By Trent Rice
EAGLE GROVE, Iowa A murder investigation at a Northern Iowa meat processing plant.
The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation says the stabbing happened early Tuesday morning at the Prestage Farms plant in Eagle Grove.
DCI says Wright County Sheriff s deputies found the victim inside the plant s employee locker room area.
They say the sheriff s office has one person in custody.
DCI says the initial investigation shows victim and suspect knew each other
Neither the victim nor the suspect have been identified
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By Trent Rice
Feb 16, 2021
ARMSTRONG, Iowa A fifth former Armstrong, Iowa city official is being charged in an ongoing misconduct investigation.
The Emmet County Sheriff’s Office says former Armstrong City Clerk Mary Staton is charged with misdemeanor counts of theft and tampering with records.
She joins another former city clerk, the current city clerk, along with the Northern Iowa town s mayor and police chief all facing charges of embezzlement and fraud, misusing city funds, and falsifying financial records.
The charges come from a multi-year investigation led by the Emmet County Sheriff’s Office, with help from the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation.