Study shows fast food makes you fatter and dumber
NIT Opinion – The sweet stench of bubbling grease and char-broiled red meat you sniff all over town doesn’t just ruin your body, a study shows, it also makes you even dumber.
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NIT Opinion – The sweet stench of bubbling grease and char-broiled red meat you sniff all over town doesn’t just ruin your body, a study shows, it also makes you even dumber.
NIT Opinion – Are Iowans gluttons for power? A new study released this week says “yes”, as it ranked the states that use the most power in the country based on data
MASON CITY – A man convicted last year of felony domestic assault, placed on probation and later caught with methamphetamine skipped his court date and was later caught by police. Joshua Alan
NIT Opinion – Sources close to both sides of the North Iowa political scene tell NorthIowaToday.com that it increasingly appears that a well-regarded Republican may announce in 2015 that he will run against Cerro
BUCHANAN COUNTY – A dramatic pursuit of a wanted Iowa man ended in Buchanan county. On Friday, December 26, 2014, the Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office received a report from the Speede Shop
DES MOINES – Heading in to the final weeks of Iowa 2014 deer hunting season, hunters are on pace to harvest an estimated 100,000 deer, which would be similar to 2013. The
ADAMS COUNTY, IOWA – Law enforcement responded to a car chase where two subjects were attempting to run each other off a road before discovering one had serious stab wounds. On December
MINNEAPOLIS – On December 22, a 5th Precinct Minneapolis police officer was working a plain clothes detail in the area of Uptown. The officer was going in and out of stores talking
MASON CITY – An auto accident injured three persons in Mason City as snow continues to fall Friday evening. The accident with injuries occurred about 9:30 PM at the 800 block of
MASON CITY – Police were called to a Mason City residence for a woman who allegedly entered a house and began throwing things before leaving. On December 22, at about 10:34 PM,
MASON CITY – Police were called to the Kohls Department store for an “out of control” male shoplifter. On Decemebr 22, at about 2:12 PM, a Kohls employee called police to alert
WAVERLY – An investigation is still on-going into a bomb threat against two high schools in the Northern Iowa area. According to the Bremer County Sheriff’s Department, on December 10, 2014 at
MASON CITY – A dog was euthanized Christmas Eve after it bit an animal control officer and sent her to the hospital. Mason City police disclosed today that animal control officer Pat Gansen
WAVERLY – A Thompson man was stopped while speeding down the Avenue of the Saints and arrested for drunk driving. On December 13, the Bremer County Sheriff’s Office stopped a vehicle for
BREMER COUNTY – Law enforcement attempted to stop a driver on the Avenue of the Saints and he attempted to flee, only to be caught and found with dangerous weapons. According to
MASON CITY – A Mason City woman who pled guilty to credit card fraud and has been wanted since October was arrested this week on a warrant for allegedly violating her probation
Opinion by Peter Children of Mason City – Ever since Eric Bookmeyer took office here there has been never ending drama and a series of litigation and complaints brought against this city…
CLEAR LAKE – Clear Lake’s Chief of Police has passed away. Rex McChesney lost a battle with cancer Friday after being placed in hospice care. The city of Clear Lake released a
DES MOINES – Governor Terry Branstad will seek treatment for varicose veins in his legs next week, his office said today. On Monday, December 29, 2014, Gov. Branstad will undergo an outpatient,
VENTURA – A Kossuth county woman was turned in to police after she rolled her car into a ditch. An emergency call was made early Christmas morning after 3:00 AM about a
MASON CITY – A Mason City man previously arrested for drunk driving has pleaded guilty and is now serving jail time. Paul Curtis Hillestad, age 66, pleaded guilty this week to first offense
MADAEN, IRAQ – The United States strongly condemned a suicide attack that took place in Madaen, Iraq, on Wednesday which took the lives of a number of anti-ISIL fighters as they gathered
FOREST CITY – A former police officer who is accused of trying to burn down the Forest City police station will stand trial in January in Floyd county. Thaddeus John Ellenbecker, age
CLEAR LAKE – A Clear Lake man has died due to injuries he sustained at work this month. Rick Keith Ott, age 63 of Clear Lake, died Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2014, at
BLOOMINGTON, MN – The group “Black Lives Matter Minneapolis” could be facing charges for disrupting commerce and shopping at the Mall of America after a protest they arranged there last weekend, but
MINNEAPOLIS – A lone black male is being sought in connection to perhaps his third bank heist since November 19 in the Twin Cities area. According to the FBI, on December 22,
BELMOND – A two-car accident caused by a slippery road claimed the life of a Belmond woman. Tuesday morning, December 23 at just after 9 AM, twofers approached each other on county
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA – The Iowa Department of Criminal Investigations is looking into a shooting by Council Bluffs police that occurred when a man attempted to run them over with a stolen
MASON CITY – A Mason City man already awaiting trial on at least two separate theft cases was caught with drugs during a traffic stop. Todd Aaron Howard Hamilton Sutton, Jr., age
DES MOINES – A Mason City sex offender who was caught with drawings he made of young children after his own friend snitched on him to police won’t have his case review
MASON CITY – Why not just ask Santa for some egg nog instead of attempting to steal it? Mason City police said today that police were called to the Hy-Vee West grocery
DES MOINES – The state has assumed control of one of the two insurance carriers that had been offering Iowans coverage through Healthcare.gov, the Obamacare website. CoOportunity Health is no longer offered
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration this week granted accelerated approval to a new treatment for patients with unresectable (cannot be removed by surgery) or metastatic (advanced) melanoma who
FAYETTE COUNTY – Law enforcement in Fayette county recorded phone calls of jail inmates to help bolster a case against two accused drug dealers. On December 19, after a month long investigation,
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man who re-entered the United States illegally after being removed as a felon was sentenced today to thirteen months in federal prison. Manuel Reveles-Martinez, age 33, a Mexican
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man who sold crack cocaine out of his Dubuque, Iowa candy store was sentenced today to just under 6 years in federal prison. Dwayne Howard, 36, from Dubuque,
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State head coach Fred Hoiberg has announced the addition of Marquette transfer Deonte Burton to the roster. Burton, a consensus top-100 recruit out of high school, will attend
MASON CITY – There were no reported injuries in a two-car accident Monday in Mason City. Mason City police said that at about 2:15 PM on Monday, December 22, Diane Evans was
WASHINGTON – At least 7 million coffee makers from a popular coffee machine manufacturer need to be brought in for repairs to avoid the risk of scalding hot water spraying onto unsuspecting
BLOOMINGTON, MN – The group “Black Lives Matter Minneapolis” could be facing charges for disrupting commerce and shopping at the Mall of America after a protest they arranged there last weekend. According