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Former Marshalltown man sentenced to federal prison for receiving child pornography

Todays News April 30, 2026

CEDAR RAPIDS — A man who distributed, received, and possessed child pornography was sentenced Wednesday to more than 10 years in federal prison, according to a press release. Jordan Michael Million, 26, formerly from Marshalltown, received the prison term after a Nov. 14, 2025, guilty plea to one count of receipt of child pornography. Evidence at sentencing showed that in 2024, Million was working in Independence and Manchester as a traveling nursing assistant. In December 2024, law enforcement officers searched his home in Independence and took electronic devices. In total, between ...

Former Marshalltown man sentenced to federal prison for receiving child pornography

Todays News April 29, 2026

Arrest warrants issued for two men in connection with Hellberg’s Jewelers burglary

Todays News April 29, 2026

Arrest warrants have been issued for two Des Moines men wanted in connection with a burglary at Hellberg’s Jewelers in downtown Marshalltown on April 4, according to a press release issued by the Marshalltown Police Department (MPD) on Wednesday. At 4:06 a.m. on April 4, MPD officers were ...

A historical perspective on Marshall County rural road names, pt. 1

Todays News April 29, 2026

Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of several articles reporting on the history of avenue road names in rural Marshall County. Avenue names for signs were mandated by the E-911 county system effective June 16, 1986. Streets were designated numerically. Marshall County officials ...

Driver charged with using phone during city bus accident

Todays News April 29, 2026

A driver who caused an accident involving a Marshalltown Municipal Transit bus transporting students from school on Monday afternoon was charged with three simple misdemeanor scheduled citations for his role in the incident. The driver of the passenger vehicle, Reis Hauser, 43, was given ...

Council hears update from Marshalltown Water Works GM

Todays News April 29, 2026

Marshalltown Water Works (MWW) General Manager Zach Maxfield shared an update on his department with the city council during Monday night’s meeting and touched on several recent topics of conversation before opening up the floor to questions. MWW is an enterprise fund governed by a ...