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MASON CITY – Record sales of instant-scratch tickets led the Iowa Lottery to achieve annual results in its Top 4 overall and finish fiscal year 2017 well ahead of budget projections. The biggest
DUBUQUE – An Iowa man and his dog were attacked by “Beefy” the pit bull, leading to the pit being stabbed to death and a ticket for the victim. On July 4th,
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds was named to the National Governors Association (NGA) Executive Committee Tuesday. She was selected by her fellow governors at the NGA meeting in Providence, Rhode Island,
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds issued a disaster proclamation Thursday for Allamakee, Clayton, Fayette and Winneshiek counties in response to severe weather on July 19. The governor’s proclamation allows state resources
CEDAR RAPIDS – Gun-toting brothers from a small Northern Iowa town are accused by federal authorities of dealing heroin and the ultra-dangerous drug fentanyl. Brothers Kaleb and Cole Breitsprecher, ages 22 and
AMES – The Iowa State men’s basketball team has added Old Dominion graduate transfer Zoran Talley (pronounced Zuh-ran) to its roster, head coach Steve Prohm announced Thursday. Talley, the 2017 Conference USA
CHARLES CITY – A Charles City sex offender living in low-income housing who pointed a gun at another person and got a deferred judgement is accused of violating his probation in that
CHARLES CITY – A Charles City man was arrested Wednesday night on a sex abuse charge. On Wednesday, July 19 at about 8:42 PM, officers with the Charles City police department arrested
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today announced the seizure of the largest criminal marketplace on the Internet, AlphaBay, which operated for over two years on the dark web and was used to
MINNEAPOLIS – A suspicious item left near a trash can Wednesday at the Minneapolis – St. Paul airport led to the shutdown of a terminal while law enforcement investigated. In the early
MASON CITY – With victories Wednesday, both the Mason City High School Mohawks and Newman High School Knights have qualified for the state baseball tournament in Des Moines. Mason City defeated Ankeny
GRAETTINGER, IA – Three men were arrested by law enforcement after an incident at Northern Iowa bar this past weekend. Following an investigation into an incident that occurred on the morning of
MASON CITY – A nurse and others at Mercy Hospital in Mason City helped a 102-year-old man fulfill his wish of flying in a helicopter. On the morning of July 18, 102-year-old
ALLISON, IOWA – Two women were hurt in a crash just outside of Allison on Tuesday morning. The collision occurred 1 mile east of Allison on Highway 3 on July 18, 2017,
Marguerite Mabel Ingram, 88, passed away Friday, May 12, 2017 at the Floyd County Medical Center in Charles City, Iowa. A memorial service for Marguerite Ingram will be held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday,