Mission accomplished? Corridor CEO Willett resigns
MASON CITY – A political insider informed NIT this afternoon that North Iowa Corridor CEO Brent Willett has resigned. The source said that Willett is taking a job in Southern Iowa. The
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MASON CITY – A political insider informed NIT this afternoon that North Iowa Corridor CEO Brent Willett has resigned. The source said that Willett is taking a job in Southern Iowa. The
MASON CITY – The following candidates have officially filed papers to run for Cerro Gordo Supervisor, District 2, to replace Bob Amosson who declined to run again: Republican Party Casey M. Callanan
NIT – In what may be another step in the direction of college football players getting paid dollars and not just tuition, room and board, a ruling was handed down today that
MASON CITY – A fire today at the Curries door plant on 12th Street NW evacuated the building. The fire was reported at around 10 AM Wednesday morning. Sources told NIT that
From Larissa Black of Ames, Iowa – Circumcision is a taboo topic in our society, even though 56% of infant boys are circumcised within the first few days of life in the
NIT – Now being hailed as the “No Fun League”, the NFL has banned the uber-popular practice of the goalpost slam dunk. The NFL said this week that dunking the ball is
ORANGE PARK, FLORIDA – On March 25th, 2014, officers with the Sac City, Iowa, Police Department and agents with the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation interviewed and arrested John David Green, age
The United States has a solemn commitment to the collective defense of all NATO allies. As has been true since we signed the Washington Treaty in 1949, we will respond if the
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), one of the authors of the Affordable Care Act(ACA), last week applauded the news from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services(HHS) that thousands of
MASON CITY – A Rockford man working in Mason City as a mechanic was picked up March 15th in downtown Mason City on a swath of sexual abuse charges involving a child
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Amidst mounting evidence that the emerging market of new nicotine delivery products poses serious public health and consumer protection issues, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor,
GREENLAND – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon saw first-hand the impacts of climate change during a visit Wednesday to Greenland, where the melting of ice sheets is accelerating. “I am just overwhelmed by the
NEW YORK – The United Nations Security Council condemned the recent attack in Hadramawt, Yemen, in which 20 soldiers were killed, reaffirming that all acts of terrorism are criminal, and urging all
AMES – Children who repeatedly play violent video games are learning thought patterns that will stick with them and influence behaviors as they grow older, according to a new study by Iowa
MINNEAPOLIS – The Minnesota Twins today announced they will begin using walk-through metal detectors at Target Field starting with the Home Opener on Monday, April 7 against the Oakland Athletics. The Twins
NIT – Congressman Bruce Braley issued a speedy apology Tuesday after slamming six-term US Senator Charles Grassley for being an Iowa farmer who never went to law school. Read that story here.
MASON CIY – He says he’s a born again Christian, and by the Grace of God, after numerous drug, assault, burglary and drunk driving charges, he served less than fifteen months of
MASON CITY – One young woman calls him a nightmare. He allegedly strangled another. Caught in a bar by police, nonchalantly chatting with a protected party who earlier accused him of domestic
CLEAR LAKE – Who says an illicit drug can’t be delicious? Clear Lake police, however, left a bad taste for a woman arrested on her birthday for possession of a designer drug
MASON CITY – The NIACC baseball team returned to the rankings on Tuesday at No. 20. NIACC (13-8 overall, 4-0 in the ICCAC) swept a four-game series with Southwestern last weekend. The
CAIRO – Egypt handed down the death penalty to 529 people on Monday after a mass trial in which the majority of defendants were not present in court. “The astounding number of
NEW YORK – Air pollution – both indoor and outdoor – killed some 7 million people across the globe in 2012, making it the world’s largest single environmental health risk, according to
NIT – Iowa Democratic Congressman and candidate for US Senate Bruce Braley ripped Senator Charles Grassley in a newly-released video for being a farmer without enough education. The video, taken at an
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry E. Branstad on Monday announced the signing of Executive Order 85 to increase accountability, openness and transparency of employee settlements. Speaking from the administration’s weekly press conference,
MASON CITY – No one ever accused all crooks of being smart. And as they say, after a few cold ones, your judgement starts to fade. That may have been the case
MASON CITY – The NIACC softball team will open its ICCAC season with a doubleheader at Kirkwood at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. NIACC (8-2) plays Marshalltown in a league twinbill at 3:30
BURLINGTON – A Burlington man was injured Saturday morning while hunting snow geese in Lee County. Dustin Guernsey, 31, was carrying equipment and his gun when he stumbled while walking across a
NORFOLK, Va. – There are two fatalities following a shooting at Naval Station Norfolk Monday night. The incident occurred at approximately 11:20 p.m. at Pier 1. No other injuries have been reported.
DES MOINES – A former youth paster at a Des Moines church who pleaded guilty earlier this year to three sex crimes against underage girls was sentenced to 15 years in prison
ATLANTIC – An Iowa man is in jail at this time on two serious charges. The Cass County Sheriff said this week that on March 19, 2014, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office
MASON CITY – The trouble for this Rockwell man began in December when he was caught with drugs by police on Monroe Avenue, and has only gotten worse since. On December 6,
DES MOINES – Governor Terry Branstad traveled to Washington, DC this week to commemorate the installation of a Norman Borlaug statue at the U.S. Capitol. Borlaug was born 100 years ago Tuesday
KABUL – The United Nations has condemned today’s deadly attack on an office of the Afghan Independent Election Commission (IEC) in Kabul which comes less than two weeks before the holding of
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State hoops pioneer John Crawford, the school’s first African-American basketball player, passed away over the weekend. He was 77 years old. A native of New York City, Crawford
MASON CITY – Police were called to Target recently and arrested two Mason City women on theft charges. Officers with the Mason City police department were called to Target, 3450 4th Street
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), the senior Republican on the Senate health committee, today released the following statement before the Supreme Court hears oral arguments on Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby
ATLANTA – Iowa State senior Hallie Christofferson was named a WBCA All-Region 5 nominee for the 2013 Division I Coaches’ All-America Team Tuesday. Christofferson was one of seven players selected from the
THE HAGUE – Leaders of the G8 industrialized nations decided they have had enough of Russia’s aggressive moves in the Ukraine, and brought some consequences to bear, kicking Russia out of the
NEW YORK – While technological progress and innovative business models have expanded opportunities for freedom expression, they have also allowed for new threats to emerge in the form of Internet censorship, filtering,
CHARLES CITY – An allegedly drunk Charles City man encountered police officers last week and decided to pick a fight. According to the Charles City Police Department, officers spotted an individual walking