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MASON CITY – A Kossuth county sex offender who was arrested with his girlfriend for stealing from Wal-Mart will appear in court Wednesday for an arraignment. Stephen Christopher Levandoski, age 31, will
NEW HAMPTON – A man from Ionia in Chickasaw county is facing a rash of charges including felony kidnapping and domestic assault involving strangulation after he was caught by law enforcement and
MASON CITY – A Garner woman was due in court last week in Mason City to answer for an enhanced theft charge, but failed to show up, leading to an arrest warrant
MASON CITY – As the 2014 elections reach a fever pitch, Joni Ernst is frantically traveling the state, trying to push ahead of Congressman Bruce Braley in the place the matters most
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The number of bicyclists killed on U.S. roadways is trending upward, particularly for certain subsets of the population, according to a report released today by the Governors Highway Safety
IOWA CITY – University of Iowa head football coach Kirk Ferentz announced Tuesday that sophomore running back LeShun Daniels, Jr. will miss the remainder of the Big Ten season due to injury,
MASON CITY – A Des Moines man who got drunk this summer and smashed a piano in downtown Mason city which was painted by kids got slapped in the wallet Monday when
MASON CITY – A Mason City woman is in jail, facing her third theft charge by police in about a year. Tiffany Renae Farhat, age 33, was last charged with third degree theft after
MARICOPA COUNTY – The controversy surrounding an illegal alien who has been recently charged with killing two California sheriff’s deputies and wounding another has taken on fresh urgency as Sheriff Joe Arpaio
PHOENIX, AZ – Maricopa County, Arizona Sheriff’s detectives have arrested an 18-year-old Buckeye man who they say sexually molested his younger sister from the ages of 9 to 14. The suspect, Douglas
MASON CITY – An Alliant Energy spokesman confirmed that about 1,000 customers lost power briefly Monday due to … a squirrel. Justin Foss of Alliant told NIT this afternoon that a squirrel
HAMPTON – A Hampton man charged with a sex crime has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge and received probation. Israel Larue, age 21, was charged by Hampton police with felony C
FOREST CITY – Federal court documents show that a Forest City Postmaster stands accused of federal theft charges. According to a grand jury indictment, beginning on or about May 2013 and continuing
FORT DODGE – The NIACC men’s soccer team opens the NJCAA Region XI tournament at Iowa Central at 3 p.m. on Wednesday. NIACC enters the eight-team tournament as the fifth seed and
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the latest development following the Supreme Court’s decision earlier this month to decline to hear any pending cases regarding same-sex marriage, Attorney General Eric Holder announced Saturday that
WASHINGTON – Army Maj. Gen. Gary Volesky, 101st Airborne Division commander, yesterday in Monrovia, Liberia, assumed command of Joint Forces Command – Operation United Assistance and the fight against Ebola in West
DAVENPORT, IA – On October 23, 2014, Jennifer Robyn Whitmore-Meier, age 37, of Avon, Colorado, was sentenced by United States Chief District Court Judge James E. Gritzner to three years of probation,
WASHINGTON – Monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for nearly 64 million Americans will increase 1.7 percent in 2015, the Social Security Administration announced. The 1.7 percent cost-of-living adjustment
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria Sunday and today using fighter and bomber aircraft to conduct four airstrikes. Separately, U.S. and partner nation military forces
MADISON – A Colorado woman who was found guilty by a jury of kidnapping after taking her tiny infant nephew to Iowa and leaving him in a duffel bag outside an Iowa
MASON CITY – A North Iowa man already facing felony theft charges in another nearby community was caught for shoplifting at a Mason City store. Jackie Dennis Mitthun, age 32 of Thompson,
MASON CITY – A Belmond woman who was jailed for drunk driving and bringing drugs into the jail will face a trial in December. Tabitha Lynne Hembree, age 23, was stopped by
MASON CITY – A Mason City man has pled guilty to one count of child endangerment and will be sentenced this week. Chad Michael Chase, age 38, faced two counts of child endangerment,
MASON CITY – A woman who was detained at the Hy-Vee West grocery store for stealing has pleaded guilty to a theft charge. Employees at the Hy-Vee West grocery store, located at
MASON CITY – A Mason City woman who was caught passed out in a car with meth won’t face trial until next spring. Melody Rae Mcgurk, age 43 of Mason City, was
MASON CITY – A Mason City man facing two felony sex abuse charges and a charge of incest has been released from jail and will be arraigned Monday morning. Michael Roy Jones,
CLEAR LAKE – A Clear Lake woman who is accused of aggravated assault will stand trial in January. Clear Lake police arrested Katy Marieann Mitchell, age 36, on August 26 after responding
MASON CITY – A Marshalltown man who pled guilty to burglarizing a Mason City business will be sentenced Monday before being shipped to Des Moines to face another felony. Hussein Jamal Muwonge,
MASON CITY – An immigration hold has been placed on a man after he was arrested at a North End house Sunday following an assault. Mason City police were called to 604
MASON CITY – A Mason City mom told NIT that she is seeking answers about what she calls a “lack of consequences” after her son was restrained at school and ended up
RURAL WINNEBAGO COUNTY – A Lake Mills man has lost his life after a sing-vehicle accident Saturday evening. Thomas Lamarr Preyer IV, age 36, was southbound on county road R74 just before
MASON CITY – A Mason City couple was hospitalized Sunday after the brakes on their trailer locked up and sent them into a ditch. Deputies and other emergency responders out of Cerro
MASON CITY – A downtown Mason city business – Oak Leaf Collectibles – celebrated 37 years of offering comic books, action figures, games and other cool items with an anniversary party Saturday,
MASON CITY – A Mason City domestic abuser will face three trial dates after police caught him with meth last month. Joshua Alan Wolff, age 23, was caught by Mason City police
MASON CITY – A Mason City woman jailed on felony drug charges has been released from jail and awaits a December trial. Shawn Ranie Levenhagen, age 47, has been charged with two
MASON CITY – A sex offender who calls Mason City home and is accused of violating the Iowa sex offender registry for a second time this year has been released from jail
MASON CITY – Police arrested a man at his home Thursday for violating his probation for a fourth time in a stolen car case. Shawn William Armstrong, age 41, was taken to
RURAL CERRO GORDO COUNTY – A Greene, Iowa man was taken to jail for drunk driving after a vehicle fire on the Avenue of the Saints outside Mason City. Saturday afternoon at
IOWA CITY – University of Iowa football student-athlete Reggie Spearman was cited for an alcohol related offense early Saturday morning and will face a suspension, announced head coach Kirk Ferentz. “I was
DES MOINES – More than one thousand Iowa consumers charged for unused Amazon Prime memberships through online retailer Amazon.com will receive refunds or credits, under an agreement with Attorney General Tom Miller.