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  • News QC area flooding 4-19-13 (WQAD photo)

    More local counties get disaster proclamations from flooding

    Iowa Governor Terry Branstad issued a disaster proclamation for another 15 counties including Clinton and Des Moines counties in our area.

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    Burlington man accused of shooting hunting dogs

    A man who said dogs were scaring cattle on his property now faces animal abuse charges for shooting at the hounds.

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    Charges filed in crash involving jon boats

    Two area men are facing manslaughter charges in connection with a May 2012 boating crash that left four people dead.

  • Crime Jermaine Laevelle Carr (photo from Des Moines County Jail)

    Man and woman shot in Burlington

    A 37-year-old man was arrested in connection with a shooting that left a man and a woman injured in Burlington,…

  • Crime John Curry III (photo from Des Moines County Jail)

    Pursuit ends with suspect vehicle stuck in mud

    A police pursuit up Highway 61 ended after the suspect vehicle got stuck in a muddy plowed field.

  • Crime Damien Dukes (from Des Moines County Jail)

    Burlington man in critical condition after assault

    Police said they found a 40-year-old man in an alley after he was reportedly assaulted in Burlington, Iowa.

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    Police say 15-year-old drove car in 110 mph chase

    A 15-year-old Iowa boy is accused of leading police on a chase that reached speeds of 110 miles per hour through Des Moines and Lee counties.

  • Crime LarrySha Lawrence

    Burlington woman sentenced for passing phony payroll checks

    A Burlington, Iowa woman will serve prison time after she was convicted of being involved in a scheme to pass…

  • Crime Levi Swanson

    Iowa man charged for crash that killed passenger

    A Burlington, Iowa man is charged with homicide by vehicle in connection with a police pursuit that ended in a crash that killed his passenger.

  • Crime Michael Kartel

    Police: Man fired gun at occupied home

    A West Burlington, Iowa man was jailed after he allegedly fired a gun at women inside and outside an occupied house.

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    Driver: Deer made me drive into a pond

    Police say a driver told them his vehicle landed in a pond when he lost control trying to avoid a deer in Des Moines County, Iowa.

  • Crime Kevin Ray Edler Jr.

    Homeless man accused of theft, burglary and eluding police

    Police say a homeless man led them on a vehicle and foot chase following several burglaries in Burlington, Iowa.