Lyon County News

Lyon County, IA sent its application for a new casino to Des Moines, Monday. The company pushing the new resort wants to build a $110 million operation near the South Dakota border.

To make it through the economic down turn, many businesses have had to make cuts.

Backers of a proposed Lyon County, Iowa casino were to have a business plan filed with the state by October 1st.

Thirteen men and women were honored as local patriots this afternoon on a day set aside to celebrate America and patriotism.

Republican Senator Chuck Grassley brought the health care debate to northwest Iowa today.

An 82-year-old Inwood, Iowa man will be in court next week in connection with a cold case death investigation.

Developers of a Lyon County, Iowa casino are 'upping the ante.' This month they said the price tag for the casino that will sit on the border of South Dakota and Iowa, has jumped from 90 million dollars to 110 million.

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Almost all of that money will come from the Sioux Falls area. In addition, the state will lose $18 million a year in video lottery revenues, half of which is used for property tax relief, according to the report commissioned by the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe in a study by KlasRobinson QED, a Minneapolis-based hospitality-consulting firm.

SUPERVISORS HAVE SAID A COURTHOUSE ROOF DRAIN BLOCKED WITH A PLASTIC DRINK BOTTLE CAUSED THE WATER DAMAGE IN THE THIRD FLOOR CLERK'S OFFICE.

Five Iowa counties are trying to land a casino, but it looks like only one or two could potentially end up with one.

Tomorrow the Iowa State Racing and Gaming Commission will make a decision that could have a major impact on our region.

We're one step closer to seeing a multimillion dollar casino and golf course built in Lyon County, Iowa, just across the border from Sioux Falls.

A woman accused of manslaughter in the death of her former foster child is slated to change her plea to guilty on Thursday morning.

THE COUNTRY'S LEADER WAS FORCED INTO EXILE IN A COUP. SEIVERT SAYS, "WE HAVE ONCE AGAIN HEARD THAT ALL OUR CLOSEST FRIENDS AND ASSOCIATES ARE FINE AND WATCHING THE EVENTS CLOSELY." SEIVERT SAYS THE REST OF THE WEEK COULD BE VERY INTERESTING AS THE DEPOSED PRESIDENT PROMISES TO RETURN THURSDAY AND RECLAIM HIS OFFICE.

My personal and professional assessment would be "no." The planned resort and casino in Lyon County is not a threat to the Sioux Falls economy.

A book about President Barack Obama's winning 2008 campaign peers into a key Iowa moment and into the would-be president's personality.

At St. Luke's Hospital in Sioux City this afternoon, Iowa's Lt. Governor Patty Judge challenged Siouxlander's to get fit, and eat right.

The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission may bet on a $90-million casino proposed for Lyon County, Iowa.

A 23-year-old South Dakota rancher whose family has fallen behind in their taxes and had a mobile home repossessed has claimed a 232 million dollar powerball jackpot.