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MASON CITY – A report was called in to police about a dog left in a van on Friday afternoon in the Wal-Mart parking lot, but an animal control officer…
American Forces Press Service – WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama said today that “with considerable regret” he has accepted the resignation of Eric K. Shinseki as secretary of veterans affairs.…
By Jim Garamone American Forces Press Service SINGAPORE, May 30, 2014 – The United States will continue to lead in the Asia-Pacific region, but the methods will change, Defense Secretary…
MASON CITY – A wanted man was located by police taking a stroll through the North End. Police located Dale J. Lewis Jr., age 42, at the 200 block of…
MASON CITY – Fresh out of jail, a Mason City man skipped his court date and was promptly arrested Saturday morning. Dustin William Snowbird, age 33, is now in the…
NIT – May 31 is recognized as World No Tobacco Day. Persons around the world who are struggling with tobacco addiction are urged to use this day as a starting…
DES MOINES – A liberal Iowa political group is calling for a pro-gun right-wing Senate candidate to apologize for saying recent shootings in California were “an unfortunate accident”. Progress Iowa…
CEDAR RAPIDS – Two men who kidnaped a Briar Cliff University student were each sentenced to over 10 years in federal prison in sentencing hearings today and yesterday. Trey Michael…
NORTHWOOD – A Lake Mills man accused of trying to shoot police who were trying to help him has a plea hearing set. Matthew Davis, age 21 of Lake Mills,…
MASON CITY – City council member and delivery man Travis Hickey says that Mason City code enforcement officers are going about their jobs all wrong. The city has two code enforcement…
Opinion submitted to NorthIowaToday.com: A new report by Progress Iowa found that 1 out of 6 of Governor Branstad’s appointees were campaign donors. This demonstrates a level of backroom-style deal-making…
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve King released the following statement after Secretary of Veteran Affairs Eric Shinseki announced his resignation: “General Shinseki has lost the confidence of our veterans,” said King.…
WEBSTER COUNTY – Iowa Lottery staff procedures recently identified a discrepancy in records involving some lottery retail locations in north central Iowa and one person has been charged with a…
DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has released the 2013 State of Iowa HIV and AIDS End-of-Year Surveillance Report. It shows HIV diagnoses increased a bit…
CLEAR LAKE – A Minnesota man now in the Cerro Gordo County Jail has pleaded not guilty to charges of 1st degree kidnapping and attempted murder involving an alleged victim…
MASON CITY – Law enforcement and others banded together Thursday afternoon when a special needs child went missing. Police received a call Thursday around 5:45 PM from a mother who…
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry E. Branstad today announced he will hold formal signings on Friday, May 30, 2014, for the solar tax credit bill and the wind energy tax credit bill. The bill…
MASON CITY – A Clear Lake man accused of felony burglary is set to take a plea deal Friday. Robert Allen Rollefson, age 49, stands accused of felony third degree…
CEDAR RAPIDS – A California man was sentenced today to 13 months in federal prison. Chad Straub, 40, from Salinas, California, received the prison term after a February 7, 2014,…
By Joe Ess – This past Memorial Day I was reading a piece from the indefatigable Charles P. Pierce at The Politics Blog at Esquire about our nation’s most recent…
WASHINGTON – U.S. Ambassador Timothy Broas broke ground on the new U.S. Embassy in The Hague this week. The new Embassy, designed by Moore Ruble Yudell Architects & Planners of…
WASHINGTON – Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) on Thursday announced that four Iowa fire departments will receive a total of $261,504 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters…
Sports are one of the best ways to keep our kids active and healthy, but young people make nearly 250,000 emergency room visits each year with sport or recreation-related brain…
Dr. Maya Angelou wrote that “History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived. However, if faced with courage, need not be lived again.” Few people lived with more courage and…
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man who concealed assets from his creditors and the United States Bankruptcy Court pled guilty today in federal court in Cedar Rapids. Jay Freese, age 51,…
CHARLES CITY – A wanted Charles City man was caught by police on May 21st. Jaiton Mangun, age 20, skipped a court hearing on May 20th and a warrant was…
DECORAH – An Iowa sex offender who was not complying with the sex offender registry was arrested recently. On May 19, at about 11:30 PM, Bernard D. Olson Jr., age…
MASON CITY – A concerned citizen called police when a possibly intoxicated man was allegedly snooping around and peaking into people’s garages, prompting a chase when the man wouldn’t go…