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News Headlines for February 23, 2026
College Wrestling: No. 4 Iowa State Cyclones top No. 14 Missouri on Senior Day
AMES – No. 4 Iowa State defeated No. 14 Missouri on senior day, 20-14, Sunday afternoon inside Hilton Coliseum. The Cyclones started hot, taking six of the first seven bouts, before the Tigers would close with three-straight wins of their own.
College Wrestling: UNI Panthers rally to beat Wisconsin, 16-15
CEDAR FALLS – The 18th ranked UNI wrestling team closed out the 2025-26 dual schedule in style on Sunday, rallying from an early deficit to defeat No. 16 Wisconsin by a score of 16-15 inside the McLeod Center in non-conference action.
Iowa paramedic who stole fentanyl gets 2 years in prison
A former Iowa paramedic who tampered with vials of narcotic pain medication was sentenced on February 17, 2026, to more than two years in federal prison.
Women’s College Basketball: Iowa State Cyclones beaten at No. 12 TCU, 80-73
FORT WORTH, Texas – Iowa State (21-7, 9-7 Big 12) gave No. 12 TCU (25-4, 13-3 Big 12) all it could handle but fell short 80-73 on the Horned Frogs’ home court Sunday afternoon.
Northern Iowa man convicted of numerous counts of child abuse
EMMETSBURG – A Northern Iowa jury quickly convicted this predator of child sex abuse, and now justice looms.
College Wrestling: No. 7 Iowa Hawkeyes fall to No. 3 OK State Cowboys, 32-11
STILLWATER, Okla. — The No. 7 University of Iowa wrestling team fell to No. 3 Oklahoma State, 32–11, on Sunday night at Gallagher-Iba Arena.
Iowa takes step toward modernization of child welfare information systems
DES MOINES — Governor Kim Reynolds, the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services, and the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, today announced a first-of-its-kind partnership to modernize how Comprehensive Child Welfare Information Systems (CCWIS) are planned, launched, and implemented. This partnership establishes Iowa’s VISION system as a national model for state-federal partnerships in CCWIS modernization and launches ACF’s Child Welfare Technology Incubator to support other states hoping to scale this type of innovation. The partnership further demonstrates ACF’s progress toward delivering on President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump’s Executive Order on Fostering the Future for American Children and Families, which promotes modernization of states’ child welfare information systems.
College Basketball: UNI Panthers bested by Southern Illinois, 59-57
CEDAR FALLS – The UNI men’s basketball team scored the six straight points in the final one minute, 48 seconds and pulled within two points, but ultimately came up just short on its final possession on Saturday in a 59-57 senior day loss to the Southern Illinois Salukis in Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) action.
Women’s College Basketball: No. 13 Iowa 62, No. 6 Michigan 44
IOWA CITY — In a defensive masterclass fueled by a record-breaking crowd, the No. 13 Iowa Hawkeyes surged past the No. 6 Michigan Wolverines on Sunday afternoon, securing a commanding 62-44 victory inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
Mason City council adopts new meeting procedures, including diminishing time for citizen comments
MASON CITY — The Mason City Council has formalized new procedures for its public meetings, introducing stricter time limits for public comment and specific protocols for how agenda items are managed. While city officials frame the changes as a move toward “fairness and effective government,” some local residents are labeling the shift as a suppression of public speech.
Elderly Iowa woman struck and seriously hurt by motorcyclist
An 80-year-old Iowa woman crossing a busy street in this college town suffered serious injuries when a motorcyclist struck her in the roadway.
OBIT: Michael J. Low
Michael James Low passed away peacefully on February 17, 2026 surrounded by his family at Floyd County Medical Center in Charles City.
College Basketball: No. 6 Iowa State defeated at BYU, 79-69
PROVO, Utah – No. 6 Iowa State (23-4, 10-4 Big 12) was unable to defeat its third-straight ranked foe Saturday evening, as it fell at No. 23 BYU (20-7, 8-6 Big 12) by a score of 79-69.
Iowa man nabbed for peeping at kid in Target store avoids 25-year prison term
This Iowa man was nabbed for peeping at a kid and possibly others in a Target store dressing room, and now he finds himself in a room full of consequences for his depravity.
OBIT: Beatrice “Bea” L. Brockett
Beatrice L. Brockett, 104, of Mason City, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, February 15, 2026 at the Osage Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. A memorial service will be held at Major Erickson Funeral Home at 11 a.m. on Thursday, February 26, 2026, with Reverend James Bringman officiating. Visitation will be open at the funeral home from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. prior to the service.
Mason City’s MacNider Museum celebrates Youth Art Month
MASON CITY – The vibrant world of elementary imagination has officially moved into the Charles H. MacNider Art Museum. The museum is proud to announce the opening of “First Artistic Steps,” the 42nd annual School Art Exhibition held in celebration of National Youth Art Month.
Waterloo woman who bought gun for her child-felon boyfriend sent to federal prison
This Waterloo woman, who was dating an underage teen while they both partook in the green lifestyle, tried over and over again to buy the little felon a gun and after they finally made the buy, American justice blew smoke straight into their faces.
Authorities say the convict “was working as a delivery driver. Employees at one of the businesses she delivered to made comments to her that she relayed to her boyfriend. Her boyfriend confronted employees with the gun she had purchased for him. The boyfriend was later arrested and charged with multiple counts, including felon in possession of a firearm…”
Northern Iowa men arrested after traffic accident
SIOUX CENTER – Two Northern Iowa men were nabbed after one of them put the other’s Hyundai Sonata in a ditch and abandoned the car due to persistent cops unraveling the mystery.
Mason City 5th graders deliver heartwarming notes to neighbors in continuing Valentine’s tradition
MASON CITY — Valentine’s Day is all about spreading love, and for the past 16 years, 5th graders at Lincoln Intermediate have been taking that message straight to their neighbors’ doorsteps.
Rep. Shannon Latham discusses bills aimed at farmers and education
One bill aims to make it easier for local farmers to host farm-to-table events by creating a special-use permit, another mandates that original farm equipment manufacturers must make the diagnostic and repair information, including technical updates and software updates, more available to farmers.
In education, “the Iowa House of Representatives debated and passed one bill this week,” Latham said. “After much negotiating, the final agreed-upon bill set Supplemental State Aid (SSA) for K-12 schools at 2%.”
Women’s College Basketball: UNI Panthers down Southern Illinois Salukis in a 29-point rout
CARBONDALE, ILLINOIS – UNI women’s basketball put on a clinic inside the Banterra Center, shooting 47.5% (28-for-59) from the floor and 43.5% (10-for-23) from deep to claim a 29-point victory over SIU. The duo of Jenna Twedt and Ryley Goebel paced the Panthers with 27 and 20 points, respectively, to lift the Panthers over the Salukis, 77-48.
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