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NEW YORK – Donald Trump, leading in most polls leading up to next week’s Republican caucuses in Iowa, had told Fox News he will not be participating in their next debate, and
DES MOINES – Students across Iowa participated in the Iowa Youth Straw Poll and chose Bernie Sanders from the Democrats and Donald Trump from the Republicans. Over 50,000 votes were cast in
SWALEDALE, IOWA – A person calling herself a witness to a fight in Swaledale last week says the whole thing went down after a vicious accusation, leading an older male to “beg” two
FLOYD, IOWA – Authorities blame icy roads for a single-vehicle accident Tuesday that left two adults injured and a child with serious injuries. The accident took place on Tuesday, January 26 at
MASON CITY – Driving drunk to the sheriff’s office to bail out a jailbird turned out to be a bad idea for a Mason City woman and her companion. A Cerro Gordo
MASON CITY – The North Central Iowa Volunteers for Child Passenger Safety are alerting the public regarding a significant recall of car seats. Britax has announced that some of its infant carriers
OSAGE, IOWA – The Mitchell county sheriff’s office says it is searching for a woman accused of domestic abuse. According to the Mitchell county sheriff office, 33-year-old April Lynn Rowdier committed a
MASON CITY – A Ventura man struck a plea deal and is guilty of possession of methamphetamine. Matthew Wade Slater, age 40, was arrested by Cerro Gordo county deputies back on June
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The global average surface temperature in 2015 broke all previous records by a strikingly wide margin, at 0.76±0.1° Celsius above the 1961-1990 average. For the first time on record,
WAPELLO COUNTY, IOWA – Two Iowa men are behind bars as authorities say they have solved a decade-old double murder mystery. Yesterday, January 25, 2016, Christopher Joseph Yenger, 28, of Ottumwa, and
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FOREST CITY, IOWA – A Winnebago county deputy has announced he is running for the top seat – sheriff. Steve Hepperly seeks to replace Dave Peterson as sheriff in Winnebago county. Sheriff
DES MOINES – Voting on party lines, Iowa House legislators approved an $81 million increase in funding for public schools. All Republicans except one voted in favor of the 2% budget increase
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA – The city of Waterloo was sued on October 26, 2015, by the United States and the State of Iowa on multiple counts alleging violations of the Clean Water
MASON CITY – A Mason City man is facing a felony charge of domestic abuse involving strangulation after an incident late Saturday night. Mason City police responded to a report of a
CLEAR LAKE – A Clear Lake man accused of incest has entered a guilty plea in the case. Todd William Russ, age 45, was arrested and booked into the county jail on