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Authorities in Clay County said a Spirit Lake man lost control of his motorcycle after his jacket became tangled in the machine. Allen Tewes of Spirit Lake was traveling west in the 1000 mile of Highway 18 at around 5:29 p.m. Thursday, May 16, according to the Clay County Sheriff's Office, when Tewes' loose jacket got caught in the rear tire sprocket — locking the rear tire. ...

Kyle Ervin Stafford, age 48, was booked into the Dickinson County Jail at 4 p.m. Tuesday, May 7, on a court order. Leah Dyan Norton, age 48, of Milford was charged with driving while license suspended, operating without registration and drug equipment violation at 7 p.m. ...

Two Spirit Lake residents face several drug-related felonies and misdemeanors after authorities searched their home. Spirit Lake police executed a search warrant for a home in the 1200 block of Jackson Avenue. The search turned up more than a pound of marijuana and various forms of tetrahydrocannabinol — or THC. ...

Raul Flores Marin of Bigelow, Minnesota, was convicted Thursday, April 25 of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in a Sioux City federal court. The charges were leveled after a 2017 incident, which was investigated by several law enforcement agencies, including the Iowa Great Lakes Drug Task Force. ...

Isabella Adena Miller, age 20, of Spirit Lake was charged with simple assault at 7:21 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, in the 2700 block of Sunner Avenue in Spirit Lake. She was booked into the Dickinson County Jail at 8:27 p.m. the same day on charges of simple assault...

A Spirit Lake woman and an infant child were injured Monday afternoon in a single-vehicle accident east of Sioux Rapids. Officials say the car went airborne after striking an embankment, sailing over a fence and two trees before coming to a rest. A caller reported the accident shortly before 3:30 p.m., on C13, just west of 150th Street. The car was eastbound approaching the county road when it left the roadway and entered the north ditch...

The Dickinson County Sheriff's Office was called at 4 p.m. Monday, April 1, to the 2600 block of Highway 71 for a reported vehicle collision. Authorities said 69-year-old Dennis Nagel of Milford was struck in the rear of his vehicle by a semi while traveling north along the highway. ...

An early evening report of a man with a gun Friday resulted in the arrest of a Milford man who was charged with assault while displaying a dangerous weapon. Thirty-year-old Jared Wolthuis was taken into custody by Clay County Sheriff's deputies shortly after 5:35 p.m. Friday at Spencer Hospital after being transported from the scene of the complaint at 1515 350th St...

Taylor Dayne Ayers, age 26, of Windom, Minnesota, was charged with theft from a building at 3:14 p.m. Monday, March 18, at the Spirit Lake Walmart. Roberts Jaydn Domingo Sanchez, age 22, was booked into the Dickinson County Jail at 5:27 a.m. Wednesday, March 20, on charges of public intoxication...

A Clay County Sheriff's deputy pulled over 44-year-old Michael Sehman for a moving violation at 1:05 p.m. Saturday, March 16, in the 1800 mile of 400th Street. The deputy found the Milford man was violating his temporary restricted license. As a result, authorities say the license reverted back to its original status of suspended. ...

Nicholas Thomas, age 27, of Spencer was charged with shoplifting at 11:06 a.m. Friday, March 1, at the Spirit Lake Fareway. John Maynard Meyer, age 52, of Spirit Lake, was charged with drug/narcotics violation, drug equipment violation, driving under suspension and no insurance at 8:02 a.m. Friday, March 8, in the 2700 block of Zenith Avenue in Spirit Lake...

Sarah Nicole Eubank, 25, was booked into the Dickinson County Jail at 7:39 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27 on charges of possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance. Marva Kay Seeders, 62, of Spirit Lake was charged with driving while suspended, operating a vehicle with no registration and no proof of insurance at 1:50 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, in the 2100 block of Chicago Avenue in ...

The Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating several forced entry burglaries which were reported Thursday along Bayside Drive that were found Thursday, February 21. Three homes were entered and property was taken from inside. Authorities are seeking information in the case. Anyone with information regarding this or any other crime is urged to contact the sheriff's office at 712-336-2793. Callers may also remain anonymous by contacting Dickinson County Crime Stoppers at 712-336-2346...