Michael Williams of Grinnell is the person found killed in Jasper County, police report

By Eva Hill hilleva@grinnell.edu Grinnell resident Michael Williams, 44, has been identified as the man whose body was discovered charred in a Kellogg ditch on Wednesday afternoon after Jasper County authorities responded to reports of a fire in the area. Police are investigating Williams’ death as a homicide, but have not released further details on the case. According to Williams’ Facebook page, he was originally from Syracuse, New York, where many of his family members still live. He turned 44 […]