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MASON CITY – A man who failed to show up for fingerprinting after pleading guilty to a theft charge was arrested at the Cerro Gordo Courthouse Monday. Jesse Daniel Germundson, age 23,
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man who distributed and possessed child pornography pled guilty on May 9, 2014, in federal court in Cedar Rapids. Steven Risk, age 38, from Independence, Iowa, was convicted
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man who sexually exploited a child was sentenced May 9, 2014, to 30 years in federal prison. James Jones, age 51, of Maysville, Missouri, received the sentence after
NIT – A new study by researchers at NASA and the University of California, Irvine, finds a rapidly melting section of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet appears to be in an irreversible
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, today requested unanimous consent to pass S. Res. 255, which would establish a Joint Select Committee to investigate the Benghazi attacks. He originally introduced this legislation on
MASON CITY – Trees Forever, the Mason City Street Department, and the Mason City Alternative High School will be planting trees on Friday May 16th at 9:00 a.m. at the Norris Youth
MASON CITY – It was a long wait, but the Mason City school district released information today about the status of negotiations between the teacher’s union and the school district. According to
MASON CITY – A Clear Lake woman is spending the next 30 days in jail for allowing her infant son to inhale marijuana smoke. Skylar R. Retterath, age 20, escaped a felony charge
MASON CITY – The MCHS girls golf meet at the Mason City Country Club with Fort Dodge has been canceled. The MCHS girls soccer meet at Union High School has been canceled.
CORALVILLE – Hani Wadih Khouri, an inmate assigned to the Iowa Medical and Classification Center (IMCC) died Sunday May 11, 2014 in the IMCC Medical Hospice Care Unit. Khouri died of natural
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – NIACC freshman Kaitlin Koob tees off at 12:40 p.m. today in the opening round of the NJCAA national women’s golf tournament at the LPGA International Golf Club Hills
AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State Athletics Department released Monday architectural sketches for its south end zone project at Jack Trice Stadium. Plans and schematic designs for the first phase of the
MASON CITY – Mason City police were called Sunday night about a complaint about the treatment or condition of elephants at the circus that was in town at the North Iowa Events
WASHINGTON – The U.S. State Department announced late last week that Honduras has extradited a suspected drug kingpin to the US for the first time ever. A spokesperson from the State Department
CHARLES CITY – A Charles City woman with a theft problem was picked up on a warrant by police this weekend. Amber Jennings, age 22, was recently found guilty of fifth degree
CEDAR FALLS – Construction begins Monday, May 12, in the UNI-Dome and McLeod Center as new video boards are installed in both facilities. Animated Display Systems Inc. (Fort Myers, Fla.) was awarded
MINNEAPOLIS – Last week in federal court, a 67-year-old Bloomington man was sentenced for escaping from a Federal Prison Camp in Duluth. United States District Court Judge Patrick J. Schiltz sentenced Gerald
MASON CITY – A woman who plead guilty to theft related to a forgery charge brought by Mason City police last year is now serving the jail time she initially escaped in
MASON CITY – May is recognized as Exercise is Medicine™ Month. A nationwide campaign spearheaded by the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Medical Association, the initiative aims at encouraging
MASON CITY – The Cerro Gordo County Department of Public Health has partnered with five Mercy Medical Center North Iowa clinics to increase human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates. With the rising prevalence
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry E. Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds today were joined by Iowa Department of Education Director Brad Buck at their weekly news conference to announce the administration’s
MINNEAPOLIS – A United States Attorney announced late last week that a grand jury indicted four men for their roles in a large-scale methamphetamine trafficking organization and a violent kidnapping in St.
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan- Afghan National Police killed seven enemy fighters during a unilateral operation in Shamulzai district, May 10. This operation was conducted to disrupt insurgent networks activity along the Shamulzai, Shinkai and
MASON CITY – A local teen that was reported missing has been located. According to Iowa’s missing persons website, Marcus L. Meyer, age 14 of Mason City, was reported missing to the Mason City