Police suspect theft ring in Jim Baier break-in
FORT MADISON – An overnight break in at Jim Baier Ford in Fort Madison has…
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Iowa Democratic Party releases statement on result delay
DES MOINES — This morning, Iowa Democratic Party Chair Troy Price released the following statement:…
City initiates court action against building owner
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Fort Madison Mayor Matt Mohrfeld announced Friday that…
ConAgra announces $32M Lee County expansion
BY PCC STAFF LEE COUNTY – The Lee County Conagra Brands facility announced today that…
Area man tazed after chase through county
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – An area man was tased and taken into…
Officer cleared in Dec. 10 fatal shooting at Scotts
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Iowa Attorney General’s office has determined that…
DCI releases officer’s name in Tuesday shooting
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is now…
Police resolve Thursday morning stand-off peacefully
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Authorities were called to a home in the…
Suspect in shooting was killed by police
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – According to a release this morning from the…
Police connect Tuesday night shooting incidents
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A suspect shot by a Fort Madison police…
Police shoot man with gun at Scotts Tuesday night
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A man with a gun was shot by…
Former Mayor Carlson dies in Arkansas
BY PCC STAFF HEBER SPRINGS, Ark. – Arlene Jane Arnold Carlson, daughter of Stanley and…
American Cruises cancels remaining 2019 FM stops
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – American Cruise line has cancelled all remaining Mississippi cruises…
Central Lee to get $12.9M facility upgrade
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DONNELLSON – Central Lee voters bucked a local trend of voting…
Man breaks into FM city hall, sets fire
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – A Burlington man is in custody and undergoing treatment…
Donnellson daycare provider charged with endangerment
Arrest stems from December incident that resulted in child’s death BY PCC STAFF DONNELLSON, Iowa…
Thursday accident sends one to hospital
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – An afternoon accident involving a motorcycle and vehicle has…
Three staff, one offender hurt in assault at ISP
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Three staff members were assaulted while on duty at…
Dog attack sends 5-year-old, two men to hospital
Editor’s Note: This post has been updated to reflect a release from the Fort Madison…
Buckley injured in biking accident Wednesday
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR KEOKUK – Former Lee County Conservation Director Tom Buckley was seriously…
Sunday evening accident sends authorities on hunt
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – An accident that happened at about 5 p.m….
Riverfront business district now part of FM Chamber
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The recent transformation of the downtown business district…
FM police chief to step down May 31
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Fort Madison Police Chief Tim Sittig confirmed…
Local teen dies in Sunday shooting accident
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR MONTROSE – A 15-year-old Fort Madison girl was killed Sunday in…
Fire damages Keokuk City Hall Tuesday night
Courtesy of Radio Keokuk KEOKUK – According to Radio Keokuk, the Keokuk City Hall crews…
Business district drops Main Street designation
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Fort Madison has once again dropped its…
Spam email threat hits Fort Madison
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A bogus scam email is making its…
Newly merged Steamboat Days group postpones 2019 festival
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR BURLINGTON – Burlington officials announced this morning that the annual…
Sheriff’s office looking for escapee in Lee County
MONTROSE – The Lee County Sheriff’s office is looking for an escapee and is asking…
State Patrol identifies one victim of Saturday crash
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – Iowa State Patrol has identified a Hamilton,…
Police looking for two stolen vehicles; a third recovered
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Area law enforcement agencies are on the…
Authorities identify man in Saturday fatality
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – According to an Iowa State Patrol report, the victim…
Keokuk police looking for Wednesday robbery suspect
BY PCC STAFF KEOKUK – Keokuk police are looking for help in finding a suspect…
Authorities need help in attempted abduction Wednesday in WP
BY PCC STAFF WEST POINT – The Lee County Sheriff’s department is asking for help…
Morning Sun man arrested in connection with body found Sunday
BY PCC STAFF LEE COUNTY – A Morning Sun man has been arrested after turning…
Area girl killed in Sunday morning ATV accident
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR PILOT GROVE – An ATV accident this morning in north…
Thursday accident sends Keokuk family to hospital
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A two-vehicle accident on the Hwy. 61…
FM man nabbed in Missouri vehicle theft
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MONTROSE -An 18-year-old Fort Madison man is in a Missouri…
FM police looking into Sunday shooting.
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Fort Madison police are looking into a…
Sheaffer Pen Museum closes doors due to lack of funding
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Sheaffer Pen Museum located at 627 Avenue G…
Siemens secures more work for FM, Kansas facilities
BY PCC STAFF ORLANDO – Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has been selected by ENGIE North…
Siemens to close Burlington facility
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR BURLINGTON – According to a statement released by a spokesperson…
Siemens announces new blade plans for FM plant
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Just three weeks after announcing 200 layoffs,…
Train derails east of sheriff’s department
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – Burlington Northern Santa Fe crews were on…
City Councilman arrested on felony drug charges
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A sitting Fort Madison city councilman has…
Fort Madison man nabbed for attempted murder
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A 26-year-old Fort Madison man is in…
Correctional officer hospitalized after morning attack
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Iowa State Penitentiary was placed on lockdown/restricted movement Wednesday,…
Breaking News: Homecoming Parade Cancelled, Festivities Moved to FMHS MPR
The Fort Madison High School Homecoming Parade scheduled for today has been cancelled due to…
BREAKING: FMHS grad body identified in Oakland fire
PEN CITY CURRENT – Jason McCarty, a former FMHS graduate, has been identified as one…