Tag Archives: muscatine county

  • 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.

  • News Central Iowa Power cooperative 5-3-13 WQAD Photo

    Explosion reported at Central Iowa Power Cooperative

    Employees were evacuated after an explosion at the Eastern Iowa Light and Power electrical co-op.

  • Crime Elizabeth Dietenberger

    Muscatine deputy shoots at car during pursuit

    The county attorney says a Muscatine County Sheriff’s deputy was justified when he fired shots at a suspect vehicle during a pursuit.

  • Crime James Weaver photo from Johnson County Iowa Sheriff Dept

    Former area judge arrested for marijuana possession

    A former area judge with a record of multiple drunk driving arrests is now accused of possessing marijuana.

  • Crime Pedro Camacho Olea - photo from the Muscatine County Jail

    Local man convicted after victims testify in child sex abuse case

    A jury found a Muscatine man guilty on six counts of second-degree sexual abuse after two victims testified against him at trial.

  • News Muscatine County crash 3-27-13 (WQAD Photo)

    Overturned vehicle lands in water-filled ditch

    A car landed in a water-filled ditch when it left the road and overturned south of Durant, Iowa.

  • News

    Hundreds hear about potential power plant

    Hundreds of people turned out in Wilton, Iowa, to hear from MidAmerican about potential for a power plant in Muscatine County.

  • News

    Mega power plant meeting to take place

    MidAmerican Energy will answer questions Tuesday about the rumored $3 billion power plant that Wilton residents are concerned about. The…

  • Education / Politics head start

    Some local Head Start pre-schools will take furlough days

    Federal budget cuts are already being felt in some local preschool programs. Head Start classes in Scott, Clinton, Cedar, and…

  • Crime Joseph Stover

    Muscatine man sentenced for making meth

    A Muscatine man will spend ten years in prison after he was convicted in connection with operation of a meth lab.

  • Crime Theresa Jackson photo from wittichfuneralhome.com

    Murder charge filed when victim dies 22 years after Muscatine attack

    A former Muscatine man who served a prison sentence for an attack that left a woman a quadriplegic is now charged with that woman’s murder.

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    Wilton woman admits stealing money and lottery tickets

    A local woman was sentenced to six months in jail after admitting to stealing money and lottery tickets from her employer.