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• Iowa Authorities Secure First-Degree Murder Charge in 2011 Cold Case Killing of Realtor Ashley Okland

  Published: Mar 18, 2026

  Section: Crime

  West Des Moines Police have arrested 53-year-old Kristin Ramsey following a grand jury indictment for the 2011 murder of real estate agent Ashley Okland. The breakthrough comes nea...

• West Des Moines Man Charged With Attempted Murder After Allegedly Stabbing Mother Over Speaker Dispute

  Published: Mar 4, 2026

  Section: Crime

  Authorities in Iowa have arrested 21 year old Nathan Norrell for allegedly attacking his mother with a large fixed-blade knife following a disagreement regarding a portable speaker...