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SEDONA, AZ – A local jewelry store owner was sentenced on Thursday to 1,440 months without the possibility of early release in state prison for possessing and distributing child pornography, following a
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated the President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro Moros, pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13692, which authorizes
CEDAR RAPIDS – The former chief of police of the Tama Police Department who stole and pawned a Tama police service weapon, two other guns held by the police department as evidence,
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man who embezzled labor union assets, was sentenced July 26, 2017, to twelve months’ in federal prison. Curtis Lang, 53, from Le Mars, Iowa, received the prison term
MASON CITY – Two Charles City women say they are not guilty in an attempted booze heist from a Mason City grocery store. On May 29, 2017, at around 6:24 PM, Hy
MASON CITY – A Mason City man was jailed for drunk driving early Monday morning. A Cerro Gordo county deputy stopped a vehicle at 1:21 AM, July 31 near Spruce Avenue and
WEST UNION, IOWA – A Northern Iowa man was spotted by law enforcement allegedly inflicting and injury upon his young son at the fair, leading to the man’s arrest on multiple charges.
RURAL PALO ALTO COUNTY, IOWA – Law enforcement caught a Northern Iowa man with a stolen car, who had attempting to burglarize house rural home. On Thursday, July 27, 2017 at 12:40
DES MOINES – Attorney General Tom Miller today issued the following statement about the FDA’s announcement of a new comprehensive plan to shift the trajectory of tobacco-related disease and death: “I strongly
CITY OF MASON CITY Publication Report 7/27/2017 Payee Description Amount —————————————— ——————— ABSOLUTE WASTE REMOVAL CAMPGROUND SUPPLIES 411.72 ACCO OTHER SUPPLIES 2,382.50 ALL STAR PEST CONTROL CHEMICALS 60.00 ANDERSON, KAREN CAMPGROUND COMMISSIONS
MASON CITY – A Sheffield woman is behind bars after she faced a felony drunk driving charge – but instead took a plea deal. Records show 34-year-old Amy Marie Dahl of Sheffield
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced last week that after a memo he issued earlier this year, federal gun crime prosecutions have risen 23 percent. Today, the U.S. Department of
ANAMOSA, IOWA – A man who murdered his wife and her father in Storm Lake, Iowa back in 1996 has died in prison, officials say. Paeng Saengaroun was pronounced dead at 3:36
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. Joni Ernst, Sen. Chuck Grassley, and Sen. Al Franken introduced bipartisan legislation last week to increase the amount of information students receive about federal student loans, including their
DES MOINES – Today in a joint statement from AFSCME Council 61 and the Boulton for Iowa campaign, AFSCME Council 61 announced its endorsement of Nate Boulton for Governor. In the announcement
I read Tom Thoma’s letter in today’s Globe- Gazette. I have known Tom for decades and know him to be a decent human being. I have a suggestion for Tom; look back
KEOKUK, IOWA – Three Keokuk men were charged July 6, with animal torture after a video appeared online in early May showing the men with an injured opossum. Jerry McGee, 19, Austin
ESTHERVILLE, Iowa – Eagle Lake is a survivor. The 290-acre natural shallow lake on the Iowa-Minnesota border in northern Emmet County staved off being drained entirely in the early 1900s by a
DES MOINES – Today at the Iowa Statehouse, a state senator and an Iowa pediatrician proposed a plan to protect more than 11,000 Iowa children from losing health insurance on January 1 of
DES MOINES – Yesterday, at the 20th Biennial Convention of AFSCME Council 61, Danny Homan was re-elected as President of AFSCME Council 61 by acclamation. The membership also approved a constitutional amendment
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday announced a new comprehensive plan for tobacco and nicotine regulation that will serve as a multi-year roadmap to better protect kids
HAMPTON, IOWA – A Hampton man was reported missing Friday, and a police search was conducted with a canine to help locate him. Hampton Chief of Police Robert Chief Schaefer says that
CEDAR RAPIDS – A former Forest City investment adviser, who stole money from clients to fund the operation of an ethanol plant in Hopkinton, pled guilty yesterday in federal court in Cedar
MASON CITY – Joshua Masson is pleased to formally announce his candidacy for the vacant 3rd Ward seat on the Mason City Council. Masson, 46, has been employed at Curries for the
CEDAR RAPIDS – A convicted felon who possessed a loaded handgun, a digital scale, and marijuana in December 2016, was sentenced today to seven years in federal prison. John Daniel Forehand III,
WAVERLY – Iowans interested in the results of a DNR study to improve water quality in Avenue of the Saints Lake in Bremer County can attend a meeting Aug. 9. Citizens are
DES MOINES – The Iowa Public Information Board (IPIB) met on Thursday, July 20;20.17. At the meeting, the Board elected Mary Ungs-Sogaard, Dyersville, Iowa as Chair for the 2017-2018 fiscal year. Also
AMES – A season-opening showdown against Missouri and matchups with Iowa and Northern Iowa highlight Iowa State’s 2017-18 men’s basketball non-conference schedule for Steve Prohm’s third season at the helm of the
TRIPOLI, IOWa – Heavy rainfall last weekend in the Wapsipinicon and Plum Creek watersheds in Chickasaw and Bremer counties has caused a 60 foot by 40 foot section of the dike on
DES MOINES – The Mason City Newman Catholic baseball team won the Class 1A state championship Saturday in Des Moines, defeating Martensdale St. Mary’s 8-3 at Principal Park. Starting Pitchers were Evan
MASON CITY – Iowa law enforcement officers recently joined agencies from five other states across the Midwest in a high visibility speed enforcement effort. From July 21-July 23, city, county and state
MASON CITY – RSVP of North Central Iowa has been awarded a $77,700 expansion grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS). Starting in late fall, RSVP will expand the
HULL — The report of a fish kill sent DNR staff from Spencer looking for a pollutant source in a small creek on the southeast side of the Sioux County town of
MASON CITY – The filing deadline for persons interested in participating in the 2017 School Election is next week Thursday, August 3rd is the last day for candidates to file nomination papers
URBANDALE, IOWA – Former legislator and outspoken Iowa right-wing Christian leader Bob Vanderplaats gave President Donald Trump and his toady Anthony Scaramucci a vicious tongue-lashing after Scaramucci this week unloaded a tirade
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve King released the following statement after introducing the “Census Accuracy Act of 2017.” King’s legislation seeks to improve the quality of data collected by the United States