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Gainesville, FL – The U.S. Marshals Florida Regional Fugitive Task Force located and arrested Bricen Bowden in the city of Alachua on December 27, 2013. Bowden was wanted by the Lafayette County
MASON CITY – The NIACC baseball team is ranked fifth in the NJCAA Division II poll released by the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, the Voice of Amateur Baseball Since 1958. NIACC was 31-18
MASON CITY – Extreme cold on its way to North Iowa has school district officials in Mason City planning ahead today, as students will not be attending classes on Monday, January 6th.
MASON CITY – The Cerro Gordo County Department of Public Health is once again offering county businesses a unique (and FREE) opportunity to participate in a six session Worksite Wellness Programming series.
DALLAS – NIACC baseball coach Travis Hergert will be honored tonight at the 2014 American Baseball Coaches Association convention as a regional coach of the year. Hergert, who is in his second
OMAHA – Business, community and elected leaders joined Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman and Iowa Governor Terry Branstad in commemorating the formation of a two-state, regional economic development organization, an unprecedented collaboration between
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Three members of the Iowa State wrestling team (6-1 overall, 1-0 Big 12) took home hardware at the 2014 Southern Scuffle tonight. No. 2 Kyven Gadson (197), No. 14
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – Hundreds of Afghan police students recently graduated from two separate training courses during a ceremony on a warm day in late December at Regional Training Center – Kandahar
PAKTIKA PROVINCE, Afghanistan – A Village Response Unit found more than 7,600 kilograms of explosive materials hidden in a truck Dec. 31 in a remote area of Paktika province. VRU squads searched
LUBBOCK, Texas — A North Texas man was sentenced Friday to 17 1/2 years in federal prison following his guilty plea in August to one count of producing child pornography. U.S. District
DEARBORN, MI – Ford Motor Company announced today the C-MAX Solar Energi Concept, a first-of-its-kind sun-powered vehicle with the potential to deliver the best of what a plug-in hybrid offers – without
FORT WORTH, Texas – The No. 14 Iowa State women’s basketball team (12-0 overall, 1-0 Big 12) took down TCU (9-3, 0-1 Big 12) by a score of 71-49 on Thursday night.
Courtesy of Cyclones.TV – AMES, Iowa – Over 1,000 Cyclone fans showed up at Hilton Coliseum Thursday evening to pay their respects to Johnny Orr and his family. Orr, Iowa State’s all-time
Courtesy: UNI Athletics Communications – CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The University of Northern Iowa men’s basketball team scored its largest margin of victory (34 points) in a Missouri Valley Conference game in
MASON CITY – A local woman agreed to a plea deal recently after being charged with second offense domestic abuse assault. According to records, 21-year-old Brianna Hansen-Simmer of Mason City pled guilty
MINNEAPOLIS – A nasty feud between the Vikings and their former punter just got uglier Thursday, with the release of a scathing letter from the player with allegations of bigotry and a hostile work
IOWA CITY – A former Mason City woman has filed a lawsuit against a peeping tom Iowa City landlord found guilty this week of invasion of privacy involving nudity. According to court
DES MOINES – Today, AFSCME Iowa Council 61 President Danny Homan, Senator Jack Hatch, Senator Steve Sodders, Representative Mark Smith, and Representative Pat Murphy filed suit in the Iowa District Court for
MASON CITY – From November through December 2013, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has received a number of reports of severe respiratory illness among young and middle-aged adults, many
MASON CITY – A wanted Kensett woman was transported to jail in Mason City on New Year’s Day. Angela Marie Honebrink, age 25, was already in custody in Worth county on January
NIT – The FDA warned Thursday that some companies are making false claims that dietary supplements they have for sale can prevent, treat or even cure concussions and other traumatic brain injuries
DENVER – Marijuana for recreational use is now on sale in Colorado, and swarms of people made their way to about 40 newly-opened stores there offering cannabis to the general public. Only
DES MOINES – The office of Iowa Governor Terry Branstad announced that he and Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman will hold a joint news conference on Friday morning to announce an economic development
ALGONA – Two North Iowa residents were arrested on child endangerment charges this week. Thomas Vanderplaats, age 27, and Stacie Hurlburt, age 42, both of Swea City in rural Kossuth county, were
HOUSTON – Former first lady Barbara Bush is recovering from a respiratory illness in a Houston hospital, a Bush family spokesperson said Thursday. Mrs. bush was admitted to Methodist Hospital in Houston
GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Afghan Local Police killed four Taliban fighters and wounded another Dec. 29 when insurgents attacked their security checkpoint in Ab Band district, Ghazni Province. About 40 fighters attacked
SAN FRANCICO – The Chinese Consulate-General in San Francisco was the victim of an apparent arson attack Wednesday evening. According to a news release, on January 1, 2014, at 9:25pm, a person
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS December 30, 2013 Unapproved The Board of Supervisors of Cerro Gordo County, Iowa met in special session pursuant to adjournment. Present: Chairman Jay Urdahl and Supervisors
NEW YORK – A judge ruled Tuesday that border patrol agents may search and copy files from computers as travelers enter the United States. In August 2009, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
From Rep. Sharon Steckman – Today I would like to remind Iowans about several new laws that will hit the books the first day of 2014. Part of our effort was to
TAMPA, FLORIDA – The LSU rushing attack proved to be too much for Iowa’s stingy defense, as Tiger running back Jeremy Hill rushed for 216 yards and two touchdowns, guiding LSU over
DES MOINES, Iowa – A Mason City man received an instant-scratch ticket as a Christmas present and ended up winning a $25,000 top prize. Neil Petersen, 21, said he had his sister
MANCHESTER, IOWA – One woman is dead and a teen injured in a two-car crash Tuesday in Delaware county. According to a report from the Iowa State Patrol, Ashlei Ann Connolly, age
AMES – Iowa State guard DeAndre Kane has been named the United States Basketball Writers Association Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week for his performances last week in the semifinals and
MASON CITY – A man and a woman with drugs were stopped by police Tuesday as they traveled through Cerro Gordo county on Interstate 35. Leonardo Padilla-Bello, age 22, along with a passenger, Katherine
AMES – A public visitation will be held on Thursday, Jan. 2 in Hilton Coliseum to honor the legacy of Johnny Orr, Iowa State’s all-time winningest men’s basketball coach who passed away
WASHINGTON – Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor ordered a delay Tuesday in the enforcement of the birth control mandate in the Affordable Care Act. According to a Supreme Court document, several requests
MASON CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT Summary Draft of the Minutes of the Board of Education Meeting December 16, 2013 The regular meeting of the Board of Education was called to order by
RURAL MASON CITY – Police said a slippery road New Year’s Eve caused a crash that injured a Mason City man. According to the Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s Office, on December 31,
RURAL CERRO GORDO COUNTY – Police are investigating a two-car accident Tuesday that sent a pair of Minnesota women to Mercy Hospital. According to the Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s Office, on December