, IA:(Sep. 01, 2011) - Cargill said on Thursday that it will not accept Syngenta’s biotech Agrisure Viptera corn...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--The Global Compassion Network will host an event in Spencer tonight (Thursday).Farmer and private pilot K...
Spencer, IA:(Aug. 30, 2011) - Hamburg-based Oilseed analysts Oil World on Tuesday forecast that China is set to increase its ...
Hartley, IA (KICD)--Expansion is planned for the Valero ethanol plant in Hartley.Executive Director for Media Relations Bill ...
Spencer, IA:(Aug. 29, 2011) - Valero Renewables has plans to make changes at a couple of area ethanol plants.Valero owns 10 e...
Spencer, IA:(Aug. 29, 2011) - The Buena Vista County Soil and Water Conservation District is hosting a nutrient management wo...
Spencer, Iowa--August 26-- Pro Farmer has concluded the 2011 Midwest Crop Tour and is projecting the U.S. corn crop at a yiel...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--A new wildlife area has opened in Clay County which features the increasingly rare plant community of oak...
The Spencer Tiger volleyball team begins it's season tonight with the Early Bird Invitational at the Spencer Field House. Th...
Area (KICD)--Overnight storms Monday morning lead to major crop damage in the area.ISU Extension Crop Specialist Paul DeYoung...
Spencer, Iowa -- August 24 -- Another picture of a storm damaged field located near Cylinder, Iowa taken by ISUExtension Agro...
Spencer, Iowa -- August 24 -- Hereis apicture that ISUExtension Agronomist Paul Kassel took ofafield located near Cylinder, I...
Spencer, Iowa -- August 24 -- The Iowa Renewable Fules Association was recognized by the American Coalition for Ethanol with ...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--Strong storms came overnight in the KICD listening area.Pea to 1.75 inch hail pelted the region with a hi...
Spencer, IA:(Aug. 09, 2011) - Crop forecaster Lanworth is out with its estimate of U.S. corn and soybean production.Lanworth,...
Spencer, IA:(Aug. 09, 2011) - The U.S. Agriculture Department says it will ease land management rules in the southern plains ...
Spencer, IA:(Aug. 09, 2011) - A key farm lobbyist says Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad is working on a proposal ...
Spencer, IA:(Aug. 08, 2011) - Attractive soybean prices will push Brazilian producers to expand planting in frontier areas, a...
Spencer, IA:(Aug. 08, 2011) - Duck fat has a rich history in French cuisine, but now industrious farmers there are looking to...
Spencer, IA:(Aug. 08, 2011) - The University of Iowa Athletics Department and the Iowa Farm Bureau announced ON FRIDAY plans ...
Spirit Lake, IA (Radio Iowa)--State and local officials dropped emergency boating rules on the Iowa Great Lakes Tuesday that ...
Spencer, IA:(Jul 29, 2011) - Plans to build a $400-million stored-energy park in Dallas County have been scrapped after ...
Spencer, IA:(Jul 29, 2011) - Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar, an ethanol supporter, says backers of a plan to revamp U.S. eth...
Spencer, IA:(Jul 27, 2011) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced plans on Tuesday to help fund the planting o...
AMES, IA (Jul 27, 2011) – Bare soil is a common sight in Iowa in the wintertime. Corn and soybeans, Iowa’s domina...
Spencer, IA:(Jul 25, 2011) - Recent extreme temperatures as well as other adverse weather conditions may have caused livestoc...
Spencer, IA:(Jul 25, 2011) - Entomologists are recommending that farmers step up the scouting of soybean fields for soybean a...
Spirit Lake, IA -- A special meeting was held in Spirit Lake Friday afternoon.The Dickinson County Emergency Management Commi...
The Spencer Tiger baseball team’s season came to a close Friday night with a 12-0 loss in five innings to the Storm Lak...
Spencer, IA:(Jul. 14, 2011) - As the brinksmanship continues in the talks between the White House and Congress over raising t...
Spencer, IA:(Jul. 14, 2011) - In this summer of weather extremes, this is latest ironic twist. Cattle coming off parched past...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--Heavy rainfall has led to widespread flooding on roadways in the KICD listening area.Spencer Public Works...
Spencer, IA:(Jul. 13, 2011) - Corn futures prices hit 4-week highs on Wednesday on trade concerns about hot, dry weather expe...
Spencer, IA:(Jul. 11, 2011) - Cuba says it has extended more than additional farm credits under an agricultural overhaul laun...
Spencer, IA:(Jul. 08, 2011) - Emmetsburg, Iowa-based Project Liberty received a conditional commitment on Thursday for a $...
Ames, IA (KICD) -- Iowa State University has begun installing water quality monitoring equipment in 16 Iowa lakes to collect ...
Emmetsburg, IA (AP-KICD) __ Officials have announced plans for a $105 million loan guarantee to help develop a commercial...
Spencer, IA: (Jul. 06, 2011) - Farmers with land in the Raccoon River Watershed have an opportunity to be paid for farming pr...
Spencer, IA:(Jun. 29, 2011) - Heavy rains that have caused flooding along the Mississippi and Missouri rivers have damaged ab...
Spencer, IA:(Jun. 29, 2011) - Republican Presidential hopeful Rick Santorum was in downtown Spencer Tuesday morning to meet w...
Spencer, IA:(Jun. 16, 2011) - Ag Processing Inc (AGP) has agreed to buy an idle biodiesel plant in Algona and re-open the pla...
Spencer, IA (KICD) -- Heavy rains of Tuesday night and Wednesday morning have once again put some area rivers into flooding s...
Spencer, IA:(Jun. 15, 2011) - The rising Missouri River broke a 300-foot hole in a levee near the Iowa-Missouri border on Mo...
Storm Lake, IA (KICD)--Approximately 300 go without electricity in Storm Lake Thursday night after a power pole explodes and ...
Spencer, IA:(Jun. 09, 2011) - The Iowa Power Fund Board has approved awards of more than $4-millionn for four renewable e...
Spencer, IA:(Jun. 09, 2011) - A Mitchell County farmer was sentenced for actions resulting in a significant fish kill in a tr...
Spencer, IA:(Jun. 09, 2011) - Reeling from the worst drought in a century, cotton farmers in Texas are reportedly on the brin...
Baseball and Softball Scores – Monday June 6thSoftballEmmetsburg 4 – Spencer 1Boyden Hull Rock Valley 10 – ...
Spencer, IA: (Jun. 02, 2011) - Climatologists say more than half of Texas is now in the grip of its worst-ever drought.A repo...
Spencer, IA:(Jun. 02, 2011) - A spokesperson for USDA’s Risk Management Agency says the agency cannot change a key date...
Sioux City, IA (KICD)--A trio from the area have deployed to Sioux City for flood relief work.Iowa Great Lakes Red Cross Exec...
