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MASON CITY – A Mason City man allegedly tried to steal from Shopko and got caught. According to Mason City police, officers were dispatched to the Shopko store at 615 South Monroe
MASON CITY – A pickup that was pushing snow Thursday in a parking lot caught fire. Around 5:40 PM Thursday, a pick-up truck was reported to be on fire at Graham Manufacturing
KANDAHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Afghan National Security Forces destroyed more than 1,300 kilograms of marijuana during a clearing operation Feb. 16 in Kandahar province’s Zharay district. Members of the Afghan National Army,
MASON CITY – A wanted Mason City man was apprehended by police at a local grocery store this week. Police caught up with Martin Luther Ross, age 20 of Mason City, at
AMES – The Iowa State women’s basketball team (18-8, 7-8 Big 12) placed six in double-figures as the Cyclones defeated the Texas Longhorns (17-10, 8-7 Big 12) by a score of 81-64
DES MOINES – Iowa Senate President Pam Jochum said last week that Senate Democrats want to put more Iowans back to work, strengthen our middle class and grow our state’s economy. She
ATLANTIC, IOWA – An elderly Iowa woman died Saturday afternoon after her car slid on an icy Iowa road and smaeched into a bridge guardrail. According to a report, 65-year-old Linda Shea
MASON CITY – Police were called to a Mason City apartment Thursday after neighbors complained of a marijuana odor. Cerro Gordo county deputies responded to 2403 South Taft Avenue Thursday evening at
IOWA CITY – Iowa could not hold serve at home and payback Wisconsin for an earlier season road loss, as the Badgers were able to topple them again, 79-74. Four players scored
Courtesy: cyclones.com – FORT WORTH, Texas – No. 17 Iowa State got its best shot from TCU Saturday at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum, but the Cyclones were eventually able to pull away from the
SOCHI, RUSSIA – American teenager Mikaela Shiffrin became the youngest ever Olympic slalom champion despite a near fall Friday under floodlights at Rosa Khutor. “This has been a dream of mine for
SOCHI, RUSSIA – Teemu Selanne scored two goals as Finland trashed the USA 5-0 to claim the bronze medal in the men’s hockey tournamen on Saturday. The 43-year-old Selanne, who was playing
Courtesy: Drake Athletics – WICHITA, Kan. – The No. 3 Wichita State used big runs to bookend halftime in cruising past the Drake University men’s basketball team, 83-54, on Saturday evening at
NEW YORK – The United Nations Security Council on Saturday unanimously passed a resolution aimed at helping Syrians locked in a vicious civil war. The US State Department released the following statement
NEW YORK – The United Nations Security Council today unanimously approved a resolution to boost humanitarian aid access in Syria, a move Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said can ease some civilian suffering, if
DES MOINES – Senator Amanda Ragan said this week that thousands of older Americans are abused, neglected and exploited every year in the U.S., and many victims are particularly vulnerable, depending on
KABUL – Ahead of Afghanistan’s national elections, the top United Nations official in the country is calling on Afghan authorities and international bodies to ensure the polls are credible, while also urging
MADISON – A Colorado woman who stands accused of taking her tiny infant nephew to Iowa and leaving him in a duffel bag outside an Iowa gas station appeared in a Wisconsin
WASHINGTON – Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday that the US is aware of the escalating violence in Venezuela and that the government in the South American nation should refrain from
CITY OF MASON CITY Publication Report 2/20/2014 Payee Description Amount —————————————— ——————— ABC LOCK SERVICEREPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 65.00 ACTION TOWING MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE 245.00 ADVANCED SYSTEMS INC OFFICE SUPPLIES 2,288.49 ALL STAR PEST
Courtesy UNI Athletics Communications – CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The University of Northern Iowa indoor track & field squads tuned up for next weekend’s Missouri Valley Conference Championships by hosting the UNI-Dome
By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Paolo Bayas, USS George Washington Public Affairs – YOKOSUKA, Japan – Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70; Commander, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15; and Republic of Korea navy
CEDAR RAPIDS – Kevin W. Techau today took the United States Attorney’s oath of office as the newest United States Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa. Techau succeeds Stephanie M. Rose
MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS–Under the cover of darkness, Marines and Afghan National Army soldiers filed from multiple helicopters and began forming a security perimeter on the outskirts of
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry E. Branstad today issued the following statement upon learning the Iowa Supreme Court would hear his appeal of the district court order to reopen the Iowa Juvenile