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MASON CITY – A North Iowa man who plead guilty to stealing a skid loader was sentenced Tuesday. Records show that Mark Richard Petersen, age 46 of Plymouth, plead guilty to one
MASON CITY – Details are still emerging in a one-car accident Tuesday evening that apparently involved a pedestrian that was injured. A source informed NIT that a person was struck by a
WASHINGTON – The United States condemned a bombing in the city of Beruit, Lebanon on Tuesday that left over 20 people dead. The bombing took place at the Iranian embassy. “The United
WASHINGTON – President Obama expressed his dis-satisfaction Monday at lawmakers who refuse to hold a vote on his judicial nominees. “I am deeply disappointed that Senate Republicans have once again refused to
MASON CITY – Southbridge Mall drove away the bell ringers this holiday season, but not the troublemakers. According to police, a deal gone bad at a mall parking lot lead to a
PHILIPPINES – The Republic of the Philippines was struck by Typhoon Haiyan Nov. 7, bringing with it some of the most damaging winds and rain in recorded history. The storm impacted millions
Harrison County, IOWA — On Saturday, November 16, 2013, the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a hunter who had discovered a body in a rural, wooded area 4 miles
MASON CITY – More details have emerged in the wake of a large fight that engulfed a North End street this weekend, leading to a number of persons charged. According to a
AMES – The newly-ranked Iowa State Cyclone men’s basketball team faces a tough road test when it travels to face BYU Wednesday night at the Marriott Center in Provo, Utah. Tipoff is
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Postal Service ended the 2013 fiscal year (Oct. 1, 2012 – Sept. 30, 2013) with a net loss of $5 billion. This marks the 7th consecutive year in which
A report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service show that only seven percent of corn in Iowa remained in the field following the week ending November 17, 2013.
MASON CITY – Mason City native, James T. Johnson and his wife, Sue of Edmonds, WA, have established the Jim & Sue Johnson Scholarship through a $250,000 contribution to the NIACC Foundation
MASON CITY – A local meth dealer plead guilty and was sentenced in court today to ten years in prison. David W. Garber was sentenced to prison today at the courthouse on a
LAGHMAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan – “Sexual harassment and sexual assaults do happen,” said Sgt. 1st Class Sharoder Bonhomme, sexual harassment and assault response and prevention representative with 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain
SPIRIT LAKE – Juvenile zebra mussels have shown up attached to boat hoists removed this fall from East Okoboji, West Okoboji and Lower Gar lakes. This discovery comes after four juvenile zebra
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19, 2013 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced grants for 71 projects spanning 42 states and the District of Columbia that support the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) efforts
November 19th, 2013 – Good afternoon—thank you so much, Andrew [Weissmann]. It’s always a good rule of thumb to have a friend introduce you, and Andrew and I go back a long
NEW YORK – Visiting the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland, where millions of Jews and members of other minorities perished during the Second World War, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
Edinburg, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Rio Grande Valley Sector seized nearly $5.2 million worth of marijuana throughout the past week. Agents made the largest seizure near Rio Grande
IOWA CITY – The University of Iowa men’s basketball team cracked the USA Today/Coaches poll this week, ranking 25th with 74 votes. The Hawkeyes received 144 votes in the Associated Press ranking,
Nogales, Ariz. — A Tucson woman was arrested Thursday at the Port of Nogales for attempting to smuggle nearly 21 pounds of heroin and methamphetamine into the United States. U.S. Customs and
Milton, FL – The U.S. Marshals Florida Regional Fugitive Task Force captured a wanted man who is being sought by law enforcement Arkansas for kidnapping a teenage girl who is believed to
NEW BERN—United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that in federal court earlier this month Meredith Clifton Cook, 47, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Louise W. Flanagan to 540 months’
DES MOINES – To bring attention to the growing world-wide problem of antibiotic resistance, the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) joins the CDC in observing Get Smart About Antibiotics Week November
WASHINGTON- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Alejandro Mayorkas on Monday announced an enhancement to the E-Verify program that will help combat identity fraud by identifying and deterring fraudulent use of
NEW YORK – The United Nations launched Monday an interactive map of the information superhighway to show policy makers and investors the location of the missing links in the digital divide in
NEW YORK – The coal industry must radically transform and diversify to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, a senior United Nations official said today at a meeting in Poland, stressing
NIACC NOTEBOOK from the NIACC Athletic Department – Women’s basketball What’s next: The NIACC women’s basketball team hosts DMACC (5-2 overall) at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in the NIACC in its ICCAC opener.