In honor of the church’s roots with the pilgrims who came to what is now the United States on the Mayflower in the 17th century, the First Congregational Church in Marshalltown, located at 312 W. Main St., will host a traditional service at 10:15 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 22 celebrating its ...
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said in an interview that aired Sunday his mass deportation campaign, which helped propel his return to the Oval Office, had gone too far and potentially led to Republicans losing the U.S. House and Senate in the midterm elections. “I think it might be ...
DES MOINES — A postal worker in Iowa who police say shot and wounded two of her female colleagues inside the regional sorting center where they all worked made her first court appearance on Friday as authorities investigated whether it was a targeted attack. Jennifer Christine Pledger, 39, ...
CyRide, the bus system in Ames, has updated its firearms policy amid a lawsuit from an Iowa State University student who alleges the bus system’s former firearms ban went against Iowa code. In a Nov. 5 meeting, the Ames Transit Board unanimously adopted a motion to change CyRide policies ...
The Marshalltown Community College (MCC) Student Activity Center filled up for a different type of competition than usual on Saturday morning as both students and community members engaged in some friendly robot combat at the fourth annual Battlebots Competition. The event, hosted by the ...
A high-speed police pursuit of a Nebraska man who fled from authorities in Marshall County on Friday afternoon ended with a head-on collision along Highway 30 in Cedar Rapids that left both the suspect and the 16-year-old driver he collided with dead. According to a crash report from the Iowa State Patrol, 36-year-old Garrett Sager of Grand Island, Neb. fled from law enforcement in Marshall County with a chase ensuing across four counties. During the pursuit, Sager fired on law enforcement and struck an occupied police cruiser. The report indicates that “a final stopping ...
