Saturday 27th April 2024

MPACT Update

The Marshalltown City Council received an update on the work in progress that is MPACT—or Marshalltown Police and Community Team. That is the project...
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Closer, Too Close To Call

The closest U.S. House contest in the country is in Iowa — the second congressional district race between Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Democrat Rita...
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Recount Completed

All ballots cast in Jasper County in this year’s General Election were recounted this weekend and a hand recount will be done today in...
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What A Weekend...Not

Since our Saturday morning news, 7,766 new cases of COVID-19 have been added to the state’s website. The grand total is 155,584. Story County...
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Talking About It

The surge of COVID has the Marshalltown Community School District preparing, but not quite ready to push, the remote learning button. Superintendent Sr. Theron...
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Help For Theaters

The state has launched a Movie Theatre Relief Program with federal pandemic funds.  Iowa Economic Development Authority spokesperson, Kanan Kappelman, says theatres hit by...
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Headed To The Federal Pen

A man who distributed child porn videos online will spend more than twenty years in federal prison. Thirty-one-year-old Kelby Fowler of Traer pleaded guilty...
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Count Climbs

2,901 new cases of COVID since midday yesterday, for a total now of 143,733. Story County leading the way with 94 new cases for...
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Challenging For Hospitals

The Covid patient count in Iowa hospitals hit another high last night: 912. That’s a 22 percent jump from November 1st. There was also...