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BOONE – A Mason City man narrowly avoided a long stretch behind bars for his crimes.
DALLAS, TEXAS – A Texas man who evidently doesn’t really like Donald Trump has been charged with 33-counts of filing fraudulent tax returns, and supporters of the ex-President are ecstatic at the development.
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Meth was coming to Iowa from Mexico and California.
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WEST UNION – A search warrant at a Northern Iowa apartment snared methamphetamine and a couple with their absconded sex offender pal who were allegedly putting children in danger.
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man who committed a drug trafficking offense was sentenced on January 10, 2024, to fourteen years in federal prison for possessing large quantities of methamphetamine.
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CEDAR RAPIDS – A former Iowa businessman who defrauded the federal and state governments out of over $150,000 in pandemic benefits, and who also possessed firearms and ammunition after multiple prior felony convictions, was sentenced this week to five years in federal prison.
MARHSALLTOWN – A convicted burglar from Cerro Gordo county failed to return from his work release assignment and is now wanted by authorities.
FORT DODGE – A Fort Dodge man was recently shot dead, and police are seeking contact with a person of interest in the homicide.
MONTICELLO, IOWA – An Iowa deputy who shot and wounded a man who had just allegedly shot and killed a man working at a Fareway store has been cleared of any wrongdoing by the local county attorney investigating the incident.
ORANGE CITY, IOWA – Authorities announced that Eric Misael Topete, 24, of Hawarden, Iowa, was sentenced on December 27, 2023 in District Court for the crimes of Operating a Motor Vehicle Without Owner’s Consent, an Aggravated Misdemeanor, and Possession of a Controlled Substance-Fentanyl, a Class D Felony.
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CEDAR RPAIDS – An Iowa brother and sister who conspired with each other to distribute methamphetamine were sentenced to federal prison.
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Suspect possessed over 1,500 images of child pornography copied across six electronic devices.
WATERLOO – An elderly Waterloo man was beaten to death nearly two years ago, and after a long investigation, Waterloo police claim they have the man responsible.
PERRY – It appears that tragedy struck an Iowa school this morning and authorities are actively dealing with a school shooting incident in Perry, Iowa.
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MASON CITY – Long-time Cerro Gordo County Sheriff Kevin Pals will not seek re-election this November, he announced today.
SIDNEY, IOWA – Law enforcement in this Iowa county announced recent arrests.
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CLARINDA – A convicted Iowa sex offender died in prison this week.
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WATERLOO – A Waterloo teen allegedly entered a convenience store, brandished a gun and fled with cash before cops nabbed him later.
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CEDAR RAPIDS – An Iowa man who was selling fentanyl while he was on federal supervised release was sentenced to more than three years in federal prison.
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CEDAR RAPIDS – An Iowa man who distributed child pornography to multiple minors including an autistic child was sentenced December 20, 2023, to more than seventeen years in federal prison.
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SIOUX CITY – An Iowa man with a previous sex offense against a child has been caught with despicable images of toddlers and other young children engaging in sadistic or masochistic conduct and is guilty of possessing child pornography.