Mason City man found dead in home after alley confrontation
MASON CITY – A Mason City man was involved in an altercation in a North End alley and then was found dead later in his home. NIT has pieced together some details
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MASON CITY – A Mason City man was involved in an altercation in a North End alley and then was found dead later in his home. NIT has pieced together some details
CLEAR LAKE – A person arrested by Clear Lake police who now identifies as a man says he was mistreated once in custody, and wants the record clarified. On September 20, 2014,
ODEBOLT, IOWA – A Clear Lake truck driver was involved in what appears to a be a head-on collision Sunday in Sac county that ended with an Iowa woman airlifted to a
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The latest revelation from the FBI that Hillary Clinton is back under investigation for improper use of a private email server has prompted Iowa Senator Charles Grassley to seek
PRINCETON, N.J. – Seven in 10 U.S. voters say the outcome of this year’s presidential election matters more to them than it did in prior election years. This finding from Gallup is
Been thinking of these bacteria infested swine confinements that follow the meat processors like Eric Bookmeyer follows the Coors truck. It’s a natural relationship where need spawns demand. Here is a possible solution
MASON CITY – A Mason City woman was caught and convicted of drunk driving last year, but evaded jail for months. On September 12, 2015, at 12:53 AM, 30-year-old Valerie Nicole Merrideth
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The FDA has approved a device made in Minnesota that could reduce the risk to people who suffer from recurrent strokes. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved
DES MOINES – As a result of force structure and stationing study findings, the Iowa National Guard will permanently close the Algona Readiness Center, effective Spring 2017. The unit previously assigned to
DES MOINES – Federal officials will handle complaints of election day fraud, intimidation an other possible abuses here in Iowa, it was announced last week. United States Attorneys Kevin W. Techau and
NEW YORK – The United Nations General Assembly last week elected, by secret ballot, 14 States to serve on the Human Rights Council, the United Nations body responsible for the promotion and
MASON CITY – A North End couple smashed their cars into each other’s in an alleged drunken state this weekend then fled the scene of the accident, but couldn’t evade police. The
CLEAR LAKE – A Clear Lake man who has been accused of felony drug possession in the past was caught this weekend with meth. Cerro Gordo deputies conducted a traffic stop Saturday,
MASON CITY – A Mason City hotel that has its share of commotion was paid a visit by code inspectors and police after complaints and a stolen bike was found. Friday at
LUBBOCK, Texas – The No. 15 Iowa State women’s cross country team won the 2016 Big 12 Championship on Saturday at Rawls Golf Course in Lubbock, Texas. The Cyclones claimed their fifth
CLEAR LAKE – A Rockwell man with a history of meth possession was a passenger in a car police were searching for early Saturday. Cerro Gordo deputies located a vehicle law enforcement
MASON CITY – As many as seven persons were involved in a confrontation and fight early Saturday morning on the city’s North End, leading to a response from police and ambulance. Mason City police
MASON CITY – The NIACC men’s cross country team placed second at the NJCAA Region XI meet Saturday on the NIACC campus with 52 points. Iowa Central won the meet with 19
What’s next for Mason City’s downtown? Until four-sixths of the current city elected are out… it’s really anyone’s guess. Let’s hope the seventh to be picked December 6 has more sense. Both
NEWTON, IOWA – An Iowa inmate serving a sentence for sex abuse has died from heat disease, officials say. Ernest Marienous Christensen, an inmate assigned to the Newton Correctional Facility, died October
DUBUQUE – An Iowa woman was followed home from the gym by a man facing burglary and assault charges and he entered her home. On October 23, 2016, at 11:13 AM, Dubuque
By KIRK HARDCASTLE NIACC sports information director MASON CITY – When NIACC’s Wal Khat toes the starting line for Saturday’s NJCAA Region XI cross country meet, the 8 kilometers that he will
MOSUL, IRAQ – Credible reports suggest that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) has been forcing tens of thousands of people from their homes in sub-districts around Mosul, including
MASON CITY – A Charles City woman rolled her vehicle Friday afternoon outside Mason City, sending her to a hospital. On Friday, October 28, 2016 at about 4:15 PM, the Cerro Gordo
BURLINGTON, VERMONT — U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) sent a letter to President Barack Obama Friday requesting he intervene to protect Native Americans peacefully protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline. At least 140
MASON CITY – Mason City police acted quickly to apprehend a man who came to town armed with weapons and leveling fatal threats. Police tell NIT that dangerous situation unfolded just before
MASON CITY – For the first time since 2005, the NIACC men’s and women’s cross country teams will host the NJCAA Region XI meet on Saturday. The women’s 5-kilometer race on the
CLEAR LAKE – A Mason City woman is in jail after being arrested on three felonies for allegedly embezzling from a Clear Lake auto dealership where she was employed. On October 28,
CHARLES CITY – A man who had recently moved to Mason City and was accused of breaking an infant’s ribs has been sent to prison for 10 years. William Werner Khuns, age
MASON CITY – A Minnesota woman got a deferred judgement after illegally obtaining prescription drugs in Mason City. Jenna M. Fuhrmann, age 27 of Glencoe, Minnesota, was accused of using illegal prescriptions
DES MOINES – Republicans attacked combat veteran Jim Mowrer, the Democratic candidate for the Third District from Iowa in the United States House of Representatives, pointing to an FEC complaint that alleges
CLARKSVILLE, IOWA – One man is dead and two others hurt after a driver lost control of his pickup truck. The accident happened Thursday evening, October 27 around 7:06 PM on County
DES MOINES – Shelly Vroegh, whose desire to help all students reach their potential stems from her own childhood, is the 2017 Iowa Teacher of the Year, Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt.
DES MOINES – On October 21, 2016, Dorothy L. Dillinger, 61, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge James E. Gritzner to 60 months in prison for mail fraud and malicious
FORT MADISON – On Thursday, October 27, 2016 Kenneth Lee Lilly, 56, of Fort Madison, Iowa was arrested for his role in the June 29, 2016 bank robbery of the Fort Madison
DES MOINES — A recently completed study shows that nearly 1,000 parents and more than 1,600 children have been served by the twelve Iowa Family Treatment Courts since the program began in
IOWA CITY – The University of Iowa women’s basketball team has a tough schedule this year, but hopes are that a senior leader and some fresh, young faces will get them back