by Radio Iowa Contributor | Jun 30, 2016 | Crime & Courts, News
A Fort Dodge man was sentenced to prison on Wednesday after being convicted of sexually abusing his daughter over several years, starting when she was nine years old. Thirty-nine-year-old Lucas Lankford was sentenced to 65 years in prison for two counts of sexual...
by O. Kay Henderson | Jun 30, 2016 | Crime & Courts, News
The State Auditor has issued a report raising questions about operations in the Decatur County Sheriff’s office. The sheriff abruptly resigned in March amid allegations he had created a hostile work environment. The auditor’s review covered the last 21...
by O. Kay Henderson | Jun 30, 2016 | Crime & Courts, News, Politics & Government, Top Story
The Iowa Supreme Court this morning upheld one of the strictest voting laws in the country. The court ruled Kelli Jo Griffin was ineligible to vote in a 2013 city election in Montrose. Griffin had been sentenced to probation in 2008 for a felony drug crime and...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Jun 30, 2016 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters, News
A southwest Iowa man died following a collision between a motorcycle and a crop sprayer early Wednesday afternoon. The Iowa State Patrol says 56-year old Michael Douglas Noll, of Griswold, died from injuries he suffered when his 2010 Harley Davidson struck the left...
by Dar Danielson | Jun 30, 2016 | Crime & Courts, News, Politics & Government
Two Iowans testified in Washington, D.C. Wednesday about scams aimed at taking money from the elderly. Joseph Marquart from AARP Iowa told the story of Karla Sibert who learned her parents were being scammed while helping them during a medical issue. Sibert learned...