An Altoona man was sentenced to prison on Friday for committing sexual acts on children. According to the Polk County ...

In total, 71-year-old Michael Charles Ertz, of Altoona, pleaded guilty to 7 charges of sexual abuse against children in Polk and Dallas counties.

As part of his sentence, Ertz must register as a sex offender and be monitored for the rest of his life by the Department of ...

One man has been arrested after lighting multiple Molotov cocktails and setting things on fire in Altoona Saturday morning at ...

The Altoona Police Department is asking for assistance from the public after multiple cars were broken into Thursday.

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Altoona Police Department officer Quint Stickel speaks with Altoona Area student Quevyn Smith Thursday at the Stevens building. Mirror photo by Matt Churella Students enrolled in the Altoona Area ...

AFTER THAT MEETING. ALTOONA MAN FACES CHARGES IN TWO SEPARATE CASES AFTER POLICE SAY HE SEXUALLY ABUSED AT LEAST TWO CHILDREN. SEVEN YEAR-OLD MICHAEL ERTZ WAS ARRESTED IN WEST DES MOINES ON THURSDAY.

A former Burlington area man, who served as Burlington Police Department reserve officer, has been sentenced to up to 50 years in prison for child sexual abuse charges in Polk ...

Luigi Mangione was arrested by Altoona Police Department officers at McDonald ... primarily driven by searchers from Pennsylvania and Iowa — Thompson was born in Ames, Iowa, and graduated ...