Muscatine County News

Officials in Muscatine County have taken a 51-year-old Mechanicsville woman into custody on charges that she attempted to extort funds from a conservative anti-tax group.

Change is a comin'. At least that's the way it appears as of Tuesday night. While the West Liberty City Council will remain partially unchanged, the cities of Atalissa and Nichols will see some definite transformations beginning in January.

The decisions over the next four years will have a big impact on thousands of families in Cedar Rapids.

The first child in Iowa has died of the H1N1 flu virus. The Iowa Department of Public Health said Tuesday that the child died in October and was from eastern Iowa.

State investigators have completed their investigation into an eastern Iowa home where men with mental disabilities were employed at a meatpacking plant.

State investigators have completed their investigation into an eastern Iowa home where men with mental disabilities were employed at a meatpacking plant.

Formed in February 2006, WeLead was organized by the West Liberty Chamber of Commerce and the Iowa Resource Conservation & Development to bring an economic development organization to the community.

The Wapsie Legends 4-H Club met September 27, 2009 at the First Church United in West Liberty.

The forecast is not making things any better for farmers in Muscatine County looking to finally put a number on their losses from that June hail storm.

Bruce and Larry Miller are pretty humble guys. They've been volunteering at the Muscatine County Fair for years but it's no big deal to them.

MUSCATINE COUNTY, Iowa - The Muscatine County sheriff's department has identified a body found Monday by a hiker.

TV9 viewer submitted these photos after a van caught fire along I-80 Monday afternoon.

While the U.S. House voted to give another 13 weeks of unemployment benefits to workers in Illinois and 26 other states, Iowa didn't make the cut.

The period for candidates to file nomination papers for the Nov. 3 city council elections has come and gone and two local communities will be relying on write-in candidates to fill vacancies.

Authorities say it is meth, made easier. It's called Shake and Bake, a new type of methamphetamine which is showing up in Muscatine County.

Posted on Sep 18, 2009 by Jeff Raasch . A Montpelier woman died when the car she was driving ran through a T-intersection late Thursday.

A man accused of stabbing a woman in Muscatine in scheduled to go on trial next month.

Though the numbers aren't quite final, the Muscatine County Fair seems to be looking up.

A string of break-ins in the area has local law enforcement working together to solve the crimes effecting West Liberty, West Branch and Tipton.

A man accused of a stabbing a Muscatine woman appeared in court last week. Andres Carmona faces several charges, including attempted murder.