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WAVERLY – A former Mason City High School wrestler and state champion was recognized as the “Freshman of the Year” by Warburg College. Kaz Onoo was honored with Wartburg Golden Knights Male
ALGONA – A Forest City woman was arrested Monday afternoon for drunk driving and other crimes. According to the Kossuth County Sheriff’s Office, 32-year-old Alison Marie Tindall of Forest City was stopped
CEDAR RAPIDS – A felon who possessed a firearm and ammunition was sentenced May 14, 2015 to ten years in federal prison. Blake Maurer, age 24, of Freeport, Illinois, received the sentence
MASON CITY – What would you do if two men – strangers – simply walked into your home? This happened over the weekend to a Mason City family, police confirmed today. According
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry E. Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds today announced the launch of a new state Website that makes the administrative rules process more open and transparent. The
CORALVILLE – A former Minnesota man now in prison for killing two Iowa convenience store clerks will stand trial later this year, along with his alleged accomplice, for attempted murder. Michael Richard
CEDAR RAPIDS – Four small town Iowans are in jail, charged with robbing a bank last month. Shiloh Palmer, 22; Andrew Palmer, 24; Elizabeth Olinger, 26; and Peter Olinger, 42; all from
NIT – A new poll suggests animals deserve the same rights as people. A third of Americans want animals to have same rights as people, a new poll from Gallup says. Support
OELWEIN – It’s not always a bright idea to allow a sex offender to spend time with your children, an Iowa woman has learned. After a week long investigation, the Fayette County
DES MOINES – The Vision Iowa Board awarded $366,917 in Community Attraction and Tourism (CAT) grants to an aquatic center in Story City and a park project in Ankeny. The grants were
NIT – That fancy military equipment you see local police using might be a thing of the past real soon, a President Barack Obama moves to put a stop to its use
CLEAR LAKE – A Clear Lake man was jailed for drug possession after a traffic stop. Cerro Gordo deputies stopped a vehicle far a bad brake light late Friday night, May 15,
MASON CITY – A Mason City woman was arrested for drunk driving. Cerro Gordo deputies conducted a traffic stop in Clear Lake, near 14th Street North and Highway 18, Saturday morning after
WACO, TX – Police in the Central Texas city of Waco are warning people to stay out of a shopping and commercial area Sunday after rival biker gangs squared off and up
CITY OF MASON CITY Expense Report 5/14/2015 Payee Description Amount —————————————— ———————– 1ST INSURANCE BUILDING INSURANCE F & EC 7,469.00 ACTIVE911 INC EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE 396.00 ALL STAR PEST CONTROL SUPPLIES & LAUNDRY
MASON CITY – Violence again reared its ugly head late Saturday night in the Cultural Crescent, when a man was knocked out behind a bar. A Mason City man was discovered lying
MASON CITY – A man previously accused of several domestic abuse crimes was jailed again for the same deed early Sunday. Mason City police were called to the 1200 block of North
MASON CITY – A Worth county man was jailed after police were called to quiet a disturbance. Cerro Gordo deputies and Mason City police were called to the 1200 block of North
MINNEAPOLIS – Shortly after 2:00 this morning, Minneapolis Police responded to the area of the 2100 block of N 4th Street on a report of shots heard. En route to the area,
MASON CITY – A Mason City man was jailed for drunk driving early Sunday. Law enforcement conducted a traffic stop at Partridge Avenue and 230th Street Sunday morning, May 17 at about
MASON CITY – A woman is dead, and a man injured after the motorcycle they were riding on was struck by a car, outside Mason City. According to the Cerro Gordo County
NIT – Apparently, the State of Iowa’s Human Rights Commission intends to dictate to Iowa citizens how a Human Rights violation might be discussed or submitted to any entity other than itself.
WATERLOO – Already struggling to deal with the violence in that community, Waterloo police were called to deal with a fatal shooting Friday. The victim from the Friday May 15, 2015, shooting
MASON CITY – A familiar site on the Mason City horizon will soon be no more. Crews began this week dismantling the South Federal water tower, the large, light blue structure next
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry E. Branstad on Friday signed the following ten bills into law: House File 229: an Act relating to the regulation of free offers and buying club memberships. House
MASON CITY – A Mason City woman arrested last year during a domestic incident has pled guilty to possessing meth and is now in jail. Kellie Jo Nelson, age 48, had been
RURAL CERRO GORDO COUNTY – An uninsured Osage driver was cited after she was involved in an auto accident with an Osage couple, causing them minor injuries. According to the Cerro Gordo
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Jeffrey A. Sterling, 47, of O’Fallon, Missouri, was sentenced today to 42 months in prison for disclosing national defense information and obstructing justice. Sterling disclosed classified information about a
BEATRICE, Neb. – The No. 9 NIACC baseball team will play Southeast CC (Neb.) in the North Plains District Tournament on Sunday and possibly Monday in a best of 3 series. The
BOSTON – A federal jury today decided that Boston Marathon Bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev shall be put to death for his crime that killed four persons and injured hundreds. Tsarnaev was convicted last
MASON CITY – It only took councilman Travis Hickey five years to get fed up with North Federal. Over five years into his time on the city council, Hickey is finally addressing
MASON CITY – Children in Mason City who are victims of abuse need more local services, says a Mason City police officer. “Mason City is in need of a Child Protection Center,”
NIT – Democrats are crying foul over House Republicans’ refusal to spend any amount from a massive “rainy day fund”, an impasse that is keeping the legislature in session. The staunch right-wingers’
MASON CITY – A Plymouth woman who was discovered in her car in a ditch outside Mason City last October and charged with drunk driving has pled guilty and is in jail.
MASON CITY – A woman was seen passed out in a store parking lot, leading to her arrest for drunk driving. According to Mason City police, Thursday night May 14 at 11:16
WAVERLY – A Mason City woman was stopped and arrested in Bremer county for drunk driving. Brittnie Nicole Roggeman, age 23 of Mason City, was stopped by a Bremer county deputy on
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A North Carolina man was sentenced to 243 months in federal prison, followed by a term of three years supervised release, for attempting to provide material support to a designated
OMAHA – A former Oklahoma City law enforcement officer and owner of “Polygraph.com” pleaded guilty today to obstruction of justice and mail fraud for training customers to lie and conceal crimes during
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man who fired several rounds from a handgun at a house after a dispute with its occupants was sentenced yesterday to two and a half years in federal
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Former offensive lineman Jack Rummells has signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars after participating in last week’s rookie minicamp. Rummells, a four-year starter for UNI on the offensive line, was