The latest local news headlines from KCCI News 8.
Rare find at garage sale for $1
Discovered among other household items being sold in a garage sale was a baseball bat believed to be something very special.
Authorities: Suspicious package was food
Authorities say a suspicious package that required explosives teams to investigate was actually a cooler with food.
Ex-girlfriend feared Klunder’s release
The ex-girlfriend of Iowa kidnapping suspect Michael Klunder says in court documents that she worried he would harm her family after his release from prison in 2011, citing prior threats and abuse.
Shepard Abduction: Police searching new area
Police searching for a Shepard are looking in a new area where investigators believe the man suspected of kidnapping her may have driven.
Veteran gets his diploma 72 years late
At a very special graduation ceremony Friday morning, a veteran received his 72-years overdue diploma.
Man denied permit to sell guns from home
An Iowa man's application for a permit to sell guns from his home has been rejected.
Sen. Harkin's papers will go to Drake University
Sen. Tom Harkin will donate his papers to Drake University after plans to give them to a namesake institute at Iowa State University fell apart earlier this year.
Police plan holiday weekend enforcement
Law enforcement officials will be out in full force across Polk County.
Are these mountain lions?
Mountain lion sightings in Iowa are rare. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources said 95 percent turn out to be false. But some residents in Warren County think they are in the five percent.
Spring rain, no frost good for farmers markets
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey says growers are hopeful for a bountiful crop of spring produce that could begin showing up at farmers markets soon.
Driver charged 8 months after deadly crash
An Iowa man has been charged with vehicular homicide, eight months after a crash that killed a 23-year-old man.
New details emerge in Kathlynn Shepard search
Investigators released new evidence they found near the hog confinement where authorities say suspected abductor Michael Klunder took 15-year-old Kathlynn Shepard and another 12-year-old girl.
Restaurant manager charged in child porn case
Federal agents have arrested the manager of a Pleasant Hill restaurant on charges of distribution of child pornography.
911 dispatcher uses cellphone to help find hurt driver
All the driver could see around his crashed car was trees.
Police officer’s home burglarized, gun stolen
Police said two people were arrested on charges of burglarizing a police officer’s home and stealing his gun.
Driver extricated from car after driving off overpass
She suffered a fractured neck and collapsed lung.
Drake University planning big announcements
The news conference is planned Friday.
Police: 3 people shot at apartment complex
Police said they're looking for two men who left the scene in a green van.
UPDATED: 2 children killed during school field trip
Two children died and two were hurt.
Police find man on ground, bleeding, calling for help
Several people stopped to help the man.
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