Marshall County News

Some Clerk's offices are having office hours shortened more: See acompanying pdf for a list of those counties.

Two thumbs up for Marshall County supervisors and board members for taking steps to eliminate plastic shopping bags and now proposing to put a stop to cell phone use while driving.

Communicating by cell phone while driving - talking, texting, sending e-mails - could become illegal in Marshall County next year.

Amid new studies that show texting behind the wheel is at least as dangerous as drunken driving, one central Iowa community said it's not waiting for the state to ban the practice.

Before Judge Robert E. Sosalla: Frederick Earl Kuehl, 38, Wells, Minn., received a two-year prison sentence after his probation was revoked on a 3rd degree theft charge in Tama County District Court.

The Marshall County Sports Hall of Fame will conduct its annual business meeting Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the boardroom of the Marshall County Board of Education's central office.

Marshalltown Jaycees Haunted Forest is set to open to the public on Friday, Oct.

Sheriff Bill McCarthy has called upon members of Polk County's criminal justice system to examine ways to enhance programs that are alternatives to jail to keep inmate populations in check and avoid opening another wing at the county lockup.

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued a boil advisory Wednesday for part of Jasper County, part of Marshall County and the town of Laurel.

More possible cases of H1N1 are being reported in Iowa as the state and the nation prepare for a fall outbreak.

A government report out Tuesday claims the next wave of the H1N1 flu virus could infect up to 50 percent of the United States population.

Authorities say a body has been found inside a burning car in a ravine near Ferguson in central Iowa.

Marshall County Sheriff's Office officials said a vehicle was found on fire in a ravine on Wednesday, one person was found dead inside.

Two rounds of severe weather moved across Iowa today with strong winds and hail causing some damage.

Two rounds of severe weather moved across Iowa today with strong winds and hail causing some damage.

The Associated Press DES MOINES -- Iowa veterans are demanding more parking be provided for a Des Moines memorial to World War I to make it easier for them to visit the site.

A boil advisory is in effect for the city of State Center in Marshall County after its drinking water system lost pressure Thursday.

Trained storm spotters observed hail measuring 4-inches fall during a severe thunderstorm shortly before 8:00pm, Thursday night.

Note: Arrest or citation for a crime is not a determination of guilt. Guilt or innocence is always established in a court of law.

The Marshalltown City Council has decided not to join the county in requiring stores to only offer their customers paper or recyclable plastic bags.