CEDAR RAPIDS — An apparent explosion caused a fire Saturday at a Quaker Oats plant in Iowa that the company touts as the largest milling facility in the world. No one was hurt, fire officials said. The Cedar Rapids Fire Department said firefighters responded to the call at about 4:45 p.m. ...
Defendants who were involved in a pair of separate fatal accidents in Marshalltown in the fall of 2025 have both pleaded guilty with sentencing hearings now scheduled, according to court records. Boe Meh, 20, of Marshalltown has pleaded guilty as charged to a single count of homicide by vehicle — reckless driving, a Class C felony, for her role in a fatal accident at the intersection of East Olive Street and South 12th Avenue on Oct. 19, 2025 that claimed the life of Kiana Zamora. According to a criminal complaint filed on Jan. 24, the defendant “drove and crashed the listed ...
The Marshalltown Public Library (MPL) has often been referred to as one of the community’s most treasured assets, and on Sunday afternoon, library staff, trustees, Friends of the Library board members and the Chamber ambassadors welcomed visitors to a ribbon cutting celebrating a ...
Iowa’s competitive congressional and statewide races have brought in record high campaign fundraising hauls for the state ahead of the Nov. 3, 2026 election. Iowa’s race for governor between Democrat Rob Sand and Republican Zach Lahn has shattered the state’s previous fundraising ...
With early voting already underway and Election Day approaching on Nov. 3, Marshall County voters are deciding on all three of the seats on the Board of Supervisors. In the race to serve a full four-year term, three candidates are competing for two seats: incumbent Republicans Jarret Heil and Carol Hibbs, both of whom were first elected in 2022, and Democratic challenger DeMorris Dean, a retired Marshall County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) deputy and U.S. Army veteran. Their answers to part four of the T-R’s candidate questionnaire are printed below. 9. What is your position on the ...
There is a call Rex Kozak, the transportation director for the Marshalltown Community School District (MCSD), hopes to never receive — one informing him that a child has been hit during drop off or pick up because a driver did not adhere to stop sign laws. “I don’t ever want a ...
