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AMES, Iowa – Iowa State senior running back Aaron Wimberly has been named to the preseason watch list for the 2014 Doak Walker Award, presented annually to the nation’s top college running
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steve King released the following statement after introducing a resolution calling upon the border state Governors to deploy their National Guard units immediately to seal the border: “There
MASON CITY – Two people were kicked out of a Mason City rental house and made the task a little difficult for Mason City police. Mason City police assisted a landlord in
WEST DES MOINES – A tragic accident between a drunk driver and a man fleeing police on a motorcycle claimed one life Wednesday in West Des Moines. According to a report, 28-year-old
MASON CITY – A Mason City man convicted of violent domestic assault and indecent exposure pled guilty to violating the Iowa Sex Offender Registry. Lane Edward Factor, age 58, was arrested at
MASON CITY – A North Iowa woman jailed after a fire near downtown Mason City in April and accused of felony arson has pleaded guilty. Jacque Sue Paulsen, age 32 formerly of
MASON CITY – A Mason City man arrested numerous times for public intoxication was arrested late Wednesday on the same charge. Jeffery Donald Eliason, age 50, was picked up by Mason City
WASHINGTON – The disputed presidential election recently held in Afghanistan may finally be resolved soon. In strongly-contested June run-off election results, Ashraf Ghani surpassed Abdullah Abdullah, who has claimed the vote was
WATERLOO – A man accused of being an armed drug dealer who was wanted on warrants after an investigation by Waterloo police was finally caught, only to post bond and walk free. Waterloo
CEDAR RAPIDS – Abel Hernandez-Labra, age 43, from Hampton, Iowa, has been charged with passport fraud and false statements in a complaint filed on July 15, 2014, in United States District Court
IOWA CITY – One of the top players for the Iowa basketball team last year who was caught on a surveillance camera punching a man out and then blowing him a goodbye
LAKE ANITA, IOWA – An Iowa man faces his third drunk driving offense after driving his friend’s SUV into a park and crashing into trees. On July 13th, 2014, the Cass County
MASON CITY – A property owner and law enforcement responded to an alarm at a rural Cerro Gordo county property and learned that multiple subjects were attempting to break-in. Cerro Gordo deputies
CHARLES CITY – Police in Charles City arrested a man after he refused to pull over for a traffic stop. On July 10, 2014, at about 1:30 AM, police attempted to pull
DES MOINES – Jack Hatch, candidate for Governor, Wednesday called for a nonpartisan “Iowa Coalition of Mercy” involving Iowa stakeholders to find out what Iowans may be able to do to help
MASON CITY – A NIACC women’s basketball team camp is set for Saturday in the NIACC Recreation Center. Game start at 9 a.m. and will be played on the two courts in
WATERLOO – A man who was shot by a police officer on Christmas Day after allegedly striking the officer repeatedly about the face and head and knocking him to the ground now
MASON CITY – City officials want to install playground equipment near the Mason City public pool and MacNider campground, and funds are being raised at this time to get that job done.
WASHINGTON – The US State Department announced today that the United States and China have made progress on initiatives and agreements designed to slow down and combat the affects of global warming.
WASHINGTON – A top-level FBI official testified before a Senate subcommittee on July 15th on the agencies’ efforts to disrupt and dismantle botnets, otherwise known as “robot networks” which can infiltrate anyone’s
MASON CITY – A known Mason City felon who has been given multiple chances to stay on the streets by judges attempted to break out of Mercy Hospital while in guarded custody
MASON CITY – A Nora Springs man is in jail after successfully eluding law enforcement Monday evening on an ATV and then on foot. Cole Thomas Wickwire, age 19, is now in
HAMPTON – Shawn Dietz, Republican nominee for State Senate from District 27, announced today that State Senator Jack Whitver, a Republican from Ankeny, will join him for a public campaign stop at
ALLISON – The DNR is investigating a fertilizer spill that occurred last week in the Butler County seat of Allison. An employee of the Farmers Cooperative in Allison was pulling a tank
SIOUX CITY – Three men who conspired to distribute methamphetamine in Northwest Iowa and Southwest Minnesota were sentenced February 12, 2014, June 26, 2014, and July 8, 2014, to federal prison. Jose
ROCHESTER, MN – Iowa State University basketball coach Fred Hoiberg underwent successful surgery Tuesday at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. “The surgery performed this morning at the Mayo Clinic to replace my
MASON CITY – The list of arrests for Michael Isiah Schenker continues to grow, with his latest arrest coming late Monday at a Mason City gas station. Schenker, age 19, found himself
NIT – Michael Cisneros has left Mason City to be with family in the aftermath of a trial that put his life on the line. Tuesday evening, just hours after a Cerro
MARSHALLTOWN – The construction of the Marshalltown Generating Station (MGS) will create long-term environmental benefits and economic opportunities for Iowa, Alliant Energy said Tuesday. MGS is an approximate 650 megawatt, combined-cycle, natural gas-fueled facility
CEDAR RAPIDS – A woman, formerly the city clerk for Masonville, Iowa, who defrauded the city of more than $80,000, was sentenced on July 14, 2014, in federal court in Cedar Rapids.
UN – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the United Nations mission in Afghanistan strongly condemned two attacks that took place today, one in Kabul and the other in the eastern province
IOWA CITY – A rising Iowa basketball star has found himself in trouble with the law for a second time this year and now, suspended from the team. After being caught drunk
WASHINGTON, DC – House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) issued the following statement praising House passage of the Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act (H.R. 3086), yet another jobs bill that will be sent
WASHINGTON, DC – House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) today called for swift Senate passage of H.R. 5021, the Highway and Transportation Funding Act, and more progress on infrastructure: “On the whole, this
WATERLOO – An Iowa crook was seriously injured while attempting to rob a landfill earlier this month. On July 3rd, at approximately 4:09 AM, Black Hawk county deputies were called to a
MASON CITY – Michael Cisneros was acquitted by a Cerro Gordo county jury Monday in the death of a small boy that occurred 20 years ago. Cisneros, 38, was accused of the
NIT – In news of the obvious, breweries and beer drinking are booming in America, studies prove. The number of U.S. breweries more than doubled — from 398 to 869 — between
WASHINGTON – Value of shipments for the nation’s 95 household cooking appliance manufacturing establishments totaled $4.3 billion in 2012, according to the latest 2012 Economic Census statistics released today by the U.S.
After remaining missing for 69 years, Moulton, Iowa, native to return home Saturday to final resting place at Sunset View Cemetery in Moulton DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad has ordered flags
EDEN PRAIRIE, MN – The Minnesota Vikings responded today to a nasty feud that has been simmering all year between the football team and their former punter, Chris Kluwe. Earlier this year,