ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Oct. 16 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is hosting an informational open house to discuss the proposed Lock and Dam 10 mooring cell project, Nov. 7, at Guttenberg Public Library from 5-7 p.m. The public is welcome to drop in to learn more and meet with staff. There will be no formal presentation. The library is located at 603 South 2nd St., Guttenberg, Iowa. The pu  more

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Oct. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa issued the following news release: Victor Perez-Martinez, 24, from Hull, Iowa was sentenced on October 11, 2024, in federal court in Sioux City. Perez-Martinez pled guilty May 24, 2024, to seven counts, which included conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, four counts of distribution of methamphetamine, and possession of a firearm by a prohibi  more

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Oct. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa issued the following news release: A man who possessed a firearm as a prohibited person and possessed methamphetamine with the intent to distribute was sentenced October 11, 2024, to more than 8 years in federal prison. Tirrell Harlan Hopkins, Jr., age 24, from Mason City, Iowa, received the prison term after a plea on May 3, 2024, to one count of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and   more

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Oct. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa issued the following news release: Jermiah Preston, 41, from Fort Dodge, Iowa was sentenced on October 9, 2024, in federal court in Sioux City. Preston pled guilty May 22, 2024, to distribution of methamphetamine. In March 2017, Preston was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm and distributing a controlled substance in the United States District Court in Northern District of Iowa.   more