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CEDAR RAPIDS – A man who stole a firearm during a burglary was sentenced recently to five years in federal prison. Tanner Williams, age 25 from Cedar Rapids, received the prison term
MASON CITY – Two men were jailed this weekend on drug charges after a traffic stop by the Iowa State Patrol. Just before midnight on Saturday, January 10, the Iowa State Patrol
MASON CITY – A Mason City woman faces a second offense drunk driving charge after she was stopped late Saturday. Just before midnight on Friday, January 10, a Cerro Gordo deputy conducted
DES MOINES – An Iowa man who police saw striking a dog with a shoe and pouring water on it as it yelped and whimpered will stand trial in March on a
AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State wrestling team (5-1, 0-0 Big 12) took the mat in their 2014-15 home-opener against Penn (1-3, 0-0 EIWA), defeating the Quakers by score of 41-3. The
STILLWATER, Oklahoma – The top-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team won eight matches, including three by bonus points, to defeat eighth-ranked Oklahoma State, 30-7, on Sunday afternoon in Gallagher-Iba Arena. The 30
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry E. Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds today announced the retirement of Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) Director Teresa Wahlert. Wahlert formally notified the governor late Friday that
MASON CITY – The wrecking ball is on the way, but citizens will have one more chance to walk the halls and classrooms of one of the last old schools left in
CLEAR LAKE – North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) and the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is offering a free two-hour workshop designed for anyone who is considering starting a business. At
CLEAR LAKE – A man was brought to jail Friday by Clear Lake police after an investigation into abuse of another person. Brian Neal McDaid, age 49, of Clear Lake has been
CEDAR RAPIDS – Four individuals, including a man who grew marijuana in his Breckenridge, Colorado home and flew it to Eastern Iowa in his private airplane were each sentenced this week for
MASON CITY – A new service is being offered to Mason City residents to recycle old and used household batteries. Residents are asked to bring used household batteries to the Clerk’s Office
MASON CITY – Volunteers in North Central Iowa are tutoring and mentoring middle school and junior high students this school year, working on literacy skills and serving as positive role models for
FOREST CITY – Waldorf College and Forest City Community Schools have decided to name their new track “Beebe Track,” as thanks to Ray and Joan Beebe for their dedication to education in
DES MOINES – The University of Northern Iowa men’s basketball used a 33-11 advantage in the second half to post a 64-40 road win over the Drake Bulldogs on Saturday in the