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MASON CITY – A slew of firefighters and police responded to a reported house fire in the Central Heights neighborhood early Thursday morning, and one man was pulled out of the house
NIT – In the wake of an NFL decision to suspend a star NFL running back only two games after he allegedly punched his wife out cold – and subsequent public backlash
CEDAR RAPIDS – A former member of the military who served two tours of duty in Afghanistan and Iraq was sentenced in federal court today to serve a five year term
IOWA CITY – Former University of Iowa offensive lineman Dace Richardson will serve as honorary captain when the Hawkeyes hosts Northern Iowa Saturday in Kinnick Stadium (11:01 a.m., BTN). Richardson is a
NORTHWOOD – A woman who has caused her share of trouble in the Twin Cities area was busted recently at the Diamond Jo Casino. Agents with the Department of Criminal Investigations at
MASON CITY – Hoards of folks and their canine companions converged upon the Mason City Aquatic Center Wednesday night for the third annual doggie dip fundraiser. A free admission for dogs and
MASON CITY – U.S. Representative and candidate for U.S. Senate Bruce Braley will visit North Iowa Area Community College in Mason City Thursday to discuss what his campaign calls “the clear choice
AMES – Police in Ames are investigating an armed robbery at a convenience store near Interstate 35. The Ames police department said that on Thursday, August 28, 2014 at approximately 6:00 AM,
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds announced they will complete their visit to all of Iowa’s 99 counties for the fourth consecutive year today following a stop
CHARLES CITY – A Charles City man was jailed this week for an alleged domestic assault. Charles City police went to the 100 block of 7th Avenue on August 25 at about
From Senator Amanda Ragan – Studies repeatedly find that employers are unable to find workers with the skills to fill job openings, education and training do not match workplace needs, and workers
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry E. Branstad today appointed Norm Granger of Waterloo, Iowa, as the Vice Chair of the Iowa Board of Parole. Granger’s term on the Iowa Board of Parole
MASON CITY – A Clear Lake man apparently refuses to understand what exactly a no-contact order means, and a lenient deferred judgement for domestic assault didn’t help the lesson sink in. Daniel
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry E. Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds will visit Iowa Wesleyan College today to welcome home and unveil a statue of Sen. James Harlan. The Harlan statue
SHEFFIELD, IA – A four-vehicle accident Wednesday sent a Madison, Wisconsin woman to Mercy Hospital in critical condition. According to the Iowa State Patrol, at about 2:50 PM Wednesday, August 27, four
MASON CITY – An unknown culprit is apparently shooting children and animals with an air-soft or pellet gun in a North End neighborhood. NIT learned that on Tuesday afternoon at about 4
MASON CITY – A heated argument at a local watering hole led an allegedly irate man to pitch a pool ball and then flee with his pal as cops rolled onto the
WHITE HILLS, ARIZONA – A tragic accident took the life of a shooting instructor in Arizona who was showing a 9-year-old girl how to fire an automatic Uzi. Mohave County Sheriff’s deputies
WASHINGTON — A former Iowa State Senator pleaded guilty today to concealing payments he received from the Ron Paul presidential campaign in exchange for switching his support and services from campaign of Michelle
CHARLES CITY – A Charles City woman was arrested for theft this week and pled guilty the next day. On Monday, August 25, Charles City police went to the 1400 block of
OMAHA – A cameraman with the popular TV show COPS was shot dead in Omaha, Nebraska Tuesday night while following police during a gun battle. “Last night and today is an emotionally
MASON CITY – A North Iowa woman will spend up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to intentionally setting a fire at an apartment house near downtown Mason City in April.
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry E. Branstad today appointed Dustria Ann Relph District Court Judge in the Fifth Judicial District (5B). Relph, of Corydon, earned her law degree from Drake University Law
CEDAR RAPIDS – Terrance Joseph Kilburg, age 48, from Bellevue, Iowa, received a 235-month prison term after an April 14, 2014, guilty plea to one count of being a felon in possession
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27, 2014 – U.S. military forces today continued to attack ISIL terrorists in support of Iraqi security force operations, using fighter, attack, and remotely piloted aircraft to conduct three airstrikes
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27, 2014 – An F-15C Eagle aircraft crashed near Deerfield, Virginia, at approximately 9:05 a.m. today during a routine mission, a Pentagon spokesman told reporters. “Air Force and civilian first
MASON CITY – A Mason City teen was reported missing Tuesday, August 26. According to the state’s missing person clearinghouse, 16-year-old Gabriel N. Lee is missing since Tuesday, August 26. Gabriel is
CHARLES CITY – Police in Charles City were called to a hotel to deal with an intoxicated man who allegedly claimed he wanted to harm schoolchildren. According to a source in Charles
NEW HAMPTON – When you send money to people you do not know personally or give personal or financial information to unknown callers, you increase your chances of becoming a victim of
MASON CITY – Representative Sharon Steckman joined her Democratic counterpart Amanda Ragan this week in calling for an unprecedented third-straight year of college tuition freezes at Iowa’s public universities. “The Legislature should
MASON CITY – A Mason City man who lost his appeal on convictions of felony domestic abuse with strangulation and drunk driving with his child in the car turned himself in Tuesday
CHARLES CITY – A man with a long criminal record was caught by Charles City police Sunday and accused of stealing hundreds of dollars worth of tools. According to police, officers took
CHARLES CITY – Police in Charles City investigated an auto accident Sunday afternoon and arrested a man after an investigation. Police responded to a hit and run accident at the 800 block
MASON CITY – Law enforcement in North Iowa brought a wanted man to jail Tuesday night. Mason City police assisted the Nora Springs Police Department with an arrest of a wanted subject,
KEYSTONE, IOWA – A Wisconsin man was killed Tuesday in Benton county while riding his motorcycle. According to a report, Tuesday at about 5:00 PM, 63-year-old Charles Bonikowske was traveling westbound on
MASON CITY – A Mason City woman who snubbed her court date seemed to think she could simply go to work and serve tacos like there was no issue, until a Cerro
NIT – It’s hard to miss the viral reach of the Ice Bucket Challenge, part of a fund-raising effort to fight the ALS disease where people dump buckets of ice water on
The following victim impact statement is being published with permission from Lisa Marie Rodberg, victim of domestic assault at the hands of Bryon Sletten of Mason City. Earlier this month, Sletten struck
MASON CITY – A Mason City man charged with theft skipped his trial date and was on the lam for nearly two weeks before police nabbed him in another county. Dustin Lucas
MASON CITY – Police made three trips to a Mason City residence Sunday and arrested a woman there for public intoxication. Police went to 3 Hazel Court in Mason City three times