Villisca News

For those who don't mind a good case of the heebie-jeebies, this tour explores the site of gruesome ax killings in 1912 -- one of the most infamous murder scenes in Iowa history.

U.S. Attorney Nicholas Klinefeldt says Scott Allen Gibbons, of Villisca, was sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty to the charge in January.

Fred and Lori Bruce of Red Oak, IA announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Beth Deane Bruce, to Caleb Duane Rehbein of Red Oak, son of Leo and Charla Rehbein of Browning.

Marcia Nordyke, wife of recently deceased Village of Hatch Mayor Judd Nordyke, provides a shoulder to cry on for her daughter Crista Nordyke-Long on Tuesday at the Hatch Community Center during a memorial to remember the longtime mayor.

Storm Lake Police Assistant Chief Todd Erskine says police were called to campus on Tuesday afternoon because Buena Vista University Campus Security had a report of a detonation of a homemade explosive device.