Man injured in gun incident Tuesday evening (VIDEO & PHOTO GALLERY)
MASON CITY – A man was injured Tuesday evening just before 10 PM in an apparent incident that involved a gun. The incident took place at 220 1st Street SW. The man
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MASON CITY – A man was injured Tuesday evening just before 10 PM in an apparent incident that involved a gun. The incident took place at 220 1st Street SW. The man
MASON CITY – Police on Tuesday hunted down a man causing havoc with his lawnmower. According to a report, police were called to the 200 block of South Monroe Avenue at about
DENVER, June 11 (UPI) — The actor who played Chewbacca in “Star Wars” said Twitter led the Transportation Security Administration to release his light saber cane at Denver’s airport. Peter Mayhew, 69,
ATLANTA, June 11 (UPI) — Former Atlanta Hawks player Mookie Blaylock has turned himself in to face charges stemming from a head-on collision that killed a Georgia mother of five. Blaylock, 46,
TEMPE, Ariz., June 11 (UPI) — USA Basketball will move its headquarters to Arizona as part of a multimillion-dollar development adjacent to Arizona State University, officials said. Currently based in Colorado Springs,
FOXBOROUGH, Mass., June 10 (UPI) — Quarterback Tim Tebow has signed a contract with the New England Patriots, ESPN and NFL.com reported Monday. ESPN reported an unnamed NFL source had confirmed Tebow
MASON CITY – Police were called to East Park In Mason City Monday on a report of a person with a firearm shooting ducks. According to police, today at 1:43 pm, a
From Sen. Charles Grassley: America’s system of voluntary tax compliance works in large measure by keeping up the public’s trust in government. Through wages, investment income and fuel taxes, taxpayers contribute a
MASON CITY – Three North Iowans were arrested Sunday after a disturbance at a North End residence. Around 6:00 pm Sunday, the Mason City Police Department respond to a report of a
MASON CITY – The Mason City Police Departments Unit # 18 will again be hosting their annual Triathlon this Saturday June 15th. Early registration that morning will begin at 07:30 or you
MASON CITY – The Cerro Gordo County Board of Supervisors met for their regular weekly meeting Tuesday morning. The meetings are set for 9:45 AM, but when 9:45 AM arrived, no Supervisors
TAMPA, Fla., June 11 (UPI) — A son of the late George Steinbrenner does not have to repay a $670,000 refund from the Internal Revenue Service, a Tampa, Fla., judge has ruled.
WASHINGTON, June 11 (UPI) — The United States Tuesday placed economic sanctions on four Lebanese supporters of the Middle East terror group Hezbollah. The U.S. Treasury Department said in a release Ali
EVANSTON, Ill., June 11 (UPI) — Moving software applications used by 86 million U.S. workers to the cloud could save enough electricity annually to power Los Angeles for a year, a study
BRUSSELS, June 11 (UPI) — The level of paranoia expressed by U.S. allies to the European Union on public surveillance is regrettable, a Slovakian member of the European Parliament said. Members of
NEW YORK, June 11 (UPI) — News Corp. shareholders in New York approved a proposal to split the company into a publishing company and a film and television business. Shareholders also voted
SANTA MONICA, Calif., June 11 (UPI) — Police in Santa Monica, Calif., said they were looking for a gunman after two people were shot near Santa Monica College Tuesday morning. The Tuesday
WASHINGTON, June 11 (UPI) — President Barack Obama, after meeting with Peruvian President Ollanta Humala at the White House, said Peru is one of the strongest U.S. partners. The bilateral relationship includes
LOS ANGELES, June 11 (UPI) — Filmmakers Bobby and Peter Farrelly are looking for a studio for its “Dumb and Dumber” sequel since Warner Bros. has passed on it, The Hollywood Reporter
BOSTON, June 11 (UPI) — A jury was sworn in Tuesday in federal court in Boston for the long-awaited trial of mobster James “Whitey” Bulger. After U.S. District Judge Denise Casper administered
KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 11 (UPI) — Doctors in Kansas City, Mo., say they used super glue to save the life of a 3-week-old girl by stopping bleeding in her brain. A
KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 11 (UPI) — A mentally ill Missouri man will spend the next 12 years in prison after stabbing the dean of a community college in the neck, a
WASHINGTON, June 11 (UPI) — Earth’s airspace is set to have twice as many airliners flying as now, and that’s just the civilian airplane traffic forecast to grow in the next two
WASHINGTON, June 11 (UPI) — Lawmakers, rights groups and families of victims say they want more accountability for the Border Patrol after agents were blamed in the deaths of 15 people. Some
WASHINGTON, June 11 (UPI) — After President Obama called on Congress to pass a bipartisan bill to fix the U.S. immigration system, the Senate voted handily Tuesday to put it up for
CHICAGO, June 11 (UPI) — A 51-year-old Chicago woman arrested nearly 400 times has been sentenced to complete a mental health and substance abuse program. Cook County Judge Peggy Chiampas accepted Shermain
AMES, Iowa – Betsy Saina wrapped up her collegiate career last weekend by winning her third NCAA title and becoming an All-American for the 11th time. The Eldoret, Kenya native also won
AMES, Iowa – June 11, 2013 – Today, the Iowa Transportation Commission approved a Revitalize Iowa’s Sound Economy (RISE) Immediate Opportunity grant application submitted by the city of Ottumwa. Up to $1,172,195
Ames, Iowa – June 11, 2013 – Today, the Iowa Transportation Commission approved $4,162,804 in total funding for 12 projects from Iowa’s Clean Air Attainment Program. The program was created in 1994
AMES, Iowa – June 11, 2013 – Today, the Iowa Transportation Commission approved $977,502 in total funding for six statewide Transportation Alternatives program projects. The Transportation Alternatives program was authorized by the
AMES, Iowa – June 11, 2013 – Today, the Iowa Transportation Commission approved $1.3 million in total funding for seven federal Recreational Trails Program projects. The federal Recreational Trails Program was created
AMES, Iowa – June 11, 2013 – The Iowa Transportation Commission has approved the Fiscal Year 2014-2018 Iowa Transportation Improvement Program. The Program reflects Iowa’s multimodal transportation system through inclusion of investments
AMES, Iowa – June 11, 2013 – Today, the Iowa Transportation Commission approved $786,651 in total funding for six Safe Routes to School program projects. The program was created with federal transportation
WASHINGTON, June 11 (UPI) — The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives will consider a bill banning abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy next week, an aide confirmed. Doug Heye, deputy chief of
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), a senior member and former Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate
BOSTON, June 11 (UPI) — Hollywood’s Michael Douglas saying some oral cancer is caused by the human papillomavirus reignited the debate on children’s HPV vaccine, an expert says. Dr. Robert I. Haddad,