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CEDAR RAPIDS – An Iowa man who illegally possessed a firearm pled guilty recently in federal court in Cedar Rapids. Kendan Fonville, also known as “Fudd,” age 22, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was convicted
IOWA CITY – Law enforcement did not take kindly to posts made to social media by an Iowa man who claimed he was plotting to “shoot every white cop” he sees. According
WAVERLY – A woman who put her car into a ditch, leading to the serious injury of two passengers, has been charged with drunk driving and two felonies. According to the Chickasaw
DECORAH – A Postville, Iowa man suspected of robbing a bank in the tiny community of Calmar, Iowa Tuesday morning has been caught in Illinois. Tyrone Wilson, age 48, was apprehended without
CLEAR LAKE – Clear Lake police have charged a local man with theft and trespassing. Clear Lake police went to the home of 48-year-old Richard Dale Siglar on May 12 after a
DENISON, IOWA – A man incarcerated in the Crawford County Jail after being convicted of two murders this month attempted break free, but was unsuccessful and faces new felony charges. According to
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – The NIACC women’s and men’s track and field teams will compete at the NJCAA Division I national meet beginning Thursday at Gowans Stadium. The NIACC women will compete in
MASON CITY – The NIACC baseball team is ranked ninth in this week’s NJCAA Division II poll heading into the NJCAA North Plains District Tournament, which starts Saturday against Southeast CC (Neb.)
MASON CITY – The No. 9 NIACC baseball team landed three players on the NJCAA Region XI first-team. Earning first-team honors for the regional champion Trojans (46-13) are infielders Robbie Glendinning and
MASON CITY – The Mason City Fire Department is playing host to firefighters from 15 fire departments from across North America this week. Through a FEMA grant, the Fire Department is sponsoring
MADISON COUNTY, IOWA – An Iowa man lost his life Tuesday in a crash that law enforcement says may have involved alcohol. According to the Iowa State Patrol, on Tuesday, May 12
NEWTON — An Iowa woman has been jailed for a sexual encounter with a teen boy. Tori Kaiser is now charged with third-degree sexual abuse and contributing to the delinquency of a
MASON CITY – A woman and a child were sent by ambulance to Mercy Hospital Tuesday afternoon when they were involved in a two-car accident. According to Mason City police, on Tuesday,
Commentary: North End The North End of Mason City isn’t the end of the world, but you can see it from there. Today’s Globe-Gazette reported on another so called neighborhood meeting attended
CEDAR RAPIDS – A former Controller of a Dubuque company, who embezzled more $360,000, was sentenced on Monday, May 11, 2015, to more than two years in federal prison. Michael Schute, age
SOUTHWEST ASIA – Coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq between 8 a.m., May 12, and 8 a.m., May 13, local time. In Syria, coalition military forces
SAC CITY, IOWA – An Iowa man was stopped for speeding and police soon discovered marijuana and cash. On Sunday, April 19, 2015 at approximately 7:47 PM, the Sac City Police Department