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MASON CITY – One of two Riceville, Iowa men who allegedly stole from the Mason City Wal-Mart Supercenter turned himself in to police this week. Mason City police said that the two
MASON CITY – A man who neighbors feared could be armed and who refused to immediately comply with police requests to exit his home was taken away in an ambulance late Monday
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man who possessed a homemade bomb was sentenced today to more than seven years in federal prison. Bjorn Luster, age 34, from Cresco, Iowa, received the prison term
NIT – We’ve all been there. At the mall, at the park, in a restaurant, and there is a woman breastfeeding her baby. Even though it is a natural part of raising
DES MOINES – The 2014 session of the 85th General Assembly of the Iowa legislature convened at 10:06 AM Monday. The Senate’s session began with a prayer, the pledge of allegiance, and
MASON CITY – A “very large underage party” was squashed Friday night by police in a quiet Mason City residential neighborhood. Cerro Gordo county deputies and Mason City police converged on a
MASON CITY – If you have flu-like symptoms, stay away from Mercy Hospital unless you need treatment, the health care provider announced Monday. According to Mercy Medical Center – North Iowa, it
NIT – 2014 has gotten off to a deadly start for Iowa motorists. After another confirmed fatality, the total number of dead on Iowa roadways stands at fourteen since the start of
MASON CITY – A woman was hospitalized after an incident at the Key Apartments early Sunday morning. According to Mason City police, at 4:49 AM Sunday a resident at the Key Apartments,
2014 Opening Day Addresses by Senate President Pam Jochum of Dubuque Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal of Council Bluffs Below is the complete text of the opening day addresses by Senate
WASHINGTON – The White House announced Sunday that Iran is scaling back its nuclear program, starting this month as it uranium stockpile is diminished. According to the White House, Sunday’s agreement to implement
COLUMBUS, OHIO – Iowa showed Sunday that it is back in a big way on the national college basketball scene. The Hawkeyes came to Columbus in search of a signature win and
IOWA CITY – The Big Ten announced Monday that University of Iowa senior guard Roy Devyn Marble has been named conference Player of the Week after leading the Hawkeyes to a pair
NIT – Former NBA star Dennis Rodman took a team of ex-NBA players to Pyongyang, North Korea, for a basketball game last week, and met with the country’s supreme leader, Kim Jung
MASON CITY – The Cerro Gordo County Department of Public Health has two confirmed cases of flu in the county. Both cases involve young children that have been infected by the H1N1
MASON CITY – The Charles H. MacNider Art Museum’s 2014 winter film series, Films in February, Movies in March (Some in January, Too), kicks off on Saturday, January 18 at 2 p.m.
MASON CITY – The Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s business office will be closed Tuesday, January 14, 2014 from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. for employees to attend a funeral, Sheriff Pals said
AMES – No. 9 Iowa State (14-1, 2-1) returns to Hilton Coliseum for a Big Monday showdown with No. 18 Kansas (11-4, 2-0). The game is a Gold Rules game and fans
by Sgt. Eric Provost – LAGHMAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan – It may be small, but a 60mm mortar round has a blast radius of over 20 meters and can be fired at enemies
CLEVELAND – A former Lorain County, Ohio, corrections officer was sentenced today to serve 18 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release after previously pleading guilty to one count
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa wrestling team won nine of 10 bouts to defeat Indiana, 38-4, inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday afternoon. The Hawkeyes (10-1, 3-0) scored bonus points
NEW YORK – United Nations food agencies are ramping up their relief efforts in South Sudan, warning that the fighting there threatens to increase hunger and unravel the modest gains made in
IRVING, Texas – Iowa State women’s basketball freshman Seanna Johnson was named the Phillips 66 Big 12 Freshman of the Week for the for the third time this season, the league announced
CEDAR RAPIDS – Alliant Energy’s Iowa gas utility is participating in the Iowa Pipeline Association’s 2014 Pipeline Awareness and Education training offered at locations throughout the state. The training informs and instructs