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MASON CITY – Sometimes the courts will force a person who beats up his loved ones to take a class that helps him confront his abuse issues. A Mason City man who
MASON CITY – Iowa Congressman Bruce Braley stopped in Mason City to light a fire under his campaign supporters. “These yard signs are doing no good over here,” Braley playfully chided a
MASON CITY – The Cerro Gordo County Department of Public Health will offer a ServSafe Certification class from 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM on Tuesday, October 7, 2014 in the Liberty Room
MASON CITY – Police were called to an apartment complex in MasonCity to investigate a domestic incident Tuesday afternoon and took a man to jail. Officers with the Mason City police department
DES MOINES – The latest poll numbers released Tuesday by Public Policy Polling (PPP) shows a very tight race for U.S. Senate in Iowa between Democrat Bruce Braley and Republican Joni Ernst.
DES MOINES – Governor Terry E. Branstad today issued a proclamation of disaster emergency for Decatur County in response to recent severe weather. The Governor’s proclamation allows state resources to be utilized
MASON CITY – A garage that burned Sunday morning is a total loss. Mason City police and fire responded to a garage fire Sunday at about 9:49 AM. Emergency responders arrived at
MASON CITY – The North Iowa Bulls earn their first standing points of the season with a series split at St. Louis in non-division action. On Friday, September 26, the Bulls peppered
MINNEAPOLIS – The Minnesota Twins announced Monday that they will replace Ron Gardenhire as manager in 2015. Twins President Dave St. Peter said it was a “tough day inside Twins family. So
DES MOINES – The Senate Oversight Committee met today in Des Moines and approved recommendations in response to a series of revelations that started when it was reveal that fired state employees were
From the NIACC Athletic Department – CROSS COUNTRY What’s next: The NIACC men’s and women’s cross country teams return to action Oct. 11 at the St. Ambrose Fighting Bee Invitational. The men’s
SACRAMENTO – California Governor Jerry Brown Jr. today signed the nation’s first statewide ban on single-use plastic bags aligning state law with ordinances passed by a growing number of local governments in that
MASON CITY – A Man listed by Mason City police as one of their most wanted individuals is now set to return to prison after a previous assault arrest in the Cultural
WESTGATE, IA – An Iowa man is back in jail after police discovered he had snuck back into his girlfriend’s house, where he had been removed from days earlier and had been
MASON CITY – She tried to rob a bank, and got caught. She tried to steal from Wal-Mart, and got caught. Now, she’s back behind bars. Emily E. Francis, age 32, is
MASON CITY – A Mason City woman is facing the loss of a deferred judgement in a felony drug delivery case after pleading guilty Monday to second offense drunk driving. Jennifer Lynn
DES MOINES – The race for Governor in Iowa has seemed like a foregone conclusion, with incumbent Terry Branstad comfortably ahead in polls, but Democratic challenger Jack Hatch says the race is
NEW ORLEANS – A federal jury in the Western District of Louisiana today returned a verdict imposing the death penalty on a Las Vegas man for the brutal kidnapping and murder of
MASON CITY – A judge sent a Mason City man to jail for 90 days Monday afternoon for violating his probation. James Lee Stricker, age 41, was sentenced to 90 days in
WASHINGTON – The Obama Administration announced Monday that it has granted $450 million in job-driven training grants to nearly 270 community colleges across the country, and some of those dollars will come
MASON CITY – A Mason City man accused of felony burglary for stealing from his friend skipped his court date Monday morning and was promptly brought to jail. Richard Dean Winkowitsch, age
WATERLOO – A fast-thinking felon tried to out-smart cops this weekend but came up short. According to Waterloo police, on Friday September 26, officers with the Waterloo Police Department’s Violent Crime Apprehension
IOWA CITY – Police in Iowa City confirmed today that a body found in the trunk of a car in seedy Iowa City neighborhood is that of a missing female Iowa State
DES MOINES – An investigation is now complete into the finding in an Iowa prison of hundreds of capsules that contained an unknown substance. The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation Criminalistics Laboratory
MASON CITY – A Mason City man who lost his appeal on a second offense drunk driving conviction is now serving his sentence. Michael Leer, age 42, was found guilty of OWI,
MASON CITY – Lawyers for the city of Mason City and embattled home owner Phillip Flinchum today agreed to a stay in the proceedings in his case against the city, which has
DAVENPORT, IA – A drunk driver has taken two lives after a crash Sunday morning in Davenport, Iowa. Davenport police reported Monday that a second person, a passenger in a Hyundai Elantra
WEST DES MOINES – The high school son of former Mohawk standout lineman Scott Raridon has chosen to play college football at Nebraska. “After my 2016 season I will be attending the
MASON CITY – The Lime Creek Nature Center recently received financial gifts from Cargill’s local office and corporate headquarters. The first gift was received from Cargill Kitchen Solutions in Mason City. Each
MASON CITY – The Mason City council recently scuttled a proposed solar energy plant for the Mason City library, saying the return on investment would take too long, but discussions are still
MASON CITY – A Detroit, Michigan man was arrested after law enforcement was called to a fight at Wal-Mart. Mason City police received an emergency call on the morning of September 5,
MASON CITY – The Marketing Department of North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) has received five marketing awards from the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations (NCMPR) in its regional award
MASON CITY – Circumstances have been revealed surrounding the arrest of a Mason City man who was recently found passed-out drunk with two young kids and at the Big Blue pit. Police
MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA – An Iowa man lost his life Sunday as he fled law enforcement on Interstate 80 just east of Des Moines. According to the Iowa State Patrol, 26-year old Scott
MASON CITY – Beginning Wednesday, October l, Hawkeye Harvest Food Bank will be serving clients from their new location. The food bank will be open at 1 PM at their 122 South
MASON CITY – Annual Homecoming festivities begin Sunday night in Mason City. This year’s theme is “Rewriting History in Red and Black Ink”. Homecoming at Mason City High School is the week
MASON CITY – A long-blighted stretch of North Federal Avenue is getting a serious look from city officials, who are negotiating with the property owner on a resolution to the situation. The
MASON CITY – A Belmond woman was jailed for drunk driving Sunday and then got in trouble at the jail. Tabitha Lynne Hembree, age 23, was stopped by a Mason City police
NIT – A North Iowa citizen alerted NIT Sunday that due to his persistent complaints and reports to Facebook, a popular – and some would say notorious – Facebook page that reports
SHEFFIELD – Saturday evening, the Franklin County Republican Party along with 50 guests, recognized and honored retiring 3rd District Iowa Congressman Tom Latham for his 20 years of service to Iowans in