T-R PHOTOS BY ROBERT MAHARRY

With thousands of RAGBRAI riders descending upon Marshalltown throughout the day Wednesday, a few hundred of them — along with community members and family and friends of the late Iowa Army National Guard SSgt. William Nathaniel “Nate” Howard — convened at the home of his parents, ...

A State Center man has pleaded guilty to two felony counts of lascivious acts with a child stemming from incidents that occurred last year, and his prison sentence totaling up to 20 years has been fully suspended as part of a plea deal finalized on Monday. According to court records, Douglas ...

Hours before the RAGBRAI bicyclists pedaled their way in, the downtown was packed as people, businesses and organizations were scurrying about to get booths and tables set up. Before Wednesday morning arrived, streets were closed to give the riders a clear route and local and visiting ...

Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Wednesday that Iowa will change how the state manages Social Security survivor benefits for foster children with deceased relatives, allowing the child to retain this money for the future. The governor and Larry Johnson, principal deputy director of the Iowa ...

A rural Marshalltown man has been charged with second degree sexual abuse by the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office after allegedly touching a minor victim inappropriately on June 5. According to a criminal complaint, Julio Ramirez Perez, 32, touched and rubbed the victim’s “private ...