KOSSUTH COUNTY – A fire in the final days of the Kossuth County Fair destroyed an RV and killed a pet. WHO-13 reports that several emergency crews responded Friday evening to the blaze likely started by an air conditioning unit in a camper. The vehicle belonged to employees of the carnival, and their cat died in the blaze, according to the sheriff’s office.
IOWA – An Iowa Department of Natural Resources update shows 16 beaches with recommendations to avoid swimming. KCCI-TV reports the list has grown due to e. Coli, as the state department tests more than 40 locations weekly during the summer months. A few of the beaches are having issues with algae.
MARSHALLTOWN -A federal jury in Des Moines convicted a Marshalltown man of possession with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. According to court documents, 55-year-old Christopher James Moore was the subject of a methamphetamine investigation by the Mid-Iowa Drug Task Force. On March 25, 2025, police stopped a vehicle in which Moore was a passenger. During the traffic stop, Moore possessed over half of a pound of methamphetamine. A subsequent search of his trailer located over 300 grams of the drug. Currently, Moore faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years and up to life in prison.
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