All articles tagged with #linn county
Originally Published 18 hours ago — by OregonLive.com
Oregon officials warn that visitors to two Linn County hospitals on specific dates may have been exposed to measles, following the state's first confirmed cases in 2026, emphasizing the importance of vaccination to prevent the highly contagious and potentially severe disease.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by Des Moines Register
Police in Linn County allege that the motive behind the killing of three people and the serious injury of another was to make the crime into a movie. Luke Truesdell, 34, has been arrested and charged with three counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder. The victims died from blunt force trauma to the head caused by a metal pipe. Truesdell allegedly admitted to the crime and mentioned the movie motive. The investigation is ongoing, and no additional arrests are expected.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by KGAN TV
A Marion man, Luke Truesdell, has been arrested and charged with attempted murder after three people were found dead and one critically injured in a rural Linn County outbuilding. The investigation is ongoing, and authorities have not released the victims' names.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by KCRG
Dakota Van Patten has been charged with first-degree murder, kidnapping, and conspiracy to commit a forcible felony in connection to the Lily Lake murder case, while McKinley Louisma faces kidnapping charges. The 18-year-old and 23-year-old are accused of kidnapping and murdering 20-year-old Melody Hoffman, whose body was found strangled, beaten, and stabbed at Lily Lake in Amana. Investigators have confirmed Van Patten as the second suspect mentioned in the case, and court records indicate that both Van Patten and Louisma knew each other beforehand.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by The Gazette
McKinley Louisma, a Hiawatha man, has been charged with kidnapping and conspiracy to commit a forcible felony after admitting to law enforcement that he and another person kidnapped 20-year-old Melody Hoffman, with whom he had an intimate relationship, from a park in Linn County. Hoffman was found dead in Amana with evidence of strangulation, stab, and slash wounds. Louisma's car contained items matching those belonging to Hoffman, and he admitted to details of the kidnapping but did not confess to causing Hoffman's death. The investigation is ongoing, and the other individual involved in the kidnapping has not been arrested.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by The Register-Guard
A level 3 evacuation "go now" was issued for Mount Tom residents in response to a 100-acre field fire on Priceboro Drive outside of Harrisburg, Oregon. Two task forces have been mobilized to assist with the growing fire, and the Oregon State Fire Marshal has additional resources on standby. Sheriff's deputies are notifying residents, and citizens are asked to avoid the area. No highway closures are in effect, but hot and dry weather conditions call for extra fire precautions.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by KCRG
An 18-year-old man was seriously injured in an ATV crash in Linn County, Iowa, after falling off the back of the vehicle. The accident occurred on Sunday night, and the injured man was taken to a nearby hospital. Neither rider was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by KCRG
A motorcyclist was injured in a crash in Linn County, Iowa, after failing to stop at a stop sign and crashing into a ditch. The driver was not wearing a helmet and was airlifted to a local hospital for serious injuries.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by KCCI Des Moines
A 10-year-old child named Elijah Beeman was killed in a crash near Center Point in Linn County, Iowa. The cause of the crash is unclear, but the driver and another child were rushed to the hospital and are expected to survive. According to the Iowa Department of Transportation, 118 people have died so far this year on Iowa roads, which is 13 more than at the same point in 2022. Over the last five years, an average of 338 people have been killed in crashes each year.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by kwwl.com
A 10-year-old boy died in a single-vehicle rollover crash on I-380 in Linn County, Iowa. Two others, a 30-year-old woman and a 5-year-old girl, were injured but are expected to survive. The crash occurred early Saturday morning and the van was found overturned in a ditch along the southbound lanes.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by KCRG
One person was killed and two others were injured in a rollover crash on Interstate 380 in northern Linn County, Iowa. The crash involved a white Chevrolet Venture van that was found on its roof in a ditch on the west side of the highway's southbound lanes. The cause of the crash is under investigation.