Founded in 2010
News & Entertainment for Mason City, Clear Lake & the Entire North Iowa Region
AMES, Iowa – The University of Iowa wrestling team won 7-of-10 bouts to top Iowa State (5-1) on Sunday inside Hilton Coliseum, 23-9. Tony Ramos and Mike Evans scored bonus points, and
MASON CITY – Neighbors in a senior living center in Mason City were at odds Saturday and again Sunday, leading to police visits both days and an eventual arrest. An assault was
WASHINGTON – Secretary of State John Kerry said this weekend that several countries have significantly reduced the amount of oil they are purchasing from Iran, and said that U.S.sanctions against the radical
MINNEAPOLIS – The Vikings topped the Bears 23-20 in overtime Sunday at Mall of America Field in what Coach Leslie Frazier described as “a wild football game and I’m so glad we came out
Courtesy: cyclones.com – AMES, Iowa – Iowa State head football coach Paul Rhoads announced today two members of the Cyclone football coaching staff have been relieved of their duties. Those coaches are
Written by Ralph Nader and published by Common Dreams, open for re-publication – Dear America: Costly complexity is baked into Obamacare. No health insurance system is without problems but Canadian style single-payer
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an effort to stabilize the economy and prevent 1.3 million Americans from having their federal jobless benefits cut off, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health,
MASON CITY – Sheriffs and local police worked together to bring another wanted man into custody this weekend. Saturday afternoon, Mason City police and Cerro Gordo county sheriff’s deputies converged upon 104
WASHINGTON – The Obama Administration said Sunday that the much-maligned HealthCare.gov website is now running “smoothly for the vast majority of users” and is “night and day from where it was on October 1st.” According
WASHINGTON – A statement from Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response Nicole Lurie, M.D. late last month indicated that the U.S. is making progress toward a vaccine to prevent avian flu, a
IOWA CITY – A two car accident claimed the life of a teen Sunday near Iowa City. According to a report from the Iowa State Patrol, a 2000 Ford F150 pickup truck
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) says China is cruel to rabbits. Ninety percent of angora rabbits fur comes from China, PETA says, and the long, soft fur is often used
Courtesy: cyclones.com – AMES, Iowa – Iowa State rallied from a 31-7 deficit to force overtime and Grant Rohach hit Justin Coleman for the game-winner on the first play of the third
PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas – Roy Devyn Marble and Zach McCabe were named to the all-tournament team in the Battle 4 Atlantis championship, won by Villanova in a hard-fought championship game that saw
Santa Clarita, CA – Big screen actor Paul Walker, one of the stars in the immensely popular Fast and Furious movie franchise, was killed in a South California car crash Saturday. Walker’s
WASHINGTON — Osaka, Japan-based Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $120 million criminal fine for its role in two separate conspiracies to fix
SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dec. 1, 2013– (NASDAQ:AMZN)—Amazon today announced two special deals on Kindle Fire tablets. Starting now and through Cyber Monday, customers will receive $50 off two of our most popular Fire tablets:
LAS VEGAS – The 23rd-ranked Iowa State women’s basketball team (6-0, 0-0 Big 12) defeated the Auburn Tigers (4-3, 0-0 SEC) 68-57 at South Point Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. Iowa State
NEW YORK – “Deeply concerned” by the recent outbreak of violence in Somalia’s northern Sool region, the top United Nations official in the country called today for calm and urged all parties