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Brown agrees to plead guilty to grooming felony

Bryan Brown, 35, of Marshalltown, agreed to plead guilty to one count of grooming on Friday. The grooming charge is the result of a December YouTube video on the JiDion Premium channel, a video which has gone viral with almost 3 million views. The Marshalltown Police Department arrest report ...

Karina Cooper murder trial set to begin next week

TOLEDO — Barring any unforeseen circumstances, Karina Sue Cooper’s first-degree murder trial will proceed as scheduled beginning July 1 in Linn County. On Friday, June 20, Karina Cooper, 47, and her attorneys Aaron Hawbaker and Nichole Watt both with the Waterloo Public Defender’s ...

Four MPD officers undergo bicycle training in the heat of summer

Most Marshalltown residents and visitors are used to seeing the men and women of the Marshalltown Police Department (MPD) keeping an eye on the streets in their typical patrol vehicles, but one of the hottest weeks of the year thus far has allowed four young officers to hone their skills in ...

‘Toilet-ally’ new fundraiser benefits Marshalltown Area United Way

There’s some toilet humor going around Marshalltown, but it is all clean fun. Marshalltown Area United Way (MAUW) unveiled the Traveling Toilets fundraiser by setting up four commodes in separate yards. United Way Events and Marketing Manager Rachel Norton said they kicked things off ...

Local woman loses 110 pounds, shares diet and exercise tips

Losing weight and keeping it off is a struggle for many people. Diet, exercise, health, family history of health conditions, and stresses of everyday life can get in the way. Amber Snyder of Marshalltown has surmounted those obstacles and has lost 110 pounds since February 2024. She set a ...