Knoxville — A 16-year veteran of the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigations crime lab was fired for 9 fingerprinting mistakes. One of the mistakes made will affect a Marion County case according to County Attorney Ed Bull and Sheriff Jason Sandholdt. The specific case has not been identified. We will bring you more details as they become available.
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Truck hits power line
A Donaldson Delivery boom truck struck a secondary power line in an alley near the corner of Brobst and Robinson around 11:15 a.m.
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Alleged counterfeiter arrested
The Knoxville Police Department reports having a suspect in custody, who may be responsible for the counterfeit $100 circulating in town.
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Counterfeit $100 bills circulating in Knoxville
The Knoxville Chamber of Commerce and Knoxville Police Department report that counterfeit $100 bills are being circulated around Knoxville.
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Motorcycle accident sends one to hospital
A motorcyclist was transported via air to Methodist hospital in Des Moines following an accident on Highway 14 in Knoxville this afternoon.
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City likely to accept title
The City of Knoxville will likely accept the title to 110 East Robinson, the building severely damaged in an arson fire on March 25.
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Governor includes Marion County in disaster declaration
Governor Terry E. Branstad today issued a third proclamation of disaster emergency in response to recent storms and flooding in south and southeast Iowa. Fifteen counties are included in this proclamation: Appanoose, Clinton, Davis, Decatur, Des Moines, Jefferson, Keokuk, Lucas, Marion, Monroe, Ringgold, Van Buren, Wapello, Warren and Wayne. -
Building deemed fire hazard prior to blaze
Following inspection, the City of Knoxville had deemed 110 East Robinson a nuisance, over one year before the building was set on fire on March 25.
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Smith pleads guilty
Jake Christian Smith, 19, pled guilty to sexual exploitation of a minor and third-degree sexual abuse this morning in Marion County District Court.
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Downed power line locations
The Marion County Sheriff's Office shared this list of locations where power lines are currently down.
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Snowstorm in May
Reports of power lines down, several cars in the ditch, snow plows out on the roads and a school cancellation are nothing new to the people of Marion County. However, this report seems more likely to describe conditions in December, or even early March, not Friday, May 3.
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