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Man charged with fatal stabbing in Britt is found not competent to stand trial
GARNER, Iowa – The man accused of a Hancock County murder has been found not competent to stand trial. Monte Wayne Eckels, 57 of Britt, is charged with first-degree murder for allegedly stabbing and killing Leallen Bergman, 62 of Ventura, on March 4, 2023, in Britt. After a mental...
The Wright County Monitor
Harvey Dean Friesleben, the son of Hartley and Wilma (Haupt) Friesleben, was born August 7, 1942, in Belmond, Iowa. He was Baptized on September 5, 1943, at St. John Lutheran Church in Belmond. He was raised on an acreage by Goodell until he was 9 years old and moved with his family to a farm north of Goldfield in 1951. Harvey was Confirmed on March 30, 1958, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Renwick. He attended Renwick Community School until sixth grade when the school districts changed and he then attended Goldfield Community School, graduating with the “Class of 1961”. After high school, Harvey attended the American Institution of Business in Des Moines where he received his A.A.S. Degree in Accounting.
Crews work to restore power in central Iowa after morning storm
DES MOINES, Iowa — Severe thunderstorms that pushed through central Iowa early Friday morning have left thousands of people without power. Utility crews are working to get the power back on for customers across the state. As of 11:30 a.m. MidAmerican Energy was reporting an outage for more than 13,900 customers in the Des Moines […]
Iowa man injured in 'unfortunate accidental discharge,' police say
FORT DODGE, Iowa — A Fort Dodge man was accidentally shot in the chest Wednesday afternoon, according to the Fort Dodge Police Department. According to the FDPD, the gunshot and injury were reported to the Webster County Telecommunications Center shortly after 3:30 p.m. at the Biltwell Apartments, 106 N. 10th St. The caller indicated that a gun had been accidentally fired and a male in the residence had a gunshot wound to the upper torso.
Flooding an issue after torrential rains, rising rivers
Governor Reynolds has declared 15 counties state disaster areas and many of those counties have had significant flash flooding from storms that moved through on Monday and Tuesday. Algona got well over five inches of rain, flooding roads and basements. Flash flooding in the Newton area stranded vehicles and closed...
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