The prosecution and defense gave closing arguments during the Trequan Cosgrove first-degree murder bench trial on Thursday inside the Marshall County Courthouse. Assistant Iowa Attorney General Ryan Baldridge told Judge John Flynn that it is not the state’s duty to prove motive. However, he ...

GLADBROOK — Roughly 40 people showed up at the Gladbrook City Centre on Wednesday evening for a community meeting organized by Keith Sash ahead of the upcoming voted Physical Plant and Equipment Levy (PPEL) special school election. “I really appreciate the crowd we got here tonight. This ...

When Sadie Weekley first came to the Marshalltown Police Department (MPD) all the way back in 2007 after a few years serving the city of Toledo, she was intrigued by the possibility of moving into a leadership role, but she admitted that it wasn’t necessarily part of her initial plan. On ...

After hearing from Marshalltown Public Works Director Heather Thomas, the Marshall County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to commit to a 50/50 cost share with the city equating to $475,736.63 for an event space on the north side of the courthouse property as part of the Main Street ...

During the second day of the first-degree murder bench trial of Trequan Cosgrove on Wednesday, some relevant internet searches were revealed. Cosgrove, 26, of Marshalltown, is accused of killing 23-year-old Ezra Seymour on Aug. 31, 2024. According to the MPD criminal complaint, Seymour had an ...

In conjunction with Women’s History Month beginning on March 1, Director Lisa Naig sought to find a play that would fit well with the theme and found some “pretty intriguing photos” that convinced her “The Drowning Girls” would make a fitting production for Marshalltown Community ...