Stolen jewelry, firearms from O Avenue residence A Sioux City man who served over 13 years in prison in connection with kidnapping his girlfriend in Sioux City and taking her to his home in …

A felony firearm possession charge was dismissed against a Marcus man who allegedly met the conditions of a deferred prosecution agreement with the Cherokee County Attorney’s Office.  …

An Odebolt woman was arrested for soliciting an Aurelia daycare worker to become a prostitute.  Kristal Miller, 47, was booked into the Cherokee County Jail Dec. 31 on charges of pandering …

A Cherokee man was arrested last week for presenting himself as a state health inspector at Little Panda on West Maple Street and threatening to shut the Chinese restaurant down. Jason …

An attorney for Dan Winchell has asked a judge to reduce Winchell’s $50,000 cash bond or release him on a promise to appear.  Michael Kuehner, a Des Moines attorney representing Winchell, …

The Cherokee County Sheriff is investigating a theft of saws from a job site in Larrabee.  A search warrant application a deputy filed in Cherokee County District Court alleges two saws with a combined value …

A Cherokee man was sentenced to a year of informal probation and two days in jail for a drunk driving collision that allegedly resulted in a passenger being lifeflighted to a hospital, according to …

Hoffmeyer rules Stephens’ blacklisting, libel and false light charges pass muster A judge allowed Jacqueline Stephens’ lawsuit against Sheriff Derek Scott and Cherokee County to …

Dan Winchell was arrested for withholding title and registration fees from the Iowa Department of Transportation and selling new cars without paying off a Storm Lake bank’s secured interests in …

An Aurelia man was sentenced to two years probation for allegedly leaving a dog inside a residence for two months, resulting in its death.  Associate Cherokee County District Court Judge …

A Cherokee man was arrested for allegedly violating a no-contact order that was entered in a felony case that was adjudicated in February 2024.  Tim Rupp, 40, was booked into Cherokee …

A judge is expected to hear a Cherokee farm landlord’s claims that her tenants damaged her ground before they left the premises during a two-day trial next February.  Cherokee County …

The City of Quimby and a contractor who overhauled the city’s sewer system are nearing a settlement over a $204,000 payment the city refused to pay the contractor in 2021.  Logan Brundage, a Des Moines attorney representing the city, wrote …

A Cherokee man was arrested last month for contacting his ex-wife’s mother and threatening both his ex-wife and her mother in a separate message.  Brian Cresap, 42, was booked into the …

A Sterling, Ill., man was arrested in August in connection with a string of video calls and texts with a minor that were allegedly sexual in nature.  Sean Austin, 23, was booked into the …

An online sting netted the arrest of a Cherokee man who was allegedly seeking sex with a 14-year-old.  Jacob Hayes, 33, was booked into the Cherokee County Jail on Friday on charges of …

An unemployed software engineer currently committed at the Cherokee Mental Health Institution sued the State of Iowa twice in the last five months, …

A Cherokee man was arrested and charged with felony domestic assault for allegedly pushing his wife into a chair, despite her claims that the incident was all a misunderstanding.  Cherokee police arrested …

A Quimby family farm that runs decades through a family has become the center of a legal dispute between relatives accusing one another of mishandling money, crops and property.  A son and …

An inmate at the Cherokee County Jail was charged with assaulting a sheriff deputy and Sheriff Derek Scott after a violent encounter with a fellow inmate.  Jacob Proehl, …