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VPD Officer Staab Graduates from Iowa Law Enforcement Academy
1+ hour, 23+ min ago (186+ words) PLEASANT HILL " Vinton Police Department Officer Zach Staab graduated with the 325th class of the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy on Friday, April 24, 2026. The Iowa Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) ceremony was held at Rising Sun Church of Christ in Pleasant Hill. In…...
Attorney General Bird congratulates Officer Doebel on graduation from Iowa Law Enforcement Academy
6+ hour, 23+ min ago (201+ words) Community Newspaper Group Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird congratulated Officer Braxton Doebel on his graduation from the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) in a ceremony held at Rising Sun Church of Christ in Pleasant Hill on Friday, April 24. Officer Doebel…...
Correctional officer and pitmaster honored at Iowa Capitol
21+ hour, 29+ min ago (450+ words) The story of award-winning BBQ chef and pitmaster Thyron Mathews is well known by many Fayette County residents. A 25-year veteran of the Fayette County Sheriff's Office as a correctional officer, he has been honing his cooking craft throughout most…...
National Correctional Officer's Week May 3-9
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (102+ words) Community Newspaper Group We celebrate National Correctional Officers Week in the first week of May " from May 3 to 9 this year. Former President Ronald Reagan established this week on May 5, 1984 He saw the need to create a week for correctional officers…...
Man charged with murdering Indigenous girl in Australian outback
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (346+ words) An Australian man has been charged with murdering a young Indigenous girl in a "deeply distressing" case that has stirred grief across the nation, police said Sunday. Detectives last week discovered the body of five-year-old Kumanjayi Little Baby near the…...
Attorney General Bird Congratulates Officer Staab on Graduation from Iowa Law Enforcement Academy
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (391+ words) Community Newspaper Group DES MOINES'Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird congratulated Officer Zachary Staab on his graduation from the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) in a ceremony held at Rising Sun Church of Christ in Pleasant Hill on Friday, April 24th. Officer…...
Man sentenced to federal prison after Independence search found child porn
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (200+ words) A child pornography case that started in Independence will now see one man serving over 10 years in federal prison for his crimes. Jordan Michael Million, 26, formerly of Marshalltown, received the prison term after a Nov. 14, 2025, guilty plea to one count…...
Bodycam captures cops on "Hot Fuzz" chase over fences after thief
1+ week, 16+ hour ago (299+ words) This is the moment a thief tried to evade arrest by hopping fences " Hot Fuzz-style. Kent Police officers arrived at an address in Maidstone, Kent to arrest Sean Mc Fetridge in relation to a phone theft earlier this month. But…...
Repeat offender arrested on a warrant in Readlyn
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (344+ words) Matthew Huebner, 43, of Readlyn, violated his parole after failing to comply with court instructions and attend regular appointments with his corrections officer related to previous sex offender charges. Huebner originally pleaded guilty in 2021 to sending inappropriate images to a 14-year-old…...
Skidmore man charged with 1st degree murder in double homicide
2+ week, 1+ day ago (254+ words) UPDATED STORY: Sunday, April 19, 2026 @ 6: 52 P. M. (Skidmore) -- A Skidmore man faces 1st degree murder charges stemming from an investigation into a double homicide that occurred Saturday evening. In an updated press release Sunday evening, the Missouri State Highway Patrol says after investigators filed…...