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PLAINFIELD – James Ruehlow of Mason City, a finish roller operator at Heartland Asphalt, died Thursday morning in an accident near Plainfield in Bremer county. His tanker truck was involved in a
MASON CITY – A former Mason City family that alleged abuse in the schools and said the school district didn’t do enough to stop it has settled the lawsuit and left town.
IOWA CITY, IOWA – A man was arrested this week after his roommate caught him on video torturing his 8-week-old kitten until it lost an eye and went blind in another. Leo
FOREST CITY – A Forest City teen has pleaded guilty in felony burglary and theft case in Winnebago county. Brady Robert Levad, age 19, had earlier pled not guilty to felony third degree
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve King released today the following statement calling for the creation of a no-fly list from the region affected by Ebola, and calling for the resignation of the
MASON CITY – The NIACC volleyball team topped Dakota County Technical College 3-0 and dropped a 3-0 decision to Ellsworth on Friday in the NIACC gym. NIACC (11-18 overall) beat DCTC 25-15, 25-16, 25-16. Ellsworth
WASHINGTON – Two men living in the U.S. who tried to leave the country to join the battlefields as members of the radical terrorist group ISIS have pleaded guilty in federal court.
ORANGE CITY, IOWA – An Iowa daycare provider may someday get out of jail, but was sentenced to 100 years in prison Friday in a Sioux County courtroom for throwing a three-year-old
WASHINGTON – The White House said Friday that President Obama has named an “Ebola Czar” to lead the nation’s response to the growing threat from the deadly disease. A White House spokesperson
NEW HAMPTON – A Chickasaw county deputy is facing serious charges after he was arrested earlier this month after an alleged assault. On October 4th, 2014, at approximately 11:15 PM, the Chickasaw
DES MOINES – An Iowa judge Thursday barred a Las Vegas company from marketing health or nutrition-related products to Iowans, after an Eastern Iowa woman complained that the company charged her elderly
CHARLES CITY – A student who allegedly had a gun was taken into custody Thursday by Charles City police, sending schools into lock-down. According to the Charles City School District, at approximately
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff in Iowa from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday, October 20, 2014, in honor of Staff Sgt.
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man who distributed child pornography was sentenced October 16, 2014, to 35 years in federal prison. Jamison Miller, age 41, of Mason City, Iowa, received the sentence after
WASHINGTON, DC – A grand jury has returned a superseding indictment against Omar Gonzalez as the investigation continues into his intrusion into the White House last month with a weapon. A federal
MASON CITY – A St. Ansgar man who police said was picking fights during the Ragbrai festival in Mason City has pleaded guilty to a charge of public intoxication. Cerro Gordo county
MASON CITY – A charge of assault causing bodily injury against a Mason City man has been dismissed, as he pled guilty to second offense drunk driving. Fred Huff, age 53 of
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man who robbed two downtown Cedar Rapids banks while he was on federal and state parole for prior bank robbery convictions was sentenced today to more than nineteen