On Thursday, the Marshalltown Police Department arrested Miguel Angel Ibarra-Lemus, age 25, of Marshalltown, and charged him with third degree sexual abuse, a Class C felony. According to a press release, the arrest was made in connection with an alleged sexual abuse crime that was reported ...

GARWIN — The annual Garwin Freedom Days celebration is at a crossroads, and organizers are asking for the public’s help moving forward. According to the non-profit Garwin Enrichment League (GEL), due to budget constraints, the City of Garwin will no longer be able to fund the ...

Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill Thursday that she said would help deliver services to military veterans and close a gap in eligibility for some Iowans with service-related disabilities. She signed House File 259 during a conference of county veterans affairs commissioners and leaders in ...

When YSS of Marshall County Executive Director David Hicks asked how many people gathered in a room at Tannin Wednesday night were familiar with the Marshalltown Police and Community Team — better known by its acronym MPACT — almost every hand in the room went up immediately. It was a ...

Dia de los Ninos/Dia de los Libros (Children’s Day/Book Day) has been a popular cultural celebration in Marshalltown for more than 20 years. While it was sidelined due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s back this year and will take place Sunday at Midnight Garden, 1501 S. 17th Avenue, from 1:30 ...

The State of Iowa concluded its murder case against Scott Swartz on Wednesday. Swartz, 47, is accused of murdering his father, Paul Swartz, in January of 2023. On Jan. 7, the Marshalltown Police Department (MPD) was dispatched to the residence where Scott Swartz was living with his ...