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Wx timer 40 a man barricaded himself in his me for eight hours. Creating a tense situation for authorities and residents in cherokee, iowa yesterday. That standoff with police ended peacefully. Ktivs sam curtiss has more from the scene. State patrol packed up at the scene. Authorities then took the man to Cherokee Regional Medical Center to be evaluated. In cherokee, iowa, sam curtiss, ktiv news four. The Cherokee Police department is expected to release more details later this morning. Well bri...

Story next week on local five news. Jack a big public hearing for the Bakken Pipeline is now just a week away. The proposed pipeline would cut through the state and has been stirring up a lot of controversy. Right now the hearing is scheduled for next week in boone, and the iowa utilities board is adding 210 speakers to the meeting. But some people arent happy with how those speaking opportunities are being divided. Local 5s amanda krenz is here now with the latest. Amanda bam the iowa utilities...

Peterson she is not afraid of much. The former ballet dancer and now yoga and structure instructor has plenty of Upper Body Strength as its clear by the tackle she made against her mugger. I was just focusing on getting inside the building. It was a sunny tuesday afternoon when Whitney Peterson walked into this Market Street building for an appointment in San Francisco, not noticing the man who falls behind her to steal her louis purse. He just basically grabbed my waist. And then he just took h...

Gathered behind tables holding a variety of guns and large bags of drugs law enforcement agencies announced the results of an 18 month investigation.

The body of the missing 17-year-old boy who was swept away from the Merced River may have been found.

Merced County Sheriff's Deputies are attempting to rescue a kayaker from the Merced River. It's the second rescue from the river this week.

The Merced County Sheriff's Office was hard at work on Thursday searching for a missing 17-year-old.

As more signs go up informing people about the closure of the Merced and San Joaquin rivers, Sheriff Warnke says he just wants to keep people safe.

Amidst Staffing Shortage, Merced County's Sheriff Is Often Sole Officer To Respond To Calls Merced County California's Sheriff is officially sounding the…