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MASON CITY – A Mason City teen has been reported missing to law enforcement. Angel M. Haag ran away from home on Nov 30, Mason City police told NIT. “She has called
MASON CITY – The NIACC wrestling team is ranked sixth in the NJCAA poll. The Trojans were also sixth in the preseason poll. Clackamas Community College, which was second in the preseason
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley and Sen. Orrin Hatch are seeking details from the Social Security Administration and the Justice Department on Social Security benefits given to suspected ex-Nazis. It’s unclear why
OSKALOOSA – An Iowa woman was found guilty by a jury of killing her baby daughter. Alicia Ritenour, age 21, was found guilty last month in Mahaska County District Court of felony
MASON CITY – A North Iowa woman was arrested for theft by Mason City police. Leslie Dawn Andrews, age 40, was taken to jail by Mason City police on November 23 and
MASON CITY – An Algona man who is spending considerable time in Mason City in recent weeks and who was out of jail on bond in a felony domestic assault involving strangulation
MASON CITY – A Mason City man was jailed after attempting to steal from Wal-Mart. Mason City police responded to the Wal-Mart store at 4151 4th Street SW on the afternoon of
MASON CITY – Police discovered an unruly patron at a Mason City bar early Sunday morning and took her to jail. As Mason City police conducted a walk-through at Tailgaters Bar, 627
HAMPTON – Police in Hampton took a young man to jail last week on a charge of sexual abuse. Hampton police investigated an assault and arrested 19-yearold James Thomas Cook on a
CEDAR FALLS – University of Northern Iowa senior forward Seth Tuttle has been named the Missouri Valley Conference’s men’s basketball player of the week. It marks the fourth time in Tuttle’s career
MASON CITY – A Manly woman who was held at the Beje Clark halfway house after her release from a brief prison stint for helping rob a bank and then stole from
MASON CITY – A Mason City woman pled guilty to a theft charge. Amber Elizabeth Demaris, age 22, plead guilty in August to a charge of fifth degree theft after an arrest
CLARION – A Wright county woman has entered a plea deal in a sexual abuse case. Diana Guido, age 50 of Goldfield, pled not guilty in March to second degree sexual abuse,
MASON CITY – Police responded to a dispute in the Cultural Crescent this weekend and arrested a man for a domestic assault. Mason City police responded to the area of the 000
From the NIACC Athletic Department – Men’s basketball What’s next: The NIACC men’s basketball team returns to action Monday at Marshalltown Community college. Game time is set for 7 p.m. Last time
From Senator Amanda Ragan – Senate Democrats are preparing for the 2015 legislative session, which runs January 12 through early May. After the 2014 election, Iowa will continue to have a divided
SIOUX CITY – Eight people were indicted in a conspiracy to obstruct a federal investigation. Levon Varne Dean, Sr, age 55, Evette Morris-Hernandez, age 34, Kimberly Smith, age 50, and Steffan Dean,
DES MOINES – Before Joni Ernst goes to Washington, she has to get out of Des Moines. The Office of Governor Terry E. Branstad today announced that United States Senator-elect Joni Ernst
CHARLES CITY – A Charles City man already in a Fort Dodge prison for felony assault causing injury will face another trial in January on three other felonies. Barry Jerome Holden, age
DAVENPORT, IOWA – Lee Enterprises, owner of the Globe Gazette and 49 other daily newspapers around the nation, showered praise and awards upon some of its best, but had nothing for the Globe.
MASON CITY – A Plymouth man charged with felony criminal mischief was able to reach a plea deal. Jason Hackett, age 19, was charged in September by Mason City police with felony