Northwood News

State officials say two people are dead in a southern Minnesota tour bus crash. Authorities earlier said as many as 22 people were hurt in the crash about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday on Interstate 90 west of Austin.

A tour bus ran off a southern Minnesota interstate and rolled over in a ditch Wednesday.

Money went to organizations and municipalities both inside and outside of Worth County, to Worth County itself and to area food banks.

Even with the number of cases going down, businesses are still taking precautions.

Improving American student test scores is an age old debate. There are lots of different ideas about how to change the current system.

Fall is here, but it won't mean an end to your driving frustration just yet. Road construction season could stick around for a few more weeks, or even months.

NORTHWOOD, IA There is a special corn maze in Iowa that is designed to take guests to Paris! Eight years ago, owner Bryn Pangburn attended a three-day seminar in Madison, Wisconsin on how to design corn mazes.

Two men are in custody following a North Iowa drug bust. The Worth County Sheriff's Office executed a joint search warrant on Thursday with t he Iowa National Guard, t he North Iowa Narcotics Task Force, and t he Iowa State Patrol.

Rebecka Miller loves chickens so much that she walks them on a leash. 'You have to follow them - you can't pull them,' said the Northwood 12-year-old. It was easier, she found, to tour the chicken around town in her bicycle basket.

According to a posting on the web site of "House of Hair" , the syndicated 1980s hard rock/heavy metal radio show hosted by TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider , Rock Gone Wild a ' the four-day rock festival scheduled for August 20-23 in Northwood, Iowa a ' has officially been canceled.

The Rock Gone Wild 2009 festival has been cancelled . The four-day festival was scheduled for August 20-23 at the Diamond Jo Casino Festival Grounds in Northwood, Iowa, after losing its original venue , and the current incarnation of the event seems to have derailed due to disputes between event organizers and venue operators.. The lineup was a ...

Northwood, IA- The future of a major rock festival is uncertain. The General Manager of Diamond Jo Casino in Worth County tells us they're not allowing Rock Gone Wild to happen on any of the casino's licensed grounds.

Worth County, IA- Rock Gone Wild Concert promoters are expecting about 10 thousand people to show up at Diamond Jo Casino in Northwood on August 20.

My Grandfather Otto Reinke was an employee in small-town Fairfax, Minn., where he worked as clerk and undertaker at one of those furniture store/funeral parlor combinations.

Legendary California metallers ARMORED SAINT have released a FREE demo version of a new song titled "Loose Cannon" . This demo gives you all a glimpse into the band's writing process and is also a nice taste of what's to come on the group's forthcoming full-length studio release.

Mason City, IA- Area city leaders and law enforcement are taking a trip back in time.

It will continue through Monday with exhibits, shows and entertainment. a oeThe benefit is you really have no competition,a said fair manager Jerry Hopperstad of the early fair dates.

Northwood, IA- The Worth County Sheriff's Office is looking for a man that led deputies on a high speed chase Saturday night.

H undreds gathered in Northwood on Saturday in hopes of finding a cure for cancer.

The fifth-annual barbecue picnic, sponsored by the Vietnam Veterans of America, local Chapter 790, will be held this year at the Swensrud Park in Northwood Iowa.