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Todays News

Law enforcement leaders weigh in on community anxiety over ICE

Actions during the first month of 2026 of Immigration and Customers Enforcement (ICE) agents have raised fear and anxiety across the country, including in Marshalltown. Protests have popped up in various locations, and a nationwide strike against work and school kicked off on Friday in ...

Council agrees to increase transit levy in upcoming budget

As part of ongoing conversations about the budget for Fiscal Year 2027, which begins on July 1, Public Works Director Heather Thomas presented an annual report on the state of Marshalltown Municipal Transit (MMT), the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for the next five years and the levy rate ...

Unitarian Fellowship dissolves, donates funds to United Way

The Unitarian Fellowship of Marshalltown, a Unitarian Universalist (UU) congregation, was active from 2011-2025. As the last official act of the fellowship, it recently donated $1,612.27 to the United Way of Marshalltown. “We had gotten some donations that allowed for speaker fees, rental ...

Des Moines man arrested, charged for Marshalltown shooting

This morning a Des Moines man was arrested in connection to the West State Street shooting earlier this month. Chance Wins Buffalo, 31, was apprehended by Des Moines Police Department officers as the sole suspect of the Jan. 11 shooting. Marshalltown Police Department (MPD) officers ...