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IOWA CITY – The Iowa Hawkeyes men’s basketball team was beaten Saturday by the Omaha Mavericks, 98 – 89. Peter Jok, the Big Ten scoring leader, led all scorers and rebounders recording
MASON CITY – A domestic incident at a North End liquor store led to a police response and a felony charge for a Mason City man. The incident took place Thursday evening,
WEBSTER CITY, IOWA – Three men from Webster City are alleged to have been involved in a meth dealing conspiracy and face federal charges. Soon Phatdouang, 43; Touy Khamsai, 41 and Van
DES MOINES – The NIACC Dance Team received three Division I ratings in its three routines at the Iowa Dance State Championships Friday in its first-ever competition. NIACC tied for third with
BROOKINGS, South Dakota — The University of Iowa wrestling team won eight-of-10 matches to defeat No. 20 South Dakota State, 29-8, Friday night at Frost Arena. An SDSU school record 4,087 fans
PELLA, IOWA – On December 1, 2016, at approximately 9:54 AM, a silver Ford F-150 pickup truck crashed through the Market and Pharmacy entrance of the Walmart store in Pella and killed
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, U.S. Senators Charles Grassley (R-IA) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) requested that the Senate pass bipartisan legislation to protect and improve the lives of young people involved with our juvenile
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NEW YORK – We’re not supposed to talk to Taiwan, the establishment says, but President-elect Donald J. Trump took a call from the leader of that small island – and set off
MASON CITY – A Mason City man has been sent to jail for drunk driving in Clear Lake and for violating his probation a second time in a teen sex enticement case.
MASON CITY – A Mason City man convicted of sexual acts with a child and has been serving time in a state prison awaits a hearing to have his sentence reconsidered. Lane
In 2010, the Obama administration pushed for the enactment of the controversial Patient and Affordable Care Protection Act. Also called Obamacare, this act sought to regulate private health insurance with the aim
AMES – Iowa State Cyclone star wide receiver Allen Lazard says something special is brewing in Ames under new head coach Matt Campbell, and he wants to return for his senior season
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released a plan that serves as a national call to action, urging all levels of government, utilities, community organizations, and other stakeholders to work together
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate today unanimously passed legislation authored by Senators Chuck Grassley and Kirsten Gillibrand to reduce the backlog of families awaiting approval of survivor benefits of public safety officers
MINNEAPOLIS – Anton Martynenko targeted more than 150 children in a vicious “sextortion” scheme and will spend decades behind bars. United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger today announced the sentencing of Anton
CLEAR LAKE – A man who works as a Clear Lake police officer was jailed on a domestic assault charge. On Thursday December 01, 2016, the Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s Office investigated
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Princess Cruise Lines Ltd. (Princess) has agreed to plead guilty to seven felony charges stemming from its deliberate pollution of the seas and intentional acts to cover it up.
MASON CITY – One woman was shot this morning in Mason City, and a person of interest is being interviewed by police at this time. At approximately 3:53 AM on Friday, December
CEDAR RAPIDS – A former school bus attendant who enticed three young girls was sentenced today to 11 years in federal prison. Tyler Konigsmark, age 20, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, received the
MASON CITY – A man who was caught by police fleeing the scene of a Mason City burglary crime back in 2015 and was then sent to prison wants his sentence reconsidered. Mason
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MASON CITY – Eight people allegedly stole hoverboards worth thousands of dollars from a Mason City store in a brazen getaway, police said today. According to the Mason City police department, the incident
CLEAR LAKE – A man allegedly walked into a popular downtown Clear Lake establishment, declared he was writing a book about “being black in North Iowa” and helped himself to some cash
IOWA FALLS – A missing woman’s body from Minnesota was found Wednesday with the help of a K9 cop. On November 30, 2016, the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office was investigating a suspicious
CEDAR RAPIDS – An Iowa man who received child pornography was sentenced today to 5 years in federal prison. Forrest Rindels, age 60, of Waterloo, Iowa, received the sentence after an April
CLEAR LAKE – An investigation by Clear Lake police has led to the arrest of a local man on felony charges in connection to a burglary. On July 13, 2016, Clear Lake
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley is seeking the immigration and criminal history of the man who launched an attack on Ohio State University’s campus Monday, leaving 11 people injured.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – At her request, today U.S. Senator Joni Ernst met with the head of the United States Army Corps of Engineers to discuss and urge the prioritization for funding the
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) released the following statements on their bipartisan legislation, the Program Management Improvement and Accountability Act heading to the President’s desk.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) released the following statement after voting in favor of the Iran Sanctions Extension Act, which would extend for 10 years sanctions authorities against Iran
MASON CITY – There was only damage to two vehicles in a Thursday morning traffic accident at a busy Mason City intersection. Mason City police say that at 9:23 AM this morning,
NEW YORK – President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he will step away from his businesses to give all his energy to being President. “I will be holding a major news conference