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SPENCER – A deputy smelled weed at a campsite near Spencer, Iowa this past weekend, and placed five people under arrest on drug charges. At approximately 12:42 AM, Sunday, August 31st, 2014,
MASON CITY – A North Iowa man added another chapter to his 2014 arrest record early Thursday when he was caught with a powerful, addictive drug while on the property of a
MASON CITY – A dog chased a squirrel up a tree today in East Park, and was tough to get down even for firefighters, eventually taking a tumble that will likely require
MASON CITY – A Clear Lake man was found guilty of violating a no-contact order for the second time in connection with a felony domestic abuse assault case and sent to jail
MASON CITY – Police in Mason City said Thursday that a slick phone scammer has successfully annoyed a number of residents, and urged them to outwit the con artist by simply hanging
MASON CITY – The U.S. Department of Education has announced the Fiscal Year 2014 new awards for the Title III Strengthening Institutions Program (SIP). North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) was awarded
RICHMOND, VA – Former Republican Governor Bob McDonnell of Virginia – who made a campaign stop 2 years ago in Mason City – was convicted Thursday of multiple counts of corruption, including
UN – Violence against children is universal – so prevalent and deeply ingrained in societies it is often unseen and accepted as the norm – according to new, unprecedented data presented by
DES MOINES – The Des Moines Police Department is asking for help from the public identifying a robbery suspect. On Sunday August 31st at 10:36 PM a white male suspect entered the
(Editor’s Note: The following is a letter that was sent to UI faculty, staff, and students via email the morning of Thursday, Sept. 4.) Dear Faculty, Staff, and Students: I am writing
WASHINGTON — A seizure warrant issued by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania was unsealed Wednesday, announcing the seizure of approximately $500,000 in assets traceable to corruption proceeds
STORM LAKE – Police said a mom played the pass-out game with her sons which led to her arrest on child endangerment charges. Storm Lake police brought two aggravated misdemeanor charges of
AMES, Iowa – Start times have been set for the 2014 Hy-Vee Big Four Classic scheduled for Dec. 20 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. The state’s four NCAA Division I
MASON CITY – Mason City Ford and Hawkeye Harvest Food Bank are hosting a Drive 4 UR Community event to raise funds for the local food bank on Saturday, September 13. The
PLYMOUTH – Emergency responders were called to Plymouth after a man crashed his moped there Wednesday evening. At about 6:57 PM Wednesday, September 3, Cerro Gordo deputies responded to a single vehicle
ALBERT LEA, Minn. — The Albert Lea Police Department recently concluded their participation in the statewide Labor Day Mobilization effort. The Labor Day Mobilization is a coordinated traffic enforcement period that ran
MASON CITY – The following NIACC sports update was released by the NIACC Athletic Department this week. VOLLEYBALL What’s next: The NIACC volleyball team (2-4 overall) hosts Southwestern Community College (1-5 overall,