The Wapello County Sheriff's office is looking for a woman in connection with a shooting Sunday. The sheriff's department is asking for help in finding 40-year-old Danielle Lasley-Eakins of Agency. She is wanted in the shooting of a man who went to the emergency room of the Ottumwa hospital early … [Read more...]
Today is deadline for Muscatine residents to make GPC settlement claim
Today is the deadline for former and current residents of Muscatine to submit claims for payment in a class action pollution case. Corn processor GPC has agreed to a $50 million settlement for those affected by emissions from the company’s plant south of town. Lawyer Scott Entin says the legal … [Read more...]
Attorney General files lawsuit against alleged Britt puppy laundering ring
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller filed a lawsuit Monday to shut down an alleged puppy-laundering ring. Spokesman Lynn Hicks says the ring sold nearly 1,300 puppies. "And what puppy laundering is, basically is and effort to obscure the source of dogs and deceive customers about where the puppies … [Read more...]
Naked man charged with assaulting Des Moines police officers
Two central Iowa police officers were hurt while trying to arrest a naked man early this morning. Witnesses called Des Moines police about a the, likely on drugs, on the roof of an apartment complex, barking like a dog. Before police arrived around 8 a.m. he came off the roof and allegedly stole … [Read more...]
Trial set for Earlville man accused of killing wife with corn rake
Trial has been set for an Earlville man accused of killing his wife. Todd Mullis’ trial is scheduled to be held in Delaware County beginning May 13th. He has pleaded not guilty. Mullis was taken into custody two weeks ago and charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife Amy. She … [Read more...]
Evansdale teen charged in fatal hit-and-run accident
A northeast Iowa man is jailed after an apparent hit-and-run accident in Waterloo that left a teen dead. Police say 22-year-old Brandon Gordon of Evansdale turned himself in Tuesday afternoon in connection with the death of 16-year-old Tayshaun Jenkins. Gordon is now charged with leaving the … [Read more...]
Colorado man arrested in 2015 assault at George Wyth Park
Authorities investigating an attack on a woman at George Wyth State Park in Waterloo more than three years ago say a DNA sample links a Colorado man to the crime. Twenty-four-year-old Patrick Burt was arrested Tuesday on a willful injury charge in a Denver, Colorado suburb and is awaiting … [Read more...]
Clarinda man sentence to prison for making counterfeit money
A Page County man will spend time in prison for printing his own money. Clarinda police were called to the local Casey's in March of last year after clerks discovered a counterfeit bill. Police reviewed the surveillance tape and arrested 26-year-old Alexander Milledge. A search of his home turned … [Read more...]
Senate Republicans pass judicial nominating commission changes
Republicans in the Iowa Senate have voted to change how judges are selected for the Iowa Supreme Court and Iowa Court of Appeals. Senator Julian Garrett, a Republican from Indianola, said Iowa needs a "different kind of judge" on those courts. "A lot of us have felt that under the current system … [Read more...]
Governor unveils streamlined app for felons seeking voting rights
Governor Kim Reynold's staff has created a one-page document for Iowa felons seeking the governor's approval of the application to get their voting rights restored. "We're streamlining the process," Reynolds said this morning. The previous document was three pages long. The old process also … [Read more...]