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MASON CITY – Police raced to the Gracious Estates trailer park Sunday to deal with a man who refused to stop dialing 911. Robert Lee Lopez, age 44, first called 911 to
Statement from the White House: Today’s ceremony in Kabul marks a milestone for our country. For more than 13 years, ever since nearly 3,000 innocent lives were taken from us on 9/11,
HAWKEYE, IA – He was, perhaps, so intoxicated that he stopped his vehicle in the middle of a rural Iowa road and passed out. An emergency 911 call just before midnight on
ELGIN, IA – Law enforcement located and arrested a man who attacked a woman at least twice and forced a sex act upon her. On December 23, the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office
ALGONA – An Algona man who made his name by singing and playing music on the Lawrence Welk show has died. Richard L. “Dick” Dale, 88, of Algona, Iowa, died peacefully on
CEDAR FALLS – The Northern Iowa men’s basketball team continued its winning ways Sunday with a 74-63 victory over the pesky South Dakota State Jackrabbits. Sheffield’s Seth Tuttle scored 11 for the
DES MOINES – A rally was held Sunday in Des Moines in support of police there. Organizer Bruce Heilman and about 100 others walked in the downtown area. Many held signs in
CHARLES CITY – A Charles City man was arrested for shoplifting. On December 23 at about 3:08 PM, Charles City police were called to the 1400 block of South Grand Avenue on
RURAL CERRO GORDO COUNTY – A Minnesota woman was injured Sunday in a single-vehicle accident northwest of Mason City. According to the Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a single-vehicle
CEDAR RAPIDS – How much attention to the law should a police officer pay when he or she is doing their job? A citizen recently posted to a social media site a
NIT Opinion – The sweet stench of bubbling grease and char-broiled red meat you sniff all over town doesn’t just ruin your body, a study shows, it also makes you even dumber.
NIT Opinion – Are Iowans gluttons for power? A new study released this week says “yes”, as it ranked the states that use the most power in the country based on data