MINNEAPOLIS — Thousands of people marched in Minneapolis on Saturday to protest the fatal shooting of a woman by a federal immigration officer there and the shooting of two people in Portland, Oregon. Minnesota leaders urged demonstrators to remain peaceful. The protest was one of hundreds ...
The Marshalltown Police Department is currently investigating a shooting that occurred in the 1200 block of West State Street on Sunday evening around 9:30 p.m. on Sunday evening. According to a press release, officers arriving in the area quickly surrounded the location and thoroughly ...
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Today’s Times-Republican features Q&As with two local legislators regarding the upcoming Iowa Legislature session. The remaining two legislators were featured in Friday’s paper.) The Iowa Legislature will begin the second year of the 91st general assembly on Monday. ...
Four words — No Love, No Tacos — have come to define and embody the mission of La Carreta Mexican Grill, one of Marshalltown’s most beloved eateries, and now, the slogan that arose out of a heated moment in American history is officially a federally registered trademark 5 ½ years later. ...
The Marshalltown Fire Department (MFD) responded to a fire at a boarded up commercial building just north of the Jiffy gas station along South 3rd Avenue on Thursday evening. According to a press release, firefighters were called to the scene at 6:37 p.m. and found a large vacant and ...
STATE CENTER — Built in 1890, State Center’s once iconic opera house was demolished Dec. 31. “I was sad to see it demolished,” said former mayor, retired history teacher, preservationist and resident Harlan Quick. Conversely, Quick said he is glad the opera house site will be used ...