Appeal denied for Ottumwa man in double murder conviction

The Iowa Court of Appeals has denied an Ottumwa man’s request for a new murder trial. Christopher Yenger was found guilty two counts of first-degree murder for throwing a molotov cocktail at a rural Wappello County house after getting his nose bloodied in a fight there in 2006. Two men died in the fire. Yenger […]

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Kenneth D. Gisch, 80, Laurens

Kenneth D. Gisch, age 80, of Laurens, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 23, 2026, at his home in Laurens, Iowa.

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