Two people were transported to Spencer Hospital Thursday night after the vehicle the pickup truck they were in entered a ditch and rolled on U.S. 71. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office reported deputies were dispatched to the 4600 mile of U.S. 71 at 7:17 p.m. Thursday. Deputies determined Rosa Guadiana Escalmilla, 27, of Storm Lake,...
Sioux Rapids Police Chief Tim Porter may face disciplinary action from the city council following a Facebook comment he posted that appeared to encourage violence against Des Moines Black Lives Matter protesters. The city council has scheduled a special meeting for June 29 beginning at 6 p.m. A public hearing, possible closed session and potential...
A Peterson man faces charges connected to multiple car burglaries and two vehicle thefts in Spencer. On Monday, the Spencer Police Department stated in a news release that Gary Stallings II was arrested June 11 after officers responded to a suspicious person complaint near 215 12th Avenue West. Officers arrived on scene that afternoon to...
A Milford woman was arrested June 5 after she allegedly brandished a firearm toward another driver during a road rage incident. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office received a call at about 4:45 p.m. June 5 from a driver heading north from Spencer on U.S. Highway 71 stating a woman had displayed a firearm at him....
A Cedar Rapids man was killed in an accident Friday morning in the 4800 mile of U.S. 71 when his car swerved into the lane of an oncoming semi hauling an empty livestock trailer. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office responded to the accident scene at 7:34 a.m. A news release from the sheriff’s office stated...
Firefighters from Spencer and Everly fire departments battled a house fire for 3.5 hours Wednesday afternoon in Spencer. Spencer Fire and Rescue was sent to 307 East Fourth Street at 2:30 p.m., where firefighters saw smoke from outside the residence, according to a press release. Firefighters forced entry into the house and encountered high heat...
A Spirit Lake man suffered what authorities called “non-life threatening” injuries in an accident shortly before 3 a.m. Wednesday in the 2400 mile of 350th Street. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office reported Robert Peters was driving a 2011 Silverado east when he was approaching the S curves in the road. Peters went off the roadway...
Authorities arrested a man for assaulting a hotel clerk and a Clay County Sheriff’s Office deputy at Days Inn after midnight Saturday. The sheriff’s office stated deputies were called to the 1800 mile of 350th Street to serve a no contact order where Ismael Leon Rodriguez, of Spencer, was no longer allowed. Rodriguez was given...
A stolen truck was recovered Sunday at a county gravel pit near Graettinger. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office stated the truck, a 2018 Ford F350 owned by Iowa Lakes Electric, had been reported as stolen form a residence on Highway 18 west of Ruthven. The truck was taken from the residence sometime between the evening...
Spencer police arrested a woman on Saturday after receiving a call about a suspicious person and learning the woman had driven a stolen vehicle to Spencer. Police Chief Mark Warburton stated in a news release that police arrested 32-year-old Alyson Weathers, who police stated was homeless, after responding to the 100 block of Fourth Street...