Muscatine News

A Muscatine woman charged with first-degree murder has pleaded guilty to lessor charges.

Andy Eckrich speeds through the second turn at the Farley Speedway during Tornado Tuesday, July 7, 2009.

Matthew 25 is all out of free furniture. Monday afternoon the volunteer group gave away two truck loads of donated furniture to flood victims.

Saunders, pastor of Our Savior Lutheran Church, Muscatine, Iowa, since 1992, previously was the district's second vice president.

* Brielle Barbara Ann Searl, 22, of 113 Renter St. in Oxford was arrested for drunken driving at 2:14 a.m. June 28 at 1900 block Keokuk St. in Iowa City in connection with an incident that occurred June 28. * Seth Lee Allen Smith, 20, of 8941 Stephen Road in Muscatine was arrested for public intoxication, fourth-degree theft and second-degree robbery at 3:44 p.m. June 27 at 106 S. Linn St. in Iowa City in connection with an incident that occurred June 27. * Luke Anthony Bell, 25, of 2876 Coral Court No. 301 in Coralville was arrested for assault on police or fire or EMT personnel June 27 at 1300 block of 23rd Avenue in Coralville in connection with an incident that occurred June 27. * Christina Marie Armstrong, 27, of 420 27th Ave. No. 12 in Amana was arrested for drunken driving at 12:39 a.m. June 28 at Capital and Burlington streets in Iowa City in connection with an incident that occurred June 28. * Troy Alan Burkey, 36, of 4890 Orval Yoder Turnpike in Kalona was arrested for drunken driving at 11:26 p.m. June 27 at Capital and Burlington streets in Iowa City in connection with an incident that occurred June 27. * Dennis Gene Bull, 27, of 4150 E. 60th St. Unit 603 in Davenport was arrested for drunken driving at 2:28 a.m. June 28 at Iowa and Dubuque streets in Iowa City in connection with an incident that occurred June 28. * Patrick Daniel McVeigh, 25, of 103 Ellendale Blvd. in Houma, La., was arrested for carrying weapons at 2 p.m. June 27 at Mid River Marina in Johnson County in connection with an incident that occurred June 27. * Terry Kay Higgins, 34, of PO Box 153 in Fulton, Mo., was arrested for drunken driving at 5:50 p.m. June 27 at 520th Street in Johnson County in connection with an incident that occurred June 27. * William Hayes Montag, 37, of 2966 Diamond Lane in Cedar Rapids was arrested for drunken driving at 12:24 a.m. June 28 at Highway 218 and Interstate 80 in Coralville in connection with an incident that occurred June 28. * Robert Earl Demontre Carter, 33, of 414 15th St. S.E. in Cedar Rapids was arrested for drunken driving at 2:44 a.m. June 28 at Melrose Avenue and Mormon Trek Boulevard in University Heights in connection with an incident that occurred June 28. * Scott Andrew Bower, 20, of 11660 N.W. Oak Tree Drive in Grimes was arrested for possession of a controlled substance at 7:45 p.m. June 27 at Interstate 380 Southbound in Johnson County in connection with an incident that occurred June 27.

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 ...

Anne Leach Coyner, of Springfield, celebrated her 95th birthday with a family dinner on June 13 in Springfield.

Shirley Marie Kennedy Mays, 86, daughter of Paul and Georgia Kennedy, formerly of Iowa City, passed away on Monday, June 22, 2009 at Lutheran Homes, Muscatine.

Mahaska County Emergency Management will be hosting a workshop focusing on Biosecurity for agriculture producers, which will be held July 6 at the ISU Extension office, 212 N. I St., Oskaloosa.

Former House Speaker Christopher Rants announced today he has filed paperwork to form a committee to explore a possible run for governor in 2010.

Farley Speedway owner Keith Simmons will throw $10,000 on the table Tuesday night.

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.

A Muscatine man faces more than $2,700 in fines after being arrested and charged with numerous fishing violations on Saturday evening.

Muscatine, Ia. - An employee at a Muscatine hotel has been charged with filing a false robbery report.

Good writers have different styles of telling their stories. Some leave us with a better understanding of the human condition through their works.

To an outsider, it may have looked a little strange to watch a grown man get choked up at the sight of a tank, but Bob Lehman remembered operating the Amphibian Tractor at the Battle of Okinawa during World War II.

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

Marian Strother has just a few months to live. The Salem woman was diagnosed in February with lung cancer.

I know most of you are expecting a report on the Show-Me 100 and you will get one.

Brian Birkhofer of Muscatine, Iowa, drove away from the field Saturday night to win the 17th annual Oa Reilly Show Me 100 at West Plains Motor Speedway.