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HAMPTON – A Hampton man was sent to jail for habitual public intoxication. Ronald Johnson, age 55 of Hampton, pled guilty on November 24 to Public Intoxication Third or Subsequent Offense. Johnson
MASON CITY – A Rockford sex offender was jailed Friday for a parole violation. Andrew Henry Martin, age 30 of Rockford but formerly of Mason City, was jailed after he appeared in
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 321,000 in November, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 5.8 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains were
MASON CITY – Rule number one: Don’t drink and drive and then show up to court with the smell of booze radiating from your body. A Mason City man allegedly broke that
MASON CITY – A Mason City man accepted a plea deal in a domestic abuse assault case and is now in jail serving his sentence. Troy Jesse Boggess, age 35, is serving
CEDAR RAPIDS – Midamar Corporation and Islamic Services of America, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and corporate officers of the businesses, Jalel Aossey, age 40, and William “Yahya” Aossey, age 44, also of
MASON CITY – A Minnesota man who came to Mason City last March and proceeded to get drunk and roll his shiny black SUV with his child inside and hen hightail it
WASHINGTON – Statement by Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Adm. John Kirby on Rescue Operation in Yemen: The United States attempted a rescue operation recently to free a number of hostages, including U.S.
OMAHA – United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg announced that Jimmy L. Channel was sentenced in federal court in Omaha for receiving and distributing child pornography. The Honorable Joseph F. Bataillon, Senior
WASHINGTON, D.C. – United States dignitaries alongside local officials dedicated the new U.S. Embassy in Vientiane, Laos today. The new multi-building complex provides employees with a safe, secure, and modern workplace. The
MASON CITY – Thrivent Financial has made a generous donation to the Humane Society of North Iowa: a $1200.00 shopping spree for pet food and other shelter supplies. Tom Strong, President of
FAYETTE – An Iowa man is accused of drunk driving and vehicular homicide after an accident last month that left two injured and one man dead. On December 3, 2014, the Fayette
IOWA CITY – An art display that caused an uproar at the University of Iowa Friday was ordered removed by university officials. Officials at the University of Iowa said their campus “is
NIT Opinion – If elected leaders in Mason City don’t like you, they might send a bulldozer to your house; but if your decrepit shack nearly burns to the ground, all is
WATERLOO – A man placed in a Waterloo halfway house who put a child in danger causing serious injury is on the loose and police are asking for help locating him. Robert
MASON CITY – A vacant house in Mason City was damaged by fire Thursday evening. A caller made an emergency report to 911 Thursday evening around 5:00 PM, saying there appeared to
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, President Obama announced that he will nominate Ashton Carter to succeed Chuck Hagel secretary of defense. “Ash is a patriot and a leader,” Hagel said upon learning of
AMES – No. 20 Iowa State (5-1) raced out to a 20-point halftime lead and never looked back in a 95-77 rout over No. 18 Arkansas (6-1) in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge