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An Odebolt man was arrested after authorities allege he communicated with and attempted to meet a person he believed to be a minor. James Cranston, 37, was …

Bonnie Shields, 43, of Cherokee, was charged following a March 12 incident in the 500 block of West Cedar Street in Cherokee. According to an affidavit, Shields allegedly …

A judge signed off on the Buena Vista County Sheriff’s request to search a red Chevy Trailblazer in connection with an investigation that resulted in the arrest of an Ida Grove man for …

The O’Brien County Attorney’s Office lessened the severity of a pair of sex-related charges against a Cherokee man who allegedly solicited sex with a 15-year-old boy.  A two-count trial …

Miranda Buckingham, 35, of Cherokee, was accused of giving her child a portion of a cookie containing marijuana on May 15, …

Danny Mallett, 58, of Cherokee, was charged following a March 2, 2026, incident in the 1800 block of 5530th Street in Cherokee County. According to court records, at approximately 10 p.m., …

A Storm Lake man’s Ford F-150 rolled over near the intersection of Highway 3 and Highway 7 last Thursday amid icy road conditions.  A 2007 Ford F-150 driven by Alejandro Rodriguez …

A Quimby man was arrested for striking a neighbor with a plastic snow shovel.  Aaron Hazle, 23, was booked into Cherokee County Jail Feb. 2 for assault while displaying a …

A jury will be empaneled next October to hear Jacqueline Stephens’ sprawling lawsuit against Derek Scott and Cherokee County, alleging sexual discrimination, libel and employee blacklisting.  …

A patient at the Cherokee Civil Commitment Unit for Sex Offenders was sentenced to two years in prison for initiating unwanted sexual contact …

A judge will hear a former AgState salesman’s claims in September that he was shorted incentive payments before his employment ended with the grain cooperative in October 2023.  Cherokee …

DOT alleged vehicle thefts, sales out of trust, title and registration fees gone missing Additional charges against Dan Winchell were filed in Cherokee and Buena Vista counties to include theft …

A Sutherland man was arrested for attempting to leave Cherokee Regional Medical Center with his child with him amid a mental health crisis, …

Trial scheduled for Feb. 3 A Des Moines attorney asked for dismissal of a felony methamphetamine charge against a Peterson man, whom she claims was entitled to his Sixth Amendment right to a …

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 …

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