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MASON CITY – Booze brought a man to his hands and knees, police say, this weekend in Mason City. Suspicious law enforcement happened upon a man early Saturday morning in Mason City,
ANKENY – NIACC sophomore Savannah Lentz shot an 84 on the opening day of the NJCAA Region XI women’s golf tournament Friday at Otter Creek Golf Course and sits in seventh place
DES MOINES – Iowa Gov. Terry E. Branstad today reflected on the legislative session by issuing the following statement: “The future of our state is bright. This year, we worked with the
From Rep. Linda Upmeyer – Moments ago, we closed out the 2016 legislative session after spending 110 days in session. Here are the remarks that I gave to the members of the
CHARLES CITY – A Charles City man has been reported missing to authorities. Jason E Mahan, age 31, was reported missing to the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office in Charles City on April
MASON CITY – A Mason City woman was taken to the hospital after a Minnesota man allegedly ran a stop sign and collided with her car. Cerro Gordo deputies and other emergency
IOWA CITY – University of Iowa head football coach Kirk Ferentz announced the appointment of Broderick Binns as Director of Player Development and Tyler Barnes as director of recruiting. Both assignments are
MASON CITY – He didn’t break any laws, but cops blasted a local landlord with a taser during a law enforcement class. At a Police Academy class held Thursday night in Mason City with local
DES MOINES – A state capitol employee told a group of nursing moms – most from North Iowa – to put their breasts away so as not to offend anyone. The incident
WASHINGTON – A bipartisan pair of U.S. Senators today took the next step to continue curbing sexual assaults in the military, introducing legislation to build on the historic reforms of recent years, and
MASON CITY – A Mason City man is guilty of his third drunk driving offense and is now behind bars. A Mason City police officer stopped a vehicle at the 300 block
NEW YORK – With hundreds of thousands of civilians killed, millions of people displaced and countless families torn apart, the UN relief chief today described the human toll and suffering in Syria
MASON CITY – The widower of a Mason City teacher who passed away this week has accepted an award on her behalf. This spring the Mason City Community School District started the
DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Public Safety has issued an Amber Alert on April 28, 2016 at approximately 5:45PM for a missing teenager from Washington County, Iowa. Dominique Nicole Lloyd,
DES MOINES – The 26th Annual Iowa Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau (GTSB) Annual Conference is currently underway in Okoboji, with over 250 attendees representing law enforcement agencies from across the state. Thirteen
MASON CITY – A Louisiana man was doing more than shopping, allegedly, at the local Walmart and when he was caught, fled the scene. Mason City police say that Wednesday night April
MASON CITY – A convicted Mason City meth dealer was sought and arrested by police this week on an arrest warrant. Sindeny Anthony White, age 22, was sought by police this week
DES MOINES – Governor Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Reynolds announced today that Chloe Ibsen from Des Moines and Joseph Tibbs of Alden have been selected as the two most promising young
BOONE – For the second straight season, the NIACC softball team opens the regional tournament against Iowa Central. NIACC faces Iowa Central at 4 p.m. Friday on the DMACC campus in the
ANKENY – The NIACC women’s golf team will compete in the NJCAA Region XI tournament Friday and Saturday at Otter Creek Golf Course. First-round play starts at noon on Friday and the
MASON CITY – Seven NIACC women’s basketball players have signed national letter of intents to play at four-year schools. Savannah Lentz and Trudy Peterson signed with Missouri Western State University, a NCAA
MASON CITY – The NIACC baseball team moved up two spots to No. 12 in this week’s NJCAA Division II rankings. Last week, NIACC (30-12 overall, 15-5 in the ICCAC) won three
MASON CITY – A person sometimes called the world’s leading expert on humane animal handling at meat packing plants would help put the “final touches” on the Prestage Foods pork plant in
DES MOINES – Today, the Iowa legislature passed a bill that one Senator says will “reduce disproportionate incarceration of African-Americans” due to nonviolent drug offenses. Iowa Senator Rob Hogg said Wednesday that
DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Public Safety’s (DPS) Iowa State Patrol (ISP) has completed an extensive investigation surrounding the circumstances into the four person vehicle fatality crash that occurred on
AMES – A new study released by the Iowa departments of Transportation and Homeland Security and Emergency Management reveals insights into the transportation by rail of crude oil and biofuels around and
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate delegations from Iowa and Nebraska are seeking details on the Obama Administration’s decision to place an unaccompanied minor immigrant in the care of his older brother, who
ARLINGTON, IOWA – A bachelor from the small Iowa town of Arlington, Iowa has been sentenced to up to 60 years in prison for raping two children. After a week-long investigation, the
MASON CITY – A Clear Lake man who was sent to jail late last year after pleading guilty to at least his third drunk driving charge was caught driving illegally and arrested.