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Todays News

St. Francis teacher dedication and retirement

Mrs. Eveleth, 4th grade teacher, and Mrs. Schoenfelder, 2nd grade teacher, left photo, were recognized for the 20 years of teaching at St. Francis Catholic School. Mrs. Schmidt, kindergarten teacher, and Mrs. Simons, 5th grade teacher, right photo, were honored for the years of dedicated ...

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 ...