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Todays News

MPD investigating fatal Sunday morning shooting

A shooting in the 100 block of North 11th Avenue early Sunday morning has left one person dead and three others hospitalized as a result of their injuries. According to a press release from the Marshalltown Police Department (MPD), officers were dispatched to the scene of a shooting at 4:16 ...

Iranian state media say country’s supreme leader is dead

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead, Iranian state media reported early Sunday. Iranian state television and the state-run IRNA news agency reported the 86-year-old's death, without elaborating on a cause. U.S. President Donald Trump ...

Fizz & Fiction

Marshalltown book lovers and beverage enthusiasts will have a new spot to check out and hang out in. Fizz & Fiction at 18 W. Main St. will host a grand opening on Saturday, March 7, from noon to 5 p.m. It has been a longtime dream of owner Kelsey Schumacher to own a book store, and ...

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird tours Marshalltown Lennox plant Friday

“I’d always wanted to see this because when you drive by, it just looks so massive,” Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird remarked as she wrapped up a stop at Lennox Industries, one of Marshalltown’s oldest and largest private employers, on Friday afternoon. Bird, a Republican who is up ...

Progress 2026: YMCA-YWCA marks 150 years in Marshalltown

What makes a business endure for 150 years? For Marshalltown YMCA-YWCA CEO Kim Jass-Ramirez, it’s because the Y is a place where “people come together to grow stronger in spirit, mind and body, and where people from all backgrounds can connect, belong and thrive.” Jass-Ramirez has ...