Hazelton couple charged in string of burglaries

A couple from Hazelton faces nearly 80 burglary charges for a series of break-ins in four Buchanan county communities. Brian Latham and his wife, Tina, are accused of a string of burglaries to schools and businesses in Hazelton, Aurora, Winthrop and Quasqueton. The...

Verdict overturned in strange check forgery trial

A judge has overturned a jury’s verdict in the case of a woman from Wapello who was accused of forging nearly 22-thousand dollars in checks. Thirty-nine-year-old Sandra Kemp was accused of forging the checks from her mother-in-law’s account. Her...

Details of murder tell of dismemberment

Grisly details have been released in a southern Iowa murder case. Investigators say the body of a 53-year-old Ottumwa man was dismembered, then put in a car which was set on fire last week. 31-year-old Kenny Hemm from Eldon is in jail, charged with the murder of Larry...

Teen charged in school threat

A northeast Iowa teenager was arrested Thursday after authorities say she made a threatening phone call to her school. Police have charged 15-year-old Kara Hutchinson of Manchester with calling West Delaware High School and making a bomb threat. Police say she made...

Iowa veteran awarded France’s highest honor

A one-hundred-four-year-old eastern Iowa man will receive France’s highest honor in a ceremony today. The French “Legion of Honor” will be given to Frank Proske of Blue Grass for his service in World War One. Jack Hackett of the Veterans Affairs...
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