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WASHINGTON – During the past week, the FBI; its local, state, and federal law enforcement partners; and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) conducted Operation Cross Country VIII, a
TAMPA, Fla. — Two men have been charged for their role in a scheme to smuggle firearms from the United States to the Middle East. This case is being investigated by the
MASON CITY – Police removed a homeless man from the streets of Mason City early Thursday morning. Mason City police were called to 519 4th Street NE on June 26th at about
DES MOINES – The 10-year prison sentence of a man who tried to steal a baby from a Clear Lake bar was upheld this week by an Iowa Appeals Court. Johnathan Lindsey
MASON CITY – Police arrested a pair of women at a Mason City hotel Thursday evening as a result of a prostitution investigation. Investigators with the North Central Iowa Narcotics Task Force
DES MOINES – An Iowa Appeals Court this week upheld the conviction of a Charles City man for manufacturing methamphetamine. A district court found 31-year-old Jason Cagley guilty on October 8, 2012,
MASON CITY – Is there a homeless problem in Mason City? Are the poor and poverty-stricken becoming more desperate? For the second day in a row, Mason City police reported that they
COBB COUNTY, GA – A Georgia man is in jail, charged with murder and cruelty to a child after leaving his son in a blistering car all day while he was at work.
SURPRISE, AZ – A former Mason City woman was found dead in a burned-up pickup truck earlier this month in Arizona. Police in Surprise, Arizona said that on Monday, June 9th at
WASHINGTON – The United States will not produce or otherwise acquire any anti-personnel landmines in the future, American officials announced in Maputo, Mozambique, today. The declaration — delivered at the end of
FORT COLLINS, CO – Tournament officials are excited to announce the eight teams selected to compete in the 2014 men’s Cancun Challenge at the Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya in Mexico. This
MASON CITY – The North Iowa Events Center announced today that General Manager David Green will leave the organization to return to Arizona. His last day will be July 15, 2014. Green
FOREST CITY – Winnebago Industries, Inc. (NYSE:WGO), a leading United States (U.S.) recreation vehicle manufacturer, on Thursday reported financial results for the Company’s third quarter fiscal period ended May 31, 2014. Revenues
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Twenty-two people were arrested Thursday morning in the Albuquerque area and throughout New Mexico during the takedown of a major international auto theft and drug trafficking ring with ties
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A Mexican national wanted in his home country for rape was deported Friday by officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO). Sergio Gallardo-Sanchez,
MASON CITY – A Mason City man pled guilty to third offense public intoxication. Kenny Griffin, age 48 of Mason City, pled guilty on June 4th to third or subsequent offense public
IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa’s Roy Devyn Marble was chosen with the 56th overall selection in the 2014 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets Thursday night. The rights to Marble
GENEVA – The emergence of an Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa in 2014 has become a challenge to the 3 countries involved, as the Governments of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra
By Jim Garamone, American Forces Press Service – WASHINGTON, June 27, 2014 – President Barack Obama’s fiscal year 2015 budget request for overseas contingency operations is significantly less than last year, but
MASSENA, IA – An Iowa man died in a farming accident on June 18th. According to the Cass County Sheriff’s Office, on the afternoon of June 18th, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office responded
By Jim Garamone, American Forces Press Service – WASHINGTON, June 26, 2014 – U.S. forces in Baghdad have opened a joint operations center in the city to assess the security situation in
MASON CITY – A Mason City man has pleaded guilty to second offense drug possession charge. Paul Dailey, age 46 of Mason City, pled guilty on June 9th to second offense possession
WASHINGTON – A Minnesota man who worked at Kadena Air Force Base in Okinawa, Japan, was indicted today in the District of Minnesota on charges of sexual abuse, production of child pornography,
DES MOINES – REAP funding safeguards Iowa’s future through conservation education. Floyd County’s Fossil and Prairie Preserve Center and the Lost Island Nature Center in Palo Alto County demonstrate the success of
CEDAR RAPIDS – Ronald Dwaine Carnes, age 69, from Waterloo, Iowa, has been charged with misuse of Social Security numbers, aggravated identity theft and possession of a firearm by a felon and
CEDAR RAPIDS – A woman who sold synthetic drugs commonly called “K2” and “bath salts” was convicted by a jury today after a 3-day trial in federal court in Cedar Rapids. Mary
CHARLES CITY -A Charles City couple has been arrested after an investigation into car burglaries in town. Captian Hugh Anderson told NIT that two persons, Katelyn Speakar, age 19, and Adam Mares,
MASON CITY – NIT has been informed that North Iowa Events Center General Manager David Green has resigned. According to a source close to the Events Center, Green submitted his resignation to Events
MASON CITY – A Mason City teen remains missing this week. Ethan Hoff, age 15, was reported missing to the Mason City Police Department on June 24, 2014. Ethan was last seen
MASON CITY – Police were called to the Mason City Fire Department and Mercy Hospital for a man asking for food Wednesday. According to police, Mason City police officers were disptached to
MASON CITY – A North Iowa woman is in jail for a parole violation connected to her third conviction for operating while intoxicated. Deirdre Laine Witham, age 43, is now in the
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry E. Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds today announced that Iowa Workforce Development received a $6 million Department of Labor (DOL) grant to assist with placing 1,500
PHOENIX, AZ – Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, known for his aggressive stance on animal abuse and neglect, held a press conference on Monday, June 23rd, shortly after meeting with several owners
AMES, Iowa – President Obama outlined several initiatives aimed at improving workplace flexibility and access to affordable child care as part of a White House Summit on Working Families. The president highlighted
WASHINGTON – Late Wednesday, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) announced the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) targeting of conservative individuals includes a sitting United States Senator – Iowa’s Chuck Grassley.
DES MOINES – A Waterloo man convicted of murdering a Mason City man in a fight over a woman lost his appeal. James Farnsworth, age 24, appealed his conviction for second-degree murder
WATERLOO – On Monday, June 23, 2014 around 8:30 PM, Waterloo Officers were dispatched to the 400 block of Cherry Street on multiple reports of shots fired. Several subjects were reported fleeing
MASON CITY – Anyone interested in becoming the next President and CEO of the North Iowa Corridor should contact Gary Schmit at his office at Henkel Construction. According to an email sent by
DENVER – A federal appeals court has dealt a blow to states who don’t want same-sex couples getting married in their backyards. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit held
WASHINGTON – The US Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the Fourth Amendment generally requires the government (police) to obtain a warrant based on a particular suspicion of a specific crime before searching