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News Headlines for September 27, 2026
Mason City man nabbed on second-offense OWI charge as five-year prison sentence looms
MANCHESTER — A Mason City man who received probation instead of prison for felony child endangerment is back in legal trouble after deputies nabbed him on a second-offense drunken-driving charge in Delaware County. Now, probation revocation proceedings put his suspended five-year prison sentence back in play.
Blaine Anthony Moll, 28, was arrested at approximately 10 p.m. September 12 near 315th Avenue and Voyager Road in Colesburg, Iowa, according to the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies announced a charge of operating while under the influence, second offense, an aggravated misdemeanor. Court records show Moll also faces first-offense marijuana possession, a serious misdemeanor, and a separate open-container violation for a driver age 21 or older.
Iowa State football digs early hole, rally falls short against No. 15 Utah
AMES — Iowa State clawed its way back from a 21-point halftime deficit, but No. 15 Utah had the final answer Saturday, September 26, handing the Cyclones a 31-17 loss in their Big 12 football opener at Jack Trice Stadium.
UNI football stuns No. 3 Illinois State, rebounds from Iowa rout with 28-21 upset
CEDAR FALLS — One week after being shut out at Iowa, UNI football delivered a thunderous response Saturday, September 26, knocking off No. 3 Illinois State 28-21 in the UNI-Dome to open Missouri Valley Football Conference play.
Quarterback Jaxon Dailey accounted for three touchdowns, Xavier Terrell supplied a pivotal 43-yard scoring run, and the Panthers survived a late Redbird push to give the Family Weekend crowd a victory worth celebrating.
Charles City police investigate after fleet-footed driver smashes road signs, then flees the scene
CHARLES CITY — A late-night stalled-vehicle call led Charles City police to a battered pickup, two damaged street signs and an unanswered question: Who was behind the wheel and caused thousands in damages?
Homicide investigation launched after teen found dead in Waterloo bushes
WATERLOO — A 17-year-old boy was found dead in a brushy area Saturday morning, launching a homicide investigation that led Waterloo detectives and tactical officers to execute a search warrant at a separate address.
Northern Iowa child predator gets 30 years in federal prison after targeting children online
A Northern Iowa child predator who solicited abuse images from children online and approached an undercover officer posing as a child’s mother has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison.
Socialism gains ground nationally, but red Iowa offers Democrats a history lesson
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Socialism is enjoying its strongest positive rating in Gallup’s tracking, but translating changing national attitudes into Democratic victories is another matter — especially in Republican-controlled Iowa, where promising polls have repeatedly collided with unforgiving election results.
Gallup’s September 23 report found 43 percent of Americans view socialism positively, up from 39 percent last year and the highest reading since the organization began measuring the question in 2010.
Yet capitalism remains more popular at 55 percent, and small business towers over both at 95 percent.
The findings describe a country with mixed economic attitudes.
Iowa Hawkeye football stuns Michigan on final-play touchdown, brings unbeaten record home for Ohio State
ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN — Ninety-one yards from the end zone with less than two minutes remaining, Iowa Hawkeye football was staring at its first loss. Hank Brown and Reece Vander Zee had other plans.
Brown delivered a 16-yard touchdown pass to Vander Zee as time expired Saturday, September 26, lifting No. 17 Iowa over No. 18 Michigan, 20-19, and turning a desperate final possession into a victory Hawkeye fans will remember for years.
Iowa escaped Michigan Stadium with a 4-0 record and a 1-0 start in Big Ten play. Michigan fell to 3-1 overall and 0-1 in the conference before a crowd of 111,126.
Now the stakes climb again as Ohio State visits Kinnick Stadium next Saturday, and ESPN’s College GameDay is coming to Iowa City.
Iowa Hawkeye soccer rallies for 1-1 draw at Penn State, extends tie streak to three
STATE COLLEGE, PA. — Iowa Hawkeye soccer erased an early deficit with a long-range strike from Sara Batchadji and battled Penn State to a 1-1 draw Thursday night at Jeffrey Field, extending Iowa’s unusual run of Big Ten ties to three consecutive matches.
The Hawkeyes moved to 5-2-4 overall and 0-1-3 in Big Ten play. Penn State moved to 4-2-3 overall and 2-1-1 in conference action.
UNI Panther volleyball steamrolls Murray State, pushes MVC winning streak to 54
CEDAR FALLS — UNI Panther volleyball made quick work of Murray State Saturday afternoon, crushing the Racers in three lopsided sets while extending one of the longest active conference winning streaks in Division I volleyball.
Northern Iowa swept Murray State 25-13, 25-10 and 25-9 inside the McLeod Center, pushing the Panthers’ remarkable Missouri Valley Conference regular-season winning streak to 54 consecutive matches dating back to the 2023 season.
Regional crook sneaks meth into pitiful Beje Clark before desperate attempt to evade justice
MASON CITY — This convicted thief and drug felon that has proven to be a total scourge upon the area for years allegedly recently ran off from Mason City’s hapless BeJe Clark residential facility and left poisonous meth behind in her living quarters, but now justice may be landing hard.
Mason City Police Chief Mike McKelvey told NIT that Cassandra Jo Davis, 26, left the residential facility around 8 a.m. on September 13 and staff notified police, who investigated the unauthorized departure and sought a felony escape warrant.
