An event focused on dealings with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other law enforcement officers took place in Marshalltown Tuesday amid national conversation on immigration policy. The “Keeping ICE Out of Iowa” event drew dozens from around the state to the Midnight ...
Marshall County Courthouse Court Tuesday • Charles Leroy Lee Hovey made an initial appearance on a ongoing criminal conduct charge and a possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver or manufacture charge. The public defender’s office is appointed as counsel. The preliminary ...
Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile have pledged to stop providing information on U.S. phone owners' locations to data brokers, stepping back from a business practice that has drawn criticism for endangering privacy. The data has apparently allowed outside companies to pinpoint the ...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The polarizing survivor of the Parkland mass shooting has been falsely labeled a crisis actor, vilified by the NRA and called names by TV hosts. And David Hogg isn't avoiding self-criticism in his new book. In fact, he calls himself "arrogant," ''skinny" and details ...
Starting the new school year fully supplied and outfitted with proper clothing can be a challenge for many low-income families in the community. That’s why local sexual assault/domestic violence advocacy group LUNA (Latinas Unidas por un Nuevo Amanecer) will again host a back-to-school ...
ALBION — Getting children interested in agriculture is the goal of the Marshall County Farm Bureau’s Ag Across Iowa program. It offered hands-on learning for youngsters and their parents Tuesday afternoon at the Albion Municipal Library & Heritage Center. “‘Libraries Rock and ...
Chairman Bill Patten said short meetings are just as important as long ones at the conclusion of Tuesday’s night’s Marshall County 911 Service Board meeting. A key action taken during the 20-minute session was the executive committee voting 7-1 to formally request the city of Marshalltown ...
DES MOINES — Iowa state officials say they won't challenge Polk County's spending of nearly $845,000 in public money to help parochial schools. The Des Moines Register reports that Iowa State Auditor Mary Mosiman's office won't review the matter. The office's attorney, Bernardo Granwehr, ...
TIMES-REPUBLICAN A Marshalltown man being transported to the Marshall County Jail on a public intoxication third offense was also arrested for spitting in a police vehicle. Marshalltown Police Department and Marshall County District Court records show Gustavo Alonso-Perez Jr., 48, was ...
TIMES-REPUBLICAN A Marshalltown man is being held in the Marshall County Jail on a $100,000 bond after he was arrested earlier this week by the Marshalltown Police Department on a warrant stemming from the sale of methamphetamine. According to Marshall County District Court records, Charles ...
UnityPoint Health-Marshalltown President Dustin Wright announced Monday the hospital’s Catheterization Lab will close July 1. Wright cited several factors contributing to the decision, including right-sizing the organization after the former Central Iowa Healthcare filed for bankruptcy, ...
Marshall County Courthouse Court Monday • Eric Maurice Mayes St. made an initial appearance on a domestic abuse assault-impeding the flow of air or blood charge and a child endangerment charge. The public defender’s office is appointed as counsel. The preliminary hearing is scheduled ...
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump directed the U.S. Trade Representative to prepare new tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports on Monday as the two nations moved closer to a potential trade war. The tariffs, which Trump wants set at a 10 percent rate, would be the latest round of ...
DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. — Troubled rapper-singer XXXTentacion was shot and killed Monday in Florida in what police called an apparent robbery attempt, authorities said. The 20-year-old rising star, whose real name is Jahseh Dwayne Onfroy, was pronounced dead Monday evening at a Fort ...
A special noon City Council meeting Monday only required 17 minutes, but could generate a lot more time for discussion on the topics at next week’s regular meeting. Central to Monday’s meeting was a required public hearing on a council proposal to expand the Urban Renewal Plan for Area ...
Marshalltown Schools health data shows student visits to nurses’ offices increased by thousands in the 2017-18 school year. “Last year, we saw 77,610 students in our health offices throughout the district ... that is up by about 20,000 from the last time I did a report,” said District ...
GILMAN — In small, rural Iowa towns, public libraries are centers for community events, Internet access, research and more, and Gilman residents can look forward to more services from their library. That’s because the status of the Gilman Public Library will see a boost in Fiscal Year ...
BURLINGTON — A city in southeastern Iowa has agreed to pay $2 million to the family of a woman who was mistakenly killed by a police officer. An attorney for the estate of Autumn Steele announced the dollar figure of the settlement with the city of Burlington on Monday. A federal court was ...
Most nonagenarians spend their days doing quiet activities, but Venita Connley, 90, is always on the move. An author, poet and painter, she is hosting an art exhibit this month at the Fisher Community Center Auditorium, with a public meet and greet slated for June 24 from 2-4 p.m. The ...
DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. plans to release details of its planned conversion of the long-vacant Michigan Central train station just west of downtown Detroit. The Dearborn-based automaker recently bought the 105-year-old building and is expected to redevelop the 500,000-square-foot ...