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MASON CITY – A man who is battling a charge of child endangerment in a nearby North Iowa county pled guilty to a drunk driving charge Thursday in Cerro Gordo county court
NIT – Fast food giant McDonald’s revealed today that sales at its restaurants are plummeting. In a financial release, executives blame “the impact of food quality and safety issues” in Asia and
DoD News, Defense Media Activity WASHINGTON, Aug. 8, 2014 – The U.S. military continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant targets near Irbil in northern Iraq today, conducting two
By Cheryl Pellerin, DoD News, Defense Media Activity – WASHINGTON, Aug. 8, 2014 – U.S. air operations in Iraq reflect a commitment to relieving the humanitarian issue in northern Iraq’s Kurdistan region
IOWA FALLS – Mental Health First Aid Training will be offered on Saturday, August 23rd from 8:00am to 5:00pm at Bethany Lutheran Church. This training is intended to help the public learn skills
MASON CITY – A man showing no immediate record as an American citizen was brought to the Cerro Gordo County Jail Thursday evening. Antonio Augilar, age 33, was booked into the jail
MASON CITY – Some people just don’t learn, and it doesn’t take long for them to prove it. A Mason City man who had been accused of four serious drug charges involving
OAK PARK HEIGHTS, MN – The Minnesota State Patrol is asking for the public’s help identifying a driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run Aug. 2 in Oak Park Heights, Minn. One bicyclist
MASON CITY – A word to the wise, never remove your seat belt when driving through town, because you never know what kind of psychopath you might encounter. Police put a stop
NIT – Right-winger Steve King called his discussion this week with two Latino persons in the country illegally an “ambush” and then asked for campaign cash to “spread” his “conservative message”. King
MASON CITY – A Mason City man is accused of trying to burglarize his dad’s house, and in the process, inflicting injuries. Cerro Gordo deputies responded to 17544 Warbler Avenue in Nora
AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State volleyball team was picked to finish third in the 2014 Big 12 Preseason Volleyball Poll, released Friday. This marks the sixth consecutive season that the Cyclones
MASON CITY – A traffic stop in a troubled area of Mason City led to three persons being cuffed and one person arrested. Iowa State Patrol along with Mason City police stopped
By Jim Garamone, DoD News, Defense Media Activity WASHINGTON, Aug. 7, 2014 – President Barack Obama has ordered U.S. aircraft to drop humanitarian supplies to tens of thousands of Yezidi refugees fleeing
DoD News, Defense Media Activity – WASHINGTON, Aug. 7, 2014 – Condemning the “campaign of terror against the innocent” being waged by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Secretary of
MASON CITY – A woman wanted for violating terms of her probation turned herself in Thursday. Donyale Maria Jones, age 26, had been wanted since August 1 when the Iowa Department of