Muscatine County News

A Muscatine woman who was to stand trial later this month on murder charges has pleaded guilty to five lesser charges.

Some changes have been made to the 2009 Muscatine County Fair but Fair Manager Lori Gosenberg is assuring fair-goers these changes are not for the worse.

A severe thunderstorm watch continues for portions of eastern Iowa until 10 p.m. The following counties are included in the watch: Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clayton, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines, Dubuque, Henry, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Jones, Keokuk, Lee, Linn, Louisa, Muscatine, Scott, Van Buren and Washington, Some power lines were ...

Several inches of rain caused flooding problems in Muscatine County. News 8's Chris Williams shows how one man's home is now an island.

In this month's fuss over the first anniversary of eastern Iowa flooding, few mentioned the effects on the river.

The state appeals court Wednesday overturned the murder conviction of a Muscatine County man who allegedly killed a pregnant woman who claimed she was carrying his child.

The special mayoral election will be held Tuesday, June 23, from noon to 8:30 p.m. Voting will be held at the Activity Center at the Muscatine County Fairgrounds.

West Liberty residents will elect a new mayor in a special election 10 days from now.

A former Muscatine County judge has pleaded guilty to his third drunken driving charge.

West Liberty is fortunate to have several service clubs which serve the community in several capacities.

Speakers at the rally said raw milk prices far below the cost of production threaten to put as many as 25 percent of the nation's dairy farmers out of business.

Judge asked to review case even though man's sentence was suspended. By JOHN MANGALONZO jmangalonzo@thehawkeye.com Marvin Douglas Oberly is appealing his convictions for driving on the wrong side of a two-way highway and passing a vehicle on the wrong side, which resulted in an accident that killed a 21-year-old bicyclist.

A Muscatine woman has pleaded guilty to causing serious brain injuries to her adopted son.

Early this month, House File 266 was signed into law by Gov. Chet Culver. The law, which deals with the recording practices before a magistrate, came from right here in West Liberty.

West Liberty police say a local man possessed a bag containing one gram of cocaine.

Former mayor Clifford McFerren said there were many reasons he stepped down as mayor of West Liberty last month but said he worried his presence in the council chambers was interfering with the real work needing to be done.

When most counties need to build a new jail or other facility, usually they raise taxes.

MUSCATINE, Iowa - Unity HealthCare is at a crossroads in Muscatine. The hospital is $18 million in debt and facing financial challenges.

No suspected cases of Swine Flu have presented in Plymouth County, but the first case has been confirmed in eastern Iowa.

The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday overturned a sexual abuse conviction and ordered a new trial for a man accused of sexually abusing a woman after a night of drinking.