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A Buena Vista County jury heard Josie Smith’s pleas to be spared confinement at the Cherokee Civil Commitment Unit for Sex Offenders, as Attorney General Brenna Bird is carrying out a promise …
A Cherokee man was arrested and charged vehicular homicide in connection with a fatal collision near the Buena Vista-Cherokee line. Jorge Ortega, 28, was booked into the Buena Vista County …
A Buena Vista County jury is deliberating whether Josie Smith should be indefinitely committed to the Cherokee Civil Commitment Unit for Sex Offenders.
Hammond ran over Sutherland man with Silverado, sheriff alleges
Former Storm Lake City Finance Manager Brian Oakleaf was arrested and indicted on four felony charges in connection with alleged child pornography possession. Oakleaf, who worked for the …
Judge dismisses jurors before closing arguments: Settlement will never be disclosed.
A Cherokee County jury will be forced to grapple with who should be held responsible for Chuck Peters’ farm and cattle herd’s dramatic contraction. An eight person jury was …
A jury trial for a Cherokee man charged with first-degree murder of his four-month-old child back in December will be moved out of Cherokee County. In a court order signed by Third Judicial …
Another lawyer wants to part ways with Dan Winchell. Sam Marks of Des Moines asked judges in Buena Vista and Cherokee County district courts to approve his withdrawal from representing …
A minority shareholder of the defunct Holzhauer Motors agreed to pay Citizens First National Bank of Storm Lake $500,000 in connection with a …
The Cherokee County Board of Supervisors agreed to pay Dustin Konrady $40,000 for an allegedly mistaken search of his house on North Fifth Street. The board of supervisors voted 5-0 Jan. …
Dan Winchell has been accused of withholding information from shareholders of the defunct Holzhauer Motors in Cherokee. Robin and Tony Jenness, a Marcus couple who used to own shares in …
A trial was scheduled for a Storm Lake man who was charged with three misdemeanors for allegedly pointing a handgun at a male victim on Lake Avenue in October. Buena Vista County District Court Judge Andy Smith scheduled a …
A jury will be empaneled next November to hear Citizens First National Bank’s lawsuit against Holzhauer Motors’ shareholders, alleging they owe $5.1 million on a loan on which the defunct …
A Storm Lake man accused of participating in a violent riot in Lilly Court in July has agreed to enter an Alford plea of guilty to a single rioting charge. Titus Mulgae, 20, entered a plea …
An architect who has done drawings for the developer who renovated South School in Storm Lake believes Cherokee taxpayers should be nervous about the prospects of the Wilson School. …
A Holstein man died and his two elementary-aged daughters were injured in a crash in Ida County Wednesday evening. Josh Fowler, 29, was pronounced deceased at the scene of the collision …
A judge dismissed Holzhauer Motors’ bankruptcy petition in its entirety, leaving the dealership and its owners exposed to state court lawsuits that seek damages in excess of $12 million. Judge Thad Collins dismissed the dealership’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition in an order …