Trooper wounded by accused killer
STUART — An Iowa State Patrol trooper was shot and wounded Tuesday afternoon after confronting a shotgun-toting man who is charged with killing a woman. Trooper Chase Carruthers was taken to a Des Moines hospital and remains a patient there. The deceased was identified by the Iowa Department of Public Safety as 42-year-old Toni Elena-Ann Salazar, of Stuart. Austin N. Reed, 46, of Stuart, was arrested and charged with first degree murder and attempted muder of a police officer. The incident happened at about 3:35 p.m. Tuesday in the 200 block of Southwest Sixth Street. An ...
‘That’s what she would have wanted’
The clouds cleared off Saturday morning to allow a successful bike ride that raised money for trail improvements in honor of an avid local cyclist. “What I saw was a bunch of people having a good time, reminiscing and creating memories,” said Jeff Halter, an organizer of the Prairie ...
Area firefighters deal with soaring truck prices
Local fire departments are paying big bucks - sometimes as much as $1 million - for new trucks and waiting longer and longer to get them. The most recent example can be found in Fort Dodge, where the Fire Department recently placed in service a bucket truck called a tower ladder that can lift ...
News of Record: Aug. 20, 2026
Magistrate Court WEBSTER COUNTY Wednesday Driving while license suspended — Kody B. Lacaille, 32, 644 Second St. N.W., 10 days in jail (suspended), $250 plus surcharge, court costs. Mariah G. Friedl, 26, Eagle Grove, $150 plus surcharge, court costs. Failure to appear for sentencing — Derrick L. Stewart, 27, 1339 S. 21st St., further proceedings to be scheduled. Trespass, first offense — Leann T. Holcombe, 32, 1793 Legion Ave., trial set for Sept. 10. Rental housing ordinance violation — MGJH1 LLC, Chicago, Illinois, continued until Oct. 28. D9 Properties LLC, ...