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, …
Cherokee police are investigating a Cherokee man who allegedly solicited nude photos of a 15-year-old girl and stole a Mazda SUV in February. Cherokee police seized an iPhone 12 and …
Cherokee woman gets deferred judgment for Hy-Vee theft A Cherokee woman was granted a deferred judgment and sentenced to two years probation after she pleaded guilty to theft from HyVee. …
The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office is actively investigating reports of a possible child abduction attempt in Cleghorn and another similar incident in Cherokee. The sheriff’s …
Councilman John Nitz: prairie will take shape one day Councilman John Nitz asserted there’s more to the story in the relocation of Wescott Park, an issue that generated a swirl of …
A Marcus man was arrested for allegedly harassing and assaulting a male victim at an unspecified bar on Main Street. Tony Simons, 52, reportedly turned himself into the …
Cherokee man arrested for assault with knife against girlfriend A Cherokee man was arrested and charged with two felonies in connection with an alleged violent assault against his …