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DES MOINES – The Iowa Supreme Court today publicly admonished Douglas A. Krull of Northwood, a part-time judge and lawyer who signed search warrants that involved a client he represented in a
MASON CITY – Details are beginning to emerge about a “sexting” scandal that has rocked Mason City High School and police are involved along with school officials in rooting it out. Sources
MASON CITY – NIACC sophomore Al Davis was selected as the NJCAA Division II men’s basketball player of the week. Davis was also the co-ICCAC men’s basketball player of the week. Davis
IOWA CITY – The worst team in the Big Ten came calling to Iowa City Thursday night, and it was just what the doctor ordered to help Iowa snap a two-game conference
MASON CITY – A fire that caused damage and ultimately closed a fast food sandwich store in Mason City late last year has lead to the arrest of a Mason City man
Propaganda released by Wal-Mart on February 19, 2015: “We had a good fourth quarter to close out our fiscal year, with underlying EPS of $1.61. Walmart U.S. delivered better than expected comp
Republished at an NIT subscriber’s request with permission from James. G. Zumwalt: If he ever took leadership classes in college, President Obama’s performance in office clearly suggests he slept through them. But
FAYETTE, IA – An Iowa woman was arrested for assault after an incident at a halfway house. On February 16 at approximately 10:45 PM, the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office took a report
RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Three men, including a teacher’s aide from the Palm Springs area, are in custody facing both federal and state criminal charges for their alleged involvement in a ring suspected
DES MOINES – Iowa Republicans continue to chide supposed Democratic front-runner for nomination as candidate for president Hillary Clinton, who has not appeared in Iowa in months. “Would someone be willing to
MASON CITY – The North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) Foundation has received a $2,000 Working Here Fund grant to help establish an on-campus pantry for needy students. The grant is provided
TAMPA, Fla. – Military chiefs and representatives from 25 partner nations concluded a two-day conference today focused on the ongoing fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, also commonly
MASON CITY – The Mason City Police and Fire Department responded to an alarm for a house fire at 815 8th St. S.E. at 11:44 pm called in by owner. The home
CLEAR LAKE – The long-awaited revelation of the mystery company that is set to hire 160 in a Clear Lake distribution center was finally made public Thursday. Officials revealed today that McKesson Corporation
MASON CITY – A “For Seniors Only” program will be held at the Lime Creek Nature Center on Wednesday, March 4 from 10 a.m. – Noon. Marlene Ehresman of the Iowa Wildlife
CHICAGO, Ill. – The University of Northern Iowa men’s basketball team tied a school record with its seventh consecutive road win in a 58-39 triumph at Loyola on Wednesday. UNI also extended
STILLWATER, Okla. – No. 14 Iowa State scored the final nine points of its contest against No. 22 Oklahoma State Wednesday night, with Dustin Hogue’s corner 3-pointer with 1:11 remaining putting the
SOUTHWEST ASIA – On Feb. 18, U.S. and Coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria, using attack, fighter, bomber and remotely piloted aircraft to conduct seven airstrikes. Separately, U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Iowa’s system of roads and bridges faces mounting challenges in the form of deteriorated roads and bridges, high rates of rural traffic fatalities, increasingly crowded roads, stifled economic development,
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced legislation to deter human trafficking in the United States. Grassley’s legislation, which includes the text of three bills
An opinion piece by President Barack Obama appeared in the Los Angeles Times today. The text of his piece appears below: “The United States has made significant gains against terrorism. We’ve decimated
MASON CITY – The NIACC women’s basketball team is ranked sixth in this week’s NJCAA Division II poll. NIACC (19-5 overall, 8-2 in the ICCAC) topped DMACC 88-77 and dropped an 89-85
MASON CITY – Three NIACC athletes have been honored as the ICCAC player of the week for their respective sport. NIACC’s Sierra Ford-Washington was the women’s basketball player of the week, Brittani
MASON CITY – A Clear Lake man who entered the home of a Mason City woman he was accused of assaulting before fleeing to his parents’ house in Clear Lake as cops
GARNER – A Crystal Lake man is accused of sexual abuse in Hancock county. Zachary Scott Vulich, age 24, was housed in the Cerro Gordo county jail prior to his upcoming trial.
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – The war in Afghanistan killed or wounded over 10,000 civilians in 2014, a new report says. A spike of 22 per cent in casualties was recored by the United
CHARLES CITY – Police have charged and arrested a Charles City man on a felony burglary charge. Jared Leo Johnston, age 23, was arrested by Charles City police on a charge of
WATERLOO – A Cedar Falls felon was caught with a gun after a cop saw him kick a bag of marijuana under his car during a traffic stop. Waterloo police reported that
WATERLOO – Three people were stabbed at a Waterloo residence, and one of the persons injured was arrested and charged with several felonies. Waterloo police reported that on February 13, 2015 at
BURLINGTON – An Iowa man was shot multiple times and soon pronounced dead. The Iowa Department of Public Safety reported that on February 16, 2015, at approximately 2:41 PM, emergency personnel were
SOUTHWEST ASIA – On Feb. 17, U.S. and Coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria, using fighter and bomber aircraft to conduct two airstrikes. Separately, U.S. and Coalition military
MASON CITY – A man who was caught last October after he burned up a pickup truck as police searched for him in a manhunt has been sent to prison for decades
MASON CITY – A convicted burglar described as out-of-control by police was jailed Monday evening. Police were called to a rental house at 74 Mission Drive after a call was received about
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Federal prosecutors are pursuing mandatory minimum sentences on non-violent drug offenders at a record reduced rate. In a major advance for the sentencing reform project that has been one
FROM THE NIACC ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT – Women’s basketball What’s next: The No. 5 NIACC women’s basketball team (19-5 overall, 8-2 in the ICCAC) plays at Iowa Lakes on Wednesday. Game time is
DES MOINES – Pairings have been released for the NJCAA national wrestling tournament, which is set for Feb. 27-28. No. 6 NIACC qualified all 10 wrestlers for the national tournament for the
DES MOINES – Gov. Branstad today signed the following bill into law: Senate File 126: An Act updating the code references to the internal revenue code and decoupling from certain federal bonus
MASON CITY – A Mason City man who was reported to police for driving erratically and doing burn-outs in East Park and was then arrested for drunk driving got a deferred judgement.
Iowa State junior forward Georges Niang, University of Iowa senior Aaron White and Northern Iowa senior Sth Tuttle have been named finalists for the 2015 Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year
DES MOINES – On Friday, February 13th, Gov. Branstad appointed Chad A. Kepros as judge to the 6th Judicial District. Kepros, of North Liberty, received his undergraduate degree from Coe College and