Waterloo man sentenced to prison for shooting at crowd outside of bar
O’Shea Taelly Wright then grabbed a gun during a brawl outside a Waterloo nightclub on a New Year’s Eve night and fired multiple shots toward a group of people fighting nearby.
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O’Shea Taelly Wright then grabbed a gun during a brawl outside a Waterloo nightclub on a New Year’s Eve night and fired multiple shots toward a group of people fighting nearby.
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MASON CITY – A Mason City couple find themselves behind bars tonight after their motorcycle ride and possible delivery of meth was interrupted by our local law enforcement. The Cerro Gordo county
CEDAR RAPIDS – An Iowa convict who was released from prison and provoked a 911 call from his girlfriend then ran from investigating Cedar Falls cops will resume his penal career for tossing a gun with an extended magazine during the chase.
CEDAR RAPIDS – An Iowa man who trafficked over 300 pounds of ice methamphetamine was sentenced today to more than 11 years in federal prison.
SIOUX CITY – A woman who conspired to distribute methamphetamine was sentenced on February 21, 2024, in federal court in Sioux City, to 42 months’ imprisonment.
CHARLES CITY – A local man is in the Floyd county jail, accused of sexual abuse.
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WATERLOO – Authorities released more details on a fatal shooting Monday in Waterloo, detailing the actions that led up to the final confrontation.
Duane Tesch has been dumping and burning junk at least since the 1990’s, according to the Iowa DNR, riling his neighbors and souring the soil, air and probably our water.
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CEDAR RAPIDS – An Illinois man who worked with others to distribute methamphetamine and heroin in Iowa was sentenced to more than 34 years in federal prison.
BRITT – She wore a purple Hawkeye t-shirt and may not have had the dollars to buy all her merch, and now cops have questions in Britt.
CHARLES CITY – A Charles City man barred from driving was nabbed behind the wheel not once, but twice, and now faces serious charges.
CONRAD, IOWA – A Northern Iowa woman is facing a slew of felonies after she was caught allegedly stealing tens-of-thousands of dollars from her employers.
FORT DODGE – The identity of the young man that allegedly attacked police with knives this weekend and then was shot dead has been released.
ORANGE CITY – An Iowa woman suffered several injuries after thrown to the ground by her husband, and now he must pay a fine and serve a short jail sentence.
BURLINGTON, IOWA – An Iowa woman managed to avoid an arson charge after cops caught her on camera igniting a blaze on a house porch.
IOWA CITY – Police are attempting to sort out a vicious stabbing incident in which a homeless Iowa man allegedly plunged a knife into his victim and pushed the injured man into a river.
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MASON CITY – A pair of suspects are being sought by the Cerro Gordo sheriff’s office after a rural residence was allegedly burglarized this week.
ZEARING, IOWA – An entire Iowa family, including a teenager, were arrested after authorities say they inflicted unspeakable abuse upon their own kin – a 70 lb. bed-ridden man.
SIOUX CENTER – An Iowa man police found to have had indecent contact with a child at his home will avoid prison for his crime, authorities announced.
FORT DODGE – An emergency call describing an out of control person who had hurt a dog brought police to a Fort Dodge house, and a deadly encounter unfortunately ensued.
GRUNDY CENTER – Marijuana, mushrooms, prescription drugs, paraphernalia, thousands in cash and an AR-15 rifle for good measure were all confiscated in a remote Northern Iowa house raid that put a young man behind bars.
BURLINGTON – Authorities had been spying an alleged Iowa drug maker and dealer for months and finally raided his lair, where they discovered a drug lab and a wide inventory of illegal substances.
SCOTT COUNTY – An Iowa man was hurt in a car accident and as police investigated, they learned that he had murdered a woman, leading to the discovery of her body.
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Waterloo man stole upwards of $3.4 million from his employer over about 5 years and now will have plenty of time behind bars to think about his crimes.
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LAKE PARK, IOWA – A tragic confrontation unfolded in this remote Northern Iowa area when a man burst into a home, uninvited, firing bullets at a victim inside, then later turned the gun on himself as cops worked for his surrender.
MASON CITY – Vandals hurling rocks at property are causing damage in Mason City, police say, and citizens should be vigilant in keeping watch.
CLARION – Feds on the hunt for lawlessness were tipped off that a Northern Iowa felon was hiding a dangerous weapon at his father’s home, and agents seized the firearm and the suspect, who now awaits a possible long prison sentence.
RURAL EMMET COUNTY – A rural Northern Iowa traffic stop led to a search warrant and the discovery of marijuana and mind-bending mushrooms inside a nearby house.
HAMILTON COUNTY – An exasperated Iowa State Patrolman proclaimed “This type of behavior is inexcusable!” after he nabbed a driver rocketing through Northern Iowa at 114 mph, toting an illegal substance and a person wanted on warrants.
AMES – Police rushed to an emergency crime scenario at this Iowa big box store as culprits smashed open the front doors and made off with merchandise, including guns.
CEDAR RAPIDS – An Iowa woman who created child pornography videos and distributed them online was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison.
MASON CITY – A head-on collision Friday evening put a Mason City driver in the hospital and Clear Lake driver in jail on drunk driving charges.
AMES – Police were summoned to put down a large fight in a school cafeteria in Ames, Iowa, and arrests are still taking place as authorities sort the mess out.
ROCKWELL – A Nora Springs man took his blue Dodge Dart on a destructive adventure through Rockwell, leading to his eventual arrest for drunk driving.
CLERMONT, IOWA – Cops asked the public to be on the lookout for this wanted Northern Iowa man Wednesday, describing what amounts to a crime spree, and today he was located cowering in a trailer.