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MASON CITY – Former Mason City Council member Leonard Foster was written about today in the Globe Gazette’s website, sources told NIT. Political reporter John Skipper wrote that Mr. Foster is a
MASON CITY – Local moms participated in an event known as the Big Latch On Saturday in East Park. Women and their children came together here and around the world to breastfeed
NORTHWOOD – Authorities reported a stabbing incident took place today in Northwood. The incident took place in a city park earlier today. One victim was receiving CPR at the scene, a source
IOWA COUNTY – One Iowan is dead after a motocycle mishap Saturday west of Iowa City. According to a report, a man and a woman were traveling east bound on Interstate 80
Lenox, IOWA — At approximately 8:00 PM on Saturday, August 3, 2013, the body of a white, 31 year old female was found in a field along 120th Street, about one quarter
WASHINGTON – United States Trade Representative Michael Froman, Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced today that the United States won a major case at the World
IOWA CITY, IOWA – – University of Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz announced Monday that two scholarship student-athletes, senior offensive lineman Drew Clark and redshirt freshman wide receiver Cameron Wilson, have chosen
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa wrestling program released its 2013-14 scheduleMonday, and the calendar includes seven home dates and a return to the Ken Kraft Midlands Championships. Iowa, the national
AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State football team will wear throwback uniforms from the 1920s when it hosts Iowa on Sept. 14, 2013, in Ames. The uniforms feature vertical stripes on the front
AMES – As Iowa’s corn crop grows taller, motorists are urged to use extra caution at roadway intersections and railroad crossings where the driver’s view may be obstructed. Iowa Department of Transportation
OMAHA – Citizens State Bank is offering a $5000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the man responsible for the July 30th, 2013 robbery of the Citizens State
MASON CITY – Several area businesses pitched in this weekend to hold a three day fundraiser for the North Iowa Youth Center and Opportunity Village. The Fundraiser was sponsored by Wayne’s Ski
WASHINGTON – Two individuals, Donald Torriero and Julius DeSimone, were sentenced in federal court in Utica, N.Y., for illegally dumping thousands of tons of asbestos-contaminated construction debris on a 28-acre piece of
WASHINGTON – A spokesperson for the U.S. Sate Department denied Sunday that the closing of more embassies and consulates around the world were due to a “new threat stream”. “Given that a
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA – On July 30, 2013, Joseph Patrick Connor, a 40 year-old resident of Council Bluffs, Iowa, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge John Jarvey to four months
LONDON – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has announced that same-sex couples will now get the same treatment as opposite-sex couples when applying for a visa, a document needed for world
Gulfport, Miss – Nicholas Bolden, 40, of Ocean Springs, was sentenced today by U. S. District Judge Walter J. Gex III to serve 78 months in federal prison followed by eight years
Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Mercelin Etienne, a fugitive for five years, is now in the Broward County jail where he will face charges of armed sexual battery. Earlier this week, Deputy U.S.
MASON CITY – A Mason City man who was allegedly at a party involving minors and illegal drugs is now facing a felony charge. According to a police report, Mason City police
DOHA, Qatar – There are multiple layers of food safety in the rations available to soldiers and civilians at Camp As Sayliyah in Qatar. Veterinary Services, Preventive Medicine and Dining Facility sections
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced late last week that progress is being made in recently-started Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. “It has taken an awful lot of work and a
NEW YORK – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Friday urged an independent investigation into whether war crimes had been committed when armed opposition groups in Syria allegedly executed