Muscatine County News

An accident Tuesday morning claimed the life of a Wilton teen. Sixteen year old Justice Melton died when she lost control of her vehicle on 104th Street near Highway 38 near Wilton, Iowa.

On May 11, Bob Streit, an independent crop consultant from?Ames, was traveling from Fort Dodge to Ames when he saw "the air was full of the big moths." These wereblack cutworm moths, migrating winged pests from Mexico and the Gulf Coast States hitching rides on southern thermals and finding their way to Midwest fields.

Authorities arrested two 24-year-old men Saturday in West Liberty and charged them with aggravated assault following separate reports of a stabbing and a fight involving four men.

Brad Bourn believes he can be one of at least two Republicans who will help lead the party to a majority in the Iowa Senate.

MUSCATINE, Iowa - A Muscatine man is facing up to 60 years in prison after pleading guilty to six counts of sexual abuse of a child.

A man who confessed to kicking in the windshields of five cars will serve up to two years in prison for his crime.

A 26-year-old man has pleaded guilty to charges he robbed six banks in the Waterloo area.

WATERLOO, Iowa - A 26-year-old man has pleaded guilty to charges he robbed six banks in the Waterloo area.

At about 8:30 p.m. a tornado warning was issued for Henry, Jefferson, Louisa and Washington counties in Iowa.