No. 5 Iowa Hawkeye field hockey erupts after halftime, buries Ohio State 4-1
IOWA CITY — No. 5 Iowa Hawkeye field hockey broke open a scoreless game with four second-half goals Friday, September 25, powering past Ohio State 4-1 at Grant Field for its first Big Ten victory of the season.
Fréderique van Cleef delivered two goals to push her season total to a career-high 13, while goalkeeper Julia Claessens recorded four saves in her second start to earn her first collegiate victory.
Police rush to Mason City elementary school as irate woman douses gasoline on her 2026 Toyota pickup truck
MASON CITY — With children and staff inside of Mason City’s Hoover Elementary school, a 44-year-old parent allegedly poured gasoline around or over her 2026 Toyota Tundra after failing to get through the school’s secured doors, leaving witnesses fearing she would ignite the pickup before police moved in and arrested her.
The September 22 incident added a felony incendiary-device threat charge to Jenny L. Contreras’ growing string of court cases, including pending impersonation and trespassing allegations and three driver’s license cases across Northern Iowa this summer—one of which resulted in a guilty plea.
Iowa Hawkeye volleyball lets leads slip as Ohio State snaps five-match winning streak
CORALVILLE — Iowa Hawkeye volleyball kept putting Ohio State on the ropes Friday night, but the Buckeyes delivered the decisive points down the stretch to hand Iowa a four-set loss in its Big Ten opener September 25 at Xtream Arena.
The Hawkeyes won the opening set before falling 25-22, 22-25, 22-25 and 23-25 in front of 1,068 fans, their largest home crowd of the season.
Supreme Court clears expanded citizenship checks ahead of November election
WASHINGTON — A major U.S. Supreme Court ruling Friday has cleared the way for the Trump administration to resume an expanded citizenship-verification system just weeks before Americans vote in the November midterm election, giving Iowa and other states greater access to federal information that can be used to determine whether people on voter rolls are U.S. citizens.
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on September 25 to stay a lower-court decision that had blocked the Trump administration’s expanded Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements program, better known as SAVE.
The ruling allows the federal government to resume operating the expanded system while the larger legal battle continues.
Cerro Gordo supervisors to review hog manure plan near wildlife areas, river tributary
MASON CITY — A manure management plan for a 3,400-hog operation will come before Cerro Gordo County supervisors Monday after county health staff identified nearby wildlife areas and a Winnebago River tributary crossing one of the fields designated for manure application.
Iowa State Cyclone soccer loses grip on early lead, falls 2-1 at Houston
HOUSTON, TEXAS — Iowa State Cyclone soccer carried a one-goal lead into halftime Thursday night, but Houston struck twice in less than five minutes after the break to hand the Cyclones a 2-1 loss in their first Big 12 road match.
The September 24 defeat dropped Iowa State to 4-4-2 overall and 0-2 in conference play. Houston improved to 6-1-3 and remained unbeaten in the Big 12 at 2-0.
Leona “Joyce” Freese, 89, formerly of Clarksville, passes away
CLARKSVILLE — Leona “Joyce” Freese, 89, formerly of Clarksville, passed away September 23, 2026, at Newton Village Long Term Care in Newton, leaving a legacy of nearly three decades in teaching and many years of service to her local schools.
Graveside services will be held at 10:30 on Saturday, September 26, 2026, at Lowell Cemetery, 29901 Timber Road, in rural Clarksville. Woodley Funeral Home of Hampton is caring for the arrangements.
Aaron Boge, 51, remembered for family, fishing, tractor pulls, schoolchildren and a life spent helping others
OSAGE — Aaron Boge, 51, passed away suddenly September 21, 2026, leaving behind a wide circle of family, friends, coworkers, former students and community members who knew him for his easy laugh, generous nature and willingness to lend a hand.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, October 2, at the Lincoln Elementary School Gym in Osage. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, October 3, at the Osage High School Gym. Hoff Celebrations – Champion Chapel of Osage is assisting the family.
Northern Iowa house heavily damaged as multiple fire departments battle evening blaze
PLYMOUTH — A Northern Iowa home sustained heavy damage Wednesday evening when a fire broke out while nobody was home, drawing firefighters from several communities.
The Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s Office said emergency crews responded to 600 Main Street East in Plymouth at approximately 7:12 p.m. September 23, 2026, following a report of a house fire.
Northern Iowa property owner hit with $4,500 penalty after fire burns roughly 100 tires
RUDD — A Floyd County property owner who told investigators he went into town for lunch while a brush pile burned has been assessed a $4,500 state penalty after the fire spread to abandoned mobile homes containing roughly 100 tires, sending thick black smoke into the air and drawing four fire departments.
Brandon Wood agreed to the penalty in an Iowa Department of Natural Resources administrative consent order signed by DNR Director Kayla Lyon on September 9. The order stems from an April 29, 2026, fire at his acreage at 1651 Jersey Avenue near Rudd.
Craig Skott, 78, of Clear Lake passes away, leaving a legacy of architecture, rugby and opportunity
CLEAR LAKE — Craig Barton Skott, 78, of Clear Lake, passed away September 23, 2026, at the IOOF care facility in Mason City from complications of Parkinson’s disease, with his longtime partner, Nancy Sevley, beside him.
A celebration of life is scheduled for Sunday, September 27, from 2–4 p.m. at Ward Van Slyke Colonial Chapel in Clear Lake.
A second gathering will be held October 10 from 1–3 p.m. at Carson Celebration of Life Center in Maquoketa, followed by graveside services at Buckhorn Cemetery.
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