Cold case investigation leads to murder conviction of former Decorah man

A former northeast Iowa man was convicted Wednesday in the murder of a teenage girl who was last seen alive more than eight years ago. A jury in Winneshiek County District Court found 66-year-old James Bachmurski guilty of second-degree murder in the death of 15-year-old Jade Colvin. Bachmurski, who’s been living in Georgia, was arrested […]

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Char Beekmann, 88, Pocathotas

Char Beekmann, age 88, of Pocahontas, passed away on Thursday, November 5, 2026, at the Pocahontas Community Hospital in Pocahontas, Iowa.

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