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by Jody Spear and Kelly Meyer – MASON CITY – A large branch falling on a power line around midnight had the already busy Mason City Fire Department dispatched to 616 South
AMES, Iowa – No. 18 Iowa State (2-3, 0-0 Big 12) will host its annual Iowa State Challenge this weekend, welcoming teams from Eastern Washington, Syracuse and Iowa to Hilton Coliseum. The
NOTE: Randy L. Severson was charged with 3rd degree harassment on August 30, 2012 after an August 13, 2012 incident. Severson is the Mayor of Northwood, Iowa. —— From Joel Yunek, attorney
ALBERT LEA – An NIT reader described an accident early this afternoon that happened near Albert Lea. “A semi-truck with trailer in the northbound lane at about 1:30 PM had a blow
MASON CITY — A man living in Waterloo accused of murdering a Mason City man will go to trial next year. James Eric Farnsworth II, 23, will face a jury trial on
by Jody Spear and Kelly Meyer – MASON CITY – Much damage from the severe thunderstorm that hit Mason City Tuesday night and other surrounding North Iowa areas was still evident Wednesday
The hospital will get what it wants. The homeowners will get the shaft. This hospital is the biggest employer in the city, as such they carry the big stick. Lets look at
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Thousands of fans will have a chance to prove they were present at the Cy-Hawk Series football game, Saturday, September 8th, when the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series FanCam
(DES MONIES) – Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds today praised Iowa’s management of the Unemployment Insurance Trust Funds, which for the second year in a row will allow a
by Matt Marquardt – MASON CITY – Rick Kopps, of Denver, Iowa, made his way to Mason City and again attended Tuesday night’s City Council meeting. Kopps’ mother, who is 82 years
From an NIT reader: The wind was out of the west which is the left side of the picture…. so this thing had to have rolled 3 times to get in this
by Jody Spear and Kelly Meyer – MASON CITY – On Friday, August 31st, Mason City Police officers responded to a fight call at 7th Street SE and South Massachusetts Avenue at
By Amelia Rayno, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — In the moment, Seimone Augustus’ fourth-quarter three-pointer was simply the shot that piled on. The Lynx had long cooled the Sparks, their first-quarter
On Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at approximately 6:15 PM Waterloo Police were dispatched to the Walgreens, 111 West Ridgeway on a welfare check. Officers found a 3 year old girl alone in
By Michael Muskal, Los Angeles Times – Massachusetts prison officials must provide a publicly funded sex reassignment surgery to an inmate serving a life sentence for killing his wife, a federal judge in
By Jackie Crosby, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — In his line of work, Matt Kallok has heard them all. “I hear it dozens of times a day,” he said. “They’ll say, ‘Business
By Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — How long does it take to fly to the edge of the solar system? At least 35 years. Voyager 1 is there now,
By Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times – MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s U.S.-backed naval special forces have captured a man believed to be one of the two top leaders of the Gulf Cartel, a
AMES, Iowa – Sept. 5, 2012 – The challenging 2012 growing season is coming to an end in Iowa, meaning motorists will soon be sharing the road with farm vehicles engaged in
By Moira Macdonald, The Seattle Times – The leaves are changing, and so are the theater marquees. Here’s a list of some of what we’ll be seeing on screens this fall. Note that
By Neela Banerjee, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — At the Republican National Convention last week and in at least one stump speech over the weekend, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney used climate
By David Lightman and William Douglas, McClatchy Newspapers – CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Democrats staked out unmistakably liberal positions on some of the nation’s most volatile social issues Tuesday, notably abortion and gay marriage,
By Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — After weeks of rumors, Apple has sent out media invitations for an event — widely expected to be the launch of the iPhone
AMES, Iowa — Iowa State punter Kirby Van Der Kamp has been named the Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week. The junior played a major role in Iowa State’s 38-23
By La Velle E. Neal III, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – CHICAGO — The Minnesota Twins don’t try to explain it. They just enjoy it. Especially Scott Diamond. The Twins pounded an opponent
By Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times – EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants, eager to pick up where they left off last season, have adopted the slogan “Build the Bridge”
By Barbara Demick, Los Angeles Times – BEIJING — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton flew into a storm of criticism in Beijing on Tuesday in the midst of a six-nation tour perceived
MASON CITY – Mason City police received a report shortly before 3 AM Monday morning of an assault near South Monroe Ave and SW 1st Street. Officers placed 24-year-old Kenneth Charles Allen
Watch the Mason City Council’s public forum from the Tuesday, September 4th, 2012 meeting. Citizens may address the council on agenda items only. httpv://youtu.be/1EJ1yriHOaY
By David S. Cloud, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said Tuesday that a former Navy SEAL’s account of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden contains classified information, intensifying a
(DES MOINES) – Today, Gov. Branstad appointed Carl J. Petersen as judge to the 3A Judicial District. Petersen, of Lester, received his law degree from Hamline University and is currently serving as
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa field hockey team moved up to No. 10 in the Penn Monto/National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division I National Coaches Poll. The Hawkeyes, who
By Jody Spear and Kelly Meyer – WORTH COUNTY – A two car accident with injury occurred in Worth County Sunday night at 10:50 pm on County Highway A39 West of Highway
By Rex Huppke, Chicago Tribune – Parents are often told — by magazines, television news shows and Oprah — that they are doing things wrong. Don’t give kids regular milk; give them organic
by Matt Marquardt – NORTHWOOD – Worth County Demands Action, a group of concerned citizens who are scrutinizing how dollars are spent that flow from the Diamond Jo Casino into the Worth
The Yomiuri Shimbun – NAGOYA, Japan — A 23-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of holding a primary school girl captive for nearly 12 hours in his Nagoya apartment, which may have
By David Ovalle, The Miami Herald – MIAMI — Griselda Blanco, the drug kingpin known for her blood-soaked style of street vengeance during Miami’s “cocaine cowboys” era of the ’70s and ’80s, was
By Michael Doyle, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — An appellate court on Tuesday upheld the conviction of a former Afghan Taliban member who’s serving a first-of-its-kind life sentence in the Southern California desert.
By Hector Becerra, Los Angeles Times – CHARLOTTE, N.C. — After the Republican National Convention last week, some polls indicate that Mitt Romney got a bump among Latinos, although President Barack Obama still
By David Ovalle, The Miami Herald – MIAMI — Griselda Blanco, the drug kingpin known for her blood-soaked style of street vengeance during Miami’s “cocaine cowboys” era of the ’70s and ’80s,