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PARIS, France — Four Hawkeyes scored 12 points to lead the University of Iowa men’s basketball team to a 93-74 triumph over St. Quentin Saturday night to remain unbeaten after four games
CONCORD, NH—David M. Kwiatkowski, 34, a former employee of Exeter Hospital, pleaded guilty today to eight counts of obtaining controlled substances by fraud and eight counts of tampering with a consumer product,
WASHINGTON—Former Congressman Jesse L. Jackson, Jr., 48, was sentenced today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to 30 months in prison for conspiring to defraud his re-election campaigns
BALTIMORE—U.S. District Judge William D. Quarles sentenced Daheem Bryant-Royal, age 23, of Ft. Meade, Maryland, today to 10 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for sexual abuse of
GREENBELT, MD—U.S. District Judge Peter J. Messitte sentenced Troy Walker, a/k/a “Caveman,” age 48, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, today to 10 years in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release, for
PARIS, France — The University of Iowa men’s basketball team used a 9-0 run to start the fourth quarter to pull away and defeat the AMW All-Stars Friday evening to remain unbeaten after three contests
Press release from Leonard Foster of Mason City: Mason City, IA: The time is now. Leonard Foster announces his intention to run for the At-large position on the Mason City City Council.
HUMBOLDT COUNTY, IOWA – A car full of teens was involved in a fatal accident early Saturday morning in northern Humboldt county. According to a report, at about 1:45 AM August 17th,
MASON CITY – A Mason City woman who had appealed her drunk driving conviction and lost is now serving time in the Cerro Gordo County Jail. Lisa Ann Bailey, 42, was convicted
MASON CITY – The final “Friday Night Live” event of the season was held August 16th in downtown Mason City. The Hepperly Band played until 10 PM and a Classic Car Show
Mediacom is announcing to customers that it is capping internet usage at 250 gigabytes per billing cycle. According to a notice, any customer who uses above 250 gigabytes will be charged an
Op-ed: The terminology used by the warring factions in Egypt caused me to pause and contemplate my own surroundings. Unfortunately I see strong similarities between Cairo, Egypt and Mason City, Iowa. What
KEOKUK – A 1,000-gallon spill of sugar water was released to the Mississippi River Aug. 1 due to an overflow of a sugar water tank at the Roquette America refinery, 1003 S
CEDAR RAPIDS – A woman who embezzled nearly $70,000 from a Mason City bank pled guilty Friday in federal court in Cedar Rapids. Margaret Marie (Peggy) Sheese, age 53, from Mason City,
HAMPTON – Iowans interested in the results of a DNR study to improve water quality in Beeds Lake in Franklin County can attend a meeting Aug. 29. Citizens are encouraged to bring
By Kirk Hardcastle, NIACC Sports Information – MASON CITY – Anna Buenneke made her mark on the NIACC athletic program. Buenneke was a two-time all-American in cross country. She holds school records