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IOWA FALLS – A Mason city man was arrested in Iowa Falls for drunk driving. John Haan, age 32, was stopped in the early morning of February 7 by Iowa Falls police
CLEAR LAKE – Sources tell NIT that it was a pretty wild night in Clear Lake at the Hair Ball concert, where some heavy drinking was said to be taking place. A
DES MOINES – The Iowa Senate sent a bill approving a raise for the state’s lowest earners to the House Tuesday. The Democratically-controlled Senate approved a bill that would raise Iowa’s minimum
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Obama vetoed a bill Tuesday that was earlier approved by Congress that would have finished construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline. “Through this bill, the United States Congress
LOS ANGELES – Law enforcement officials announced today that two men with ties to the Inland Empire region of California were each sentenced today to 300 months in federal prison for participating
DES MOINES – The Iowa Legislature has approved a 10-cent-per-gallon hike in the state’s gas tax. The Senate approved a gas tax increase bill by a vote of 28-21 in favor of
MASON CITY – A drunk driver who got a deferred judgement previously for drunk driving didn’t learn his lesson and is serving a jail term for his second offense. Dallas Ferch, who
MASON CITY – Robin Anderson will be grabbing North Iowa officials and taking them on another taxpayer-funded trip to Washington, D.C., beginning Wednesday morning when they fly out of the Mason City
From the NIACC Athletic Department – Women’s basketball What’s next: The No. 6 NIACC women’s basketball team (21-5 overall, 10-2 in the ICCAC) hosts Southwestern on Wednesday in its final regular season
NIT – A new poll shows that the medical uninsured rate in Iowa has dropped since 2013. Iowa reported a modest reduction in its uninsured rate among adult residents since the healthcare
SOUTHWEST ASIA – On Feb. 23, U.S. and Coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria, using attack, fighter, bomber and remotely piloted aircraft to conduct 16 airstrikes. Separately, U.S.
Op-ed by Senators John Boehner and Mitch McConnell, as published in USA Today – Tuesday, as promised, the new Congress is sending the White House legislation that would approve the Keystone XL
MASON CITY – A man convicted in Shelby county, Iowa of dealing meth, sent to prison and then showed up in Mason City to possess more meth has been caught after a
MASON CITY – A convicted Mason City domestic abuser who allegedly pulled a knife on police last month during a stand-off can’t leave a protected party alone, according to new charges brought