DALLAS COUNTY – Nearly 50 horses were removed from a rural property near Madrid Wednesday. KCCI-TV reports the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office found 46 animals in need of veterinary care as part of an ongoing investigation into livestock abuse. Charges were brought against a person in 2020 at the same address for failing to dispose of a dead animal.

ANKENY – A teenager from Ankeny faces life in prison for the murder of another teen in Fort Dodge. The Des Moines Register reports Jamarrion J. Davis was sentenced this week after he was found guilty of first degree murder for the July 4th shooting of 15 year old Jameel C. Redding-Pettigrew. Police accused Davis of committing the act out of revenge, as Redding-Pettigrew’s older brother had allegedly killed a friend of Davis earlier this year.

FORT DODGE – More than 40 incidents of vandalism were reported in Fort Dodge Monday morning. WHO-13 reports police are checking into dozens of reports that started coming into Webster County Dispatch at around 6 a.m. The vandals hit cars, houses, and businesses in the community.

IOWA – A former Iowa Commission Employee is connected to missing funds in the organization. KCRG-TV reports the State Auditor’s office reported $17,000 gone, allegedly taken by Dawn Chamberlin, the organizations program planner. The auditor’s office reviewed 203 events from 2020 to 2022, finding the uncollected funds in the process.