The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation today identified the owner of a boat involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash on West Lake Okoboji as Richard “Chris” Brandt. D-C-I Special Agent-in-Charge ...

OKOBOJI, Iowa n- After winning two recent battles against the city of Okoboji, marina and restaurant owner Butch Parks has filed another lawsuit. The newest filing cites discrimination and oppressive ...

Sioux Falls-based Parks Marina and Okoboji Boat Works of Okoboji have bought the well-known Central Emporium in Arnolds Park, Iowa. The Central Emporium has overlooked West Lake Okoboji for more than ...

OKOBOJI, Iowa -- The city of Okoboji is battling its biggest taxpayer again over what it deems a nightclub -- and not a marina -- on the shores of West Lake Okoboji. Saying they needed to stay true to ...

Two boats collided on West Lake Okoboji this morning. One person was killed and a number of others were injured. Rod Slings of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources says two open bowed pleasure ...

I have seen the heart of America. It is a timeless place where little ever changes. It is a place of big lakes, where people boat and fish and swim and children run off docks at full speed. It is a ...

OKOBOJI, Iowa (AP) -- One person was killed in a boating accident Monday on West Lake Okoboji, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources said. Two pleasure boats collided near Manhattan Beach about ...

Editor's note: This story was originally published in 2018 and updated in 2024. For some families, summers at Okoboji have been a tradition for generations. But if you’ve never made the trip, you’ll ...

OKOBOJI, Iowa (AP) -- The Okoboji Fire Department will add a fire boat besides its trucks this summer, to better protect unincorporated areas that are mostly without hydrants. ``The firetrucks here ...

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