Okoboji News

Joe Larson caught a tagged fish that was part of a contest sponsored by the Iowa Great Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce.

Big Spirit Lake: Walleye - Fair: Try fishing deep during the day and moving shallow during dawn and dusk.

"My goal is to plant some roots, be able to stay in Siouxland, close to my family," explained Watters, who grew up in Okoboji.

The Iowa Department of Education should place tougher restrictions on how early in August school districts can begin classes, according to a petition filed this month with the department.

Here's one way to make a conference session on health care reform painless: Hold it at the Barefoot Bar in Okoboji.

The son of former U.S. President Gerald Ford, Steve Ford's keynote message capped off a two-day event at the Arrowwood Resort in Okoboji.

Spencer, IA. Seasons Center for Behavioral Health's first major fundraising event, headlined by Travel Channel's bizarre foods extraordinaire, Andrew Zimmern, raised nearly $19,000 for the organization.

Mike Hawkins, a Fisheries Biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources said water levels on the Iowa Great Lakes rose a little more in response to last night's rain... and they flipped the switch this morning.