The quiet hills of Buchanan County turned heavy with grief this week after Kimberly Christian was found dead along a remote ATV trail near Looney’s Creek. What began as a routine call about an abandoned vehicle quickly unfolded into a heartbreaking discovery that has left a tight-knit community searching for answers. Deputies were first called … Read more
The quiet of a west end Beaumont neighborhood was shattered early Tuesday morning when gunfire echoed through the 1900 block of Rafes Way. By the time officers arrived, the damage was already done. Inside a home, 31-year-old Joseph Manuel was found with fatal injuries, marking another life lost to sudden violence. Police say the call … Read more
The quiet stretch of Crete Township turned into a scene of shock early Monday after three lives were taken in what investigators are calling a targeted attack. Authorities say 32-year-old Jacob Lambert, along with his mother, 54-year-old Stacy Forde, and her husband, 55-year-old Patrick Forde, were found dead at a home on Norway Trail. The … Read more
On a quiet Friday afternoon just south of the Whiteside County Airport, a small private plane went down in a wheat‑gold field near Thome and McNeil roads, killing 27‑year‑old Dixon resident Justin Wiggins. The crash happened around 3:10 p.m. on March 20, and crews responding to the scene found Wiggins, the lone occupant, dead at … Read more
On Sunday afternoon, a routine drive on Highway 61 in Scott County, Iowa, turned into a family tragedy that left a young mother and her toddler dead. Just after 4:25 p.m. on March 22, deputies responded to a report of a serious crash near the 8500 block of 140th Street. An eastbound SUV veered off … Read more
