Supreme Court denies sexual exploitation appeal of former Independence teacher

The Iowa Supreme Court has upheld the sexual exploitation conviction of a former Independence High School teacher. Forty-one-year-old Kari Schwartz was convicted of sexual exploitation by a school employee for actions with a female student in August of 2009. She appealed, saying there was a lack of evidence she went beyond a normal teacher-student relationship, […]

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Donald Schmitt, 92, Storm Lake

Donald Schmitt, age 92, of Storm Lake, Iowa died March 25, 2026 at Methodist Manor Retirement Community in Storm Lake. Funeral

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