A social media post last Tuesday turned into a rash of rebuttals by Wednesday. The post, subsequently deleted, claimed that seven girls have been “drugged and raped at off campus house parties.” The campus in question was Ellsworth Community College in Iowa Falls.

On Monday, a verdict was reached in the trial of former Alden resident Dean Edward Hilpipre, 66. He was found guilty on three separate counts including:

A curious neighbor and the response of every Hardin County emergency department saved the life of Mark Keninger on Friday.

The Iowa Falls Police Department has dropped out the Barlow Family Foundation Community Challenge due to a timing issue and the fact the fundraising for a K-9 officer will likely be complete before the challenge commences. 

An Ames woman pleaded guilty to a felony drug charge in Hardin County District Court on Tuesday. 

A Gowrie man is facing up to 7 years in prison after allegedly being found with a firearm and fleeing police custody on Thursday, Aug. 11.

An Eldora woman was arrested for criminal mischief in the early morning hours in Iowa Falls on Sunday for allegedly punching and breaking a TV at a private residence earlier in the evening. 

A Steamboat Rock man was arrested on Wednesday after allegedly pointing a gun at another vehicle on Highway 20.

An Ackley man was arrested in the early morning hours on Tuesday after allegedly trying to break into a shed when he exited the stolen vehicle he was driving. 

One driver was cited for failure to obey a stop sign when the garbage truck he was driving struck a 1995 International semi trailer in Alden on Monday. The driver of the semi, which was eastbound on Co. Hwy D-20, was Jess Peterson of Alden. The garbage truck, which was northbound on Co. Hwy …

The first day of August marked the 10th day of the Iowa Falls Police Department's fundraising project that will lead to the addition of a K-9 officer.

A Texas man was arrested Monday and charged with his fifth OWI while allegedly speeding on Highway 20 in Hardin County.