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MASON CITY – Iowa State Patrol troopers surrounded a Mason City house Thursday but could not locate a wanted person. Law enforcement officers with the Iowa State Patrol converged on 1316 South
MASON CITY – Kids who skip school should have their head on a swivel, because police are watching. Mason City police reported Friday that two officers observed “three young juveniles” in the
Courtesy UNI Athletics Communications – CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – UNI’s wrestling coach Doug Schwab signed a new seven-year contract, taking him through the 2020-21 season. “I’m excited for the future of Panther
MASON CITY – A Rockwell man skipped court related to a serious domestic abuse charge and was arrested at the courthouse and taken to jail. Lee Alan Best, age 25, was taken
MASON CITY – A Mason City man allegedly beat up the parents of his girlfriend this morning at their house, then fled the scene before he was caught and arrested by cops.
MASON CITY – Coaches, students and parents are mobilizing to combat proposed cuts to coaching position and funding to sports programs in Mason City schools. Despite two taxes on property owners that
The University of Iowa police issued the following statement in April: Trigger Warning: This warning addresses a report of sexual misconduct. Resources are available on and off campus to provide assistance. Contact
MASON CITY – A Mason City man already facing felony drug charges in Black Hawk county was arrested early Friday morning on more drug charges. Cerro Gordo deputies conducted a traffic stop
NIT – An Iowa appeals court rendered a decision this week in a discrimination case involving a North Iowa woman and her employer, and had some less-than-flattering remarks about a decision rendered
Gov. Branstad takes questions on education, military service & workforce on this week’s edition of Ask the Governor. httpv://youtu.be/wOcnxjFdGFo [poll random]
KIEV – Two Mi-24 helicopters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were shot down over Sloviansk in Donetsk region early on May 2 while on a patrol mission. According to preliminary reports,
EVERLY, IA – Police in the small Iowa community of Everly in Clay county are searching for a culprit who broke into a church. Clay county sheriffs reported that on the evening
HAMPTON – A Hampton man was charged with felony C third degree sexual abuse the week. Israel Larue, age 21, was charged by Hampton police this week after an alleged incident on
NIT – Two California men were recently sentenced to prison for a racially-motivated hate crime involving the beating of a white man and a black woman. The US Justice Department said this
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, issued the following statement Wednesday after Republicans obstructed Senate consideration of the Minimum Wage Fairness Act, a
May 1, 2014 – House Majority Leader Linda Upmeyer (R-Clear Lake) delivered closing remarks to the Iowa House of Representatives today. The following are her remarks, as prepared for delivery: Thank you
Statement by Senator Joe Bolkcom of Iowa City (May 1, 2014) – Iowa has taken a big first step toward safe, legal access to medical cannabis. Credit goes to the families who
BENTON COUNTY, IOWA – A Rockford man was picked up by police in Benton county on an outstanding arrest warrant. Benton county sheriffs arrested Emanuel Curtis Receveur III – AKA “Skunk” –
SPENCER – A Spencer man was recently arrested for an alleged sex crime against an underage female. Challer Douglas Wadsley, age 19, was arrested on April 23 at the Clay County Sheriff’s
NIT – As the United Nations Security Council convened its second urgent session this week on the situation in Ukraine, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon reiterated his grave concern over the rising tensions in
NIT – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today appealed to Israelis and Palestinians to exercise prudence and avoid unilateral steps that would diminish the prospects of resuming negotiations after the latest downturn in the
By Nick Simeone, American Forces Press Service – WASHINGTON, May 1, 2014 – A 50-percent increase in sexual assaults in the armed forces reflected in the Defense Department’s latest annual report indicates