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  On Friday, April 9, 2021, Iowa State Patrol Sergeant Jim Smith #462, a 27-year-veteran of the Patrol, was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a barricaded subject in Grundy Center.  According to the Division of Criminal Investigation, on Friday, April 9, at approximately 7:22 p.m., Grundy Center Police attempted to conduct a traffic stop on Lang, within Grundy Center City limits. Lang fled from Grundy Center Police and he was chased to an area southeast of town. Lang pulled over on 250th Avenue, exited his vehicle and assaulted the Grundy Center Police Officer who chased him. Durin...

It turns out that Michael Thomas Lang, 41, the man charged with murdering an Iowa trooper, once won the 2020 Democratic primary for sheriff of Grundy County. He did not get near to winning, only netting 22.3 percent of the vote in the general election, but it's an eye-popping detail amid the death of Sgt. Jim Smith, a 27-year veteran of the Iowa State Patrol.

Today Windy with a few showers early then partly cloudy overnight. Low 33F. Winds WNW at 25 to 35 mph. Chance of rain 30%. Winds could occasionally gust over 50 mph.. Tonight Windy with a few showers early then partly cloudy overnight. Low 33F. Winds WNW at 25 to 35 mph. Chance of rain 30%. Winds could occasionally gust over 50 mph. Updated: April 10, 2021 @ 7:14 pm

Iowa State Patrol Sgt. Jim Smith, who was fatally shot during an hours-long standoff Friday evening in Grundy Center, was a 27-year veteran of the patrol and was described as a well-known community volunteer. Smith joined the State Patrol after graduating from the Department of Public Safety Academy, according to a biography posted on the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy's Facebook page. He was first assigned to work in Fairfield, then in 1996 was moved to Oelwein.  "Trooper Jim Smith is proud and humbled by his position as an Iowa State Trooper," the 2018 posting said. "He consistently perf...

Law enforcement identifies trooper killed in shooting, suspect in custody Share Updated: 7:08 PM CDT Apr 10, 2021 Law enforcement identifies trooper killed in shooting, suspect in custody Share Updated: 7:08 PM CDT Apr 10, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript MINUTES AND IOWA STATE PATROL SERGEANT HAS BEEN SHOT AND KILLED DURING A STANDOFF IN GRUNDY CENTER TONIGHT LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ACROSS THE STATE ARE MOURNING THE LOSS OF SERGEANT JIM SMITH. AND THE SUSPECTED KILLER 41 YEAR OLD MICHAEL LANG HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH FIRST-DEGREE MURDER. KCCI’S ANDREW MULLENB...