Obituaries

Gazette Des Moines Bureau A shooting late Sunday evening at a concert in Las Vegas killed more than 50 people and injured more than 500, according to law enforcement officials. The latest mass shooting sparked questions among readers about what laws are in place in Iowa. While the federal government has some jurisdiction over gun regulations, states also have freedom to write their own gun laws.Here is a look ...

By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News Doug Breese may not be the first driver from the Mt. Pleasant Walmart Distribution driver to log 3,000,000 accident-free miles, but he could be the youngest.Breese of Mt. Pleasant became the 17th driver from the center to reach 3 million miles when the odometer turned over on April 17 of this year. While most Walmart drivers are in their 60s when they reach at the mark, ...

By Erin Murphy, Lee Des Moines Bureau DES MOINES ? Sending a text message while driving can get you pulled over under a new Iowa law.A couple of months in, some Iowa law enforcement officials say the new law has been a useful tool in attempting to change drivers' behavior ? in other words, to get drivers to stop texting while driving.But even more law enforcement officials say the new law still is not strong ...

Panther pride was on display during the Homecoming Parade Friday, Sept. 29. Above, the freshmen were ready to fry the West Burlington-Notre Dame Falcons.

Twenty-two citations were issued and three arrests made during a Sept. 28 traffic safety checkpoint, headed by the Henry County Sheriff's Office.Arrested were Anthony James Elliott, 36, Mt. Pleasant, driving while barred; Andrew Jacob Wood, 28, Fayetteville, Ga., possession of marijuana, marijuana oil and drug paraphernalia; and Michael Lee Taylor Jr., 30, Burlington, driving while barred.The checkpoint was ...

The Mt. Pleasant king and queen have been crowned! Dani Broeker and Brody McGhghy, seen standing together here, were crowned on Thursday night. Other students to be named to the homecoming court were Nathaniel Zaragoza, Kalynn Batey, Colin Mulford, Kaitlyn Ensminger, Jordan Magnani, Delaney McDowell, Jake Lowe and Qian Qian Ye.

Kosta Papazaglou and Tristan Ledger combined for a shutout as the Trojan baseball team split with Knoxville 2-0, 3-1 on Thursday night.The Fairfield freshman earned the win on the mound, allowing only five hits over 6 2/3 innings. He struck out four and walked only two. Ledger retired the final batter on five pitches to earn the save.Cameron Baumann provided the offense, driving in both Fairfield runs, one via ...

Cardinal softball scored eight runs in the fourth inning to add an exclamation point to a 15-1 win over Mediapolis on Thursday night.Fours were the story for Lindsey Davis, as the Comets? senior third baseman went 4-4 with four runs scored and four RBIs. She also homered in the game, her first of the season, and she upped her batting average to .470.Shelby Smith drew two walks for the Comets, had a base hit and ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Mphatso Nguluwe began her presentation at First Presbyterian Church about the needs in her country of Malawi on Wednesday, Sept. 27, by joking about her height.?I'm not blessed with height, but very blessed with color,? she said with a laugh, engaging the audience immediately with her comic relief from the heavy topics she was about to dive into.Nguluwe shared with the ...

A Mediapolis motorist received a citation following a two-vehicle accident Sept. 23 at the intersection of East Washington and South Adams streets in Mt. Pleasant.Chase Parrott was cited for failure to obey a traffic control device. Parrott, according to the Mt. Pleasant Police Department's accident report, was driving a 2000 Mazda, owned by James Chase of Mediapolis, east on Washington Street and approaching ...