Founded in 2010
News & Entertainment for Mason City, Clear Lake & the Entire North Iowa Region
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa men’s basketball team is paired with Florida State as part of the 2015 Big Ten/ACC Challenge. The Hawkeyes and Seminoles will meet in Iowa
AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State men’s basketball team will face a former conference foe in the 2015-16 Big 12/SEC Challenge Presented by Sonic. The Cyclones will meet Texas A&M on Saturday,
FORT DODGE – A man accused of stabbing a woman to death in Northwood has had his trial delayed again, as Iowa courts struggle to put together a fair jury. Judge Colleen
From Senator Amanda Ragan – This week, the Senate voted to improve the quality of life for Iowa families, expand Iowa’s middle class and attract new workers and businesses to our communities.
SIOUX CITY – Governor Terry Branstad today announced a new pork processing plant coming to Sioux City that will employ over 1,000 people. “Over 1,000 jobs coming to Sioux City with a
BURLINGTON – An Iowa man has been arrested and charged with multiple felonies in the alleged beating death of his 22-day-old son. Randall Thomas Payne, age 23 of rural Burlington, Iowa, was
From Rep. Sharon Steckman – This week was another week of debate on appropriations bills. The House Majority is still refusing to negotiate to end to the 2015 session. It’s a frustrating
CLEAR LAKE – A North Iowa man who was arrested and charged with felony first degree theft late last year by Clear Lake police has entered a guilty plea and has been
MASON CITY – A Mason City man has been convicted of domestic abuse for the second time Levi Mahaney, age 20 pled guilty on April 29 to Domestic Abuse Assault causing injury.
MASON CITY – A Clear Lake man has pled guilty to theft and drug possession, while burglary charges were dismissed. Trevor Davis Kix Jackson, age 22, entered guilty pleas this month to
MASON CITY – A Mason City woman is guilty of drunk driving after an auto accident earlier this year. An accident was reported on the evening of January 14, 2015 in Mason
NORTHWOOD – An accident in Northwood sent a Minnesota man to the hospital. According to the Worth County Sheriff’s Office, 54-year-old Dale Leeman of Clarks Grove, Minnesota was in downtown Northwood Tuesday morning when
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man who committed murder on the Meskwaki Nation Settlement was sentenced this week to twenty-five years in federal prison. Jonathan Youngbear, 21, from the Meskwaki Nation Settlement, Iowa, received
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
MASON CITY – An office was ransacked last week and a threatening message was left behind, putting employees of a non-profit on edge and leading to a police investigation. Sources disclosed to
MASON CITY – NIACC’s Daniel Bradley was selected as the ICCAC batter of the week and the Trojans’ Tony Grabowske was picked as the ICCAC pitcher of the week for their performances
FORT DODGE – A man who was fired from his job as an Iowa Department of Public Safety special agent after he reported Governor Terry Branstad’s driver for speeding has a new
MASON CITY – NIACC sophomore point guard Al Davis has committed to Bellermine University, a NCAA Division II school in Louisville, Ky. Bellermine is a member of the Great Lakes Valley Conference.
MASON CITY – A Mason City man who was seen by witnesses throwing a cat that was inside a duffel bag into the Winnebago River and was then arrested on a charge
MASON CITY – Most of the school was pulverized into flying debris and dust, and no one knows what happened to much of the other treasures inside the structure, but the Mason
CEDAR RAPIDS – Ali Afif Al Herz, age 50, Bassem Herz, age 30, Sarah Zeaiter, age 24, and Adam Ben Ali Al Herz, age 22, all from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, have each
LANSING, MI – Four women wanted in connection with a brutal baseball attack in East Lansing in March were arrested today. The women are charged with conspiracy to commit armed robbery, armed
DES MOINES – Sprint and Verizon Wireless, two of the nation’s three largest wireless carriers, will offer refunds to harmed customers through a combined $158 million joint state-federal settlement over allegations the
CALMAR, IOWA – A bank was robbed Tuesday morning in Calmar, Iowa, just south of Decorah. According to the Winneshiek County Sheriff’s Office, at about 10:30 AM May 12, there was a