A Cherokee man was sentenced to five years probation and convicted of two felony burglaries for allegedly stealing firearms and over $10,000 from a gun safe in a Cherokee garage last fall. …
The State of Iowa has filed a formal first-degree murder charge against Luis Contreras-Deciga of Cherokee. Magistrate Lisa Mazurek had scheduled a preliminary hearing for Contreras-Deciga, 24, …
A Cherokee woman was arrested and charged with three misdemeanors for allegedly driving while intoxicated and with two kids in the vehicle. Kasondra Drefke, 51, was taken into custody on …
Two Cherokee couples are embroiled in a legal battle over an alleged dog attack that one resident claims could be solved with stricter city regulations on dogs running at large. Drake …
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 …
Casey Herwig was released from prison earlier this month. Cherokee County District Court Judge Charles Borth approved a request from Herwig’s attorney, Justin Reininger, to release Herwig …
Citizens First National Bank of Storm Lake has filed two more lawsuits against franchises affiliated with Holzhauer Motors. The bank is now seeking Holzhauer’s real estate at its Storm Lake and Cherokee Ford dealerships. A 24-page lawsuit the bank filed …
After speeding through Aurelia, a Storm Lake man was transported to the Cherokee County Jail for allegedly having a marijuana blunt in his car. Law enforcement with the Cherokee County …
A Cherokee man was sentenced to three years in a federal prison for possessing thousands of images and hundreds of videos of explicit content involving children. U.S. District Court Judge …
Another Iowa county is being sued by Summit Carbon Solutions over attempts to regulate the company’s planned carbon dioxide pipeline across Iowa. In 2022, Summit sued Story …