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MASON CITY – A report was called in to police about a dog left in a van on Friday afternoon in the Wal-Mart parking lot, but an animal control officer took no
American Forces Press Service – WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama said today that “with considerable regret” he has accepted the resignation of Eric K. Shinseki as secretary of veterans affairs. Sloan Gibson,
By Jim Garamone American Forces Press Service SINGAPORE, May 30, 2014 – The United States will continue to lead in the Asia-Pacific region, but the methods will change, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel
MASON CITY – A wanted man was located by police taking a stroll through the North End. Police located Dale J. Lewis Jr., age 42, at the 200 block of 5th Street
MASON CITY – A Man listed by Mason City police as one of their most wanted individuals was arrested Friday night in the Cultural Crescent. Police responded to an incident at the
RED OAK, IOWA – An Iowa man is in critical condition after being shot multiple times. At approximately 12:15 AM on May 31, 2014, the Red Oak Police Department and the Red
MASON CITY – Fresh out of jail, a Mason City man skipped his court date and was promptly arrested Saturday morning. Dustin William Snowbird, age 33, is now in the Cerro Gordo
NIT – May 31 is recognized as World No Tobacco Day. Persons around the world who are struggling with tobacco addiction are urged to use this day as a starting point to
WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel today announced that Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s Afghan captors have released him to the U.S. military after taking him prisoner nearly five years ago while he
DES MOINES – A liberal Iowa political group is calling for a pro-gun right-wing Senate candidate to apologize for saying recent shootings in California were “an unfortunate accident”. Progress Iowa Executive Director
CEDAR RAPIDS – Two men who kidnaped a Briar Cliff University student were each sentenced to over 10 years in federal prison in sentencing hearings today and yesterday. Trey Michael Boykin, age
NORTHWOOD – A Lake Mills man accused of trying to shoot police who were trying to help him has a plea hearing set. Matthew Davis, age 21 of Lake Mills, stands charged
MASON CITY – City council member and delivery man Travis Hickey says that Mason City code enforcement officers are going about their jobs all wrong. The city has two code enforcement officers listed
Opinion submitted to NorthIowaToday.com: A new report by Progress Iowa found that 1 out of 6 of Governor Branstad’s appointees were campaign donors. This demonstrates a level of backroom-style deal-making that I
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve King released the following statement after Secretary of Veteran Affairs Eric Shinseki announced his resignation: “General Shinseki has lost the confidence of our veterans,” said King. “I thank
WEBSTER COUNTY – Iowa Lottery staff procedures recently identified a discrepancy in records involving some lottery retail locations in north central Iowa and one person has been charged with a crime. The
WASHINGTON – In a Friday press conference, President Obama announced that “many of the people” that dropped the ball through misconduct in Veteran’s Administration facilities across the nation will be fired. Here
DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has released two studies focused on gambling attitudes and behaviors among Iowa adolescents and college students, and a third study on problem
DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has released the 2013 State of Iowa HIV and AIDS End-of-Year Surveillance Report. It shows HIV diagnoses increased a bit from the
CLEAR LAKE – A Minnesota man now in the Cerro Gordo County Jail has pleaded not guilty to charges of 1st degree kidnapping and attempted murder involving an alleged victim in Clear
UN – Concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere have crossed a new threshold, the United Nation’s weather agency today confirmed, warning that time is running out to curb rising greenhouse gas
MASON CITY – Law enforcement and others banded together Thursday afternoon when a special needs child went missing. Police received a call Thursday around 5:45 PM from a mother who could not
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry E. Branstad today announced he will hold formal signings on Friday, May 30, 2014, for the solar tax credit bill and the wind energy tax credit bill. The bill signings announced
MASON CITY – A Clear Lake man accused of felony burglary is set to take a plea deal Friday. Robert Allen Rollefson, age 49, stands accused of felony third degree burglary after
CEDAR RAPIDS – A California man was sentenced today to 13 months in federal prison. Chad Straub, 40, from Salinas, California, received the prison term after a February 7, 2014, guilty plea
WASHINGTON – President Obama on Tuesday declared that 9,800 US troops will remain in Afghanistan after 2014, and the cost could reach $20 billion. If Afghanistan signs a security agreement, US troops
By Joe Ess – This past Memorial Day I was reading a piece from the indefatigable Charles P. Pierce at The Politics Blog at Esquire about our nation’s most recent gun massacre
NIT – Former Hampton Mayor Shawn Dietz took a moment to answer some questions about his campaign for the Iowa Senate seat for District 27. Mr. Dietz is running as a Republican.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Ambassador Timothy Broas broke ground on the new U.S. Embassy in The Hague this week. The new Embassy, designed by Moore Ruble Yudell Architects & Planners of Santa Monica,
MASON CITY – A Mason City man who drove drunk in February, injuring one, was caught again Wednesday evening. Joseph Patrick Fitzgerald, age 54, was pulled over by police at about 10:30
WASHINGTON – Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) on Thursday announced that four Iowa fire departments will receive a total of $261,504 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG)
Sports are one of the best ways to keep our kids active and healthy, but young people make nearly 250,000 emergency room visits each year with sport or recreation-related brain injuries. As
CHARLES CITY – A Nora Springs man is dead, and a Charles City woman has been ticketed as part of an on-going investigation after her SUV struck the man’s motorcycle last week
Dr. Maya Angelou wrote that “History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived. However, if faced with courage, need not be lived again.” Few people lived with more courage and taught us
MASON CITY – A concerned mailman called police Wednesday afternoon, suspicious of the activities of several persons as they knocked on doors on the city’s south side. Police received a call at
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man who concealed assets from his creditors and the United States Bankruptcy Court pled guilty today in federal court in Cedar Rapids. Jay Freese, age 51, from Montour,
CHARLES CITY – A wanted Charles City man was caught by police on May 21st. Jaiton Mangun, age 20, skipped a court hearing on May 20th and a warrant was issued for
DECORAH – An Iowa sex offender who was not complying with the sex offender registry was arrested recently. On May 19, at about 11:30 PM, Bernard D. Olson Jr., age 39 of
CHARLES CITY – A Charles City man who led North Iowa law enforcement on a dangerous chase in April has been sent to Cedar Rapids and faces new federal charges related to
MASON CITY – A concerned citizen called police when a possibly intoxicated man was allegedly snooping around and peaking into people’s garages, prompting a chase when the man wouldn’t go quietly. Mason