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MASON CITY – A Mason City mom accused of leaving her three children in a room smeared with feces will face a February trial in a felony abandonment case. The incident began this
ROCKWELL – Local law enforcement is attempting to unravel the mystery behind the theft of an ATM machine from a Rockwell bank, and more clues have been uncovered. The Cerro Gordo county
LOS ANGELES – Carrie Fisher – known for playing Princess Leia in several Star Wars films – has died at the age of 60. Fisher had a heart attack on an airplane
MASON CITY – A semi driver drove his rig under a train trestle in Mason City Tuesday morning and became stuck there. The incident was reported early Tuesday morning around 10 AM.
MASON CITY – Kinseth Hospitality Company announced last week the addition of a new restaurant, Z’Mariks, to the Mason City area. Z’Mariks is a casual restaurant that offers fresh food fast. The
BELLEVUE, Iowa – On December 25, 2016, at approximately 1:00 PM, the Bellevue Police Department was call to 606 South Riverview Street reference a suspicious death. Upon arrival, officers found James M
MASON CITY – A man who now claims to live in Mason City was accused of several crimes after an incident this summer in Nora Springs and awaits sentencing. Andreas D. Frazier,
MASON CITY – A Mason City man drove drunk and plowed into a parked car, causing thousands of dollars in damage, and got a plea deal out of the incident. Mason City
DES MOINES – Counties interested in evaluating construction permits for proposed animal feeding facilities must adopt and submit a construction evaluation resolution to the DNR between Jan. 1 and 31. About 87
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) released the following statement after President Obama signed the Fiscal Year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) into law, which included several of her
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst announced her four Senate committee assignments for the 115th Congress. The Iowa Senator will serve on the following Senate committees: Armed Services; Agriculture, Nutrition and
MASON CITY – A former employee of the Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant in Mason City got a deferred judgement after he battled another employee on his last night of work and was
CHARLES CITY – A Charles City woman has been found guilty of drunk driving. Charles City police conducted a traffic stop Sunday morning, August 28, around 2:31 AM near the 400 block
DES MOINES – A former Charles City man and convicted felon who pled guilty in a felony sex abuse case – and now calls Mason City home – has had his guilty
LONDON, ENGLAND – Beloved 80’s and 90’s iconic pop singer George Michael is dead at the age of 53, according to numerous published reports. Michael rose to fame in 1982 as the
DES MOINES – A man who has been found passed out in a yard, drunk at K-Mart and has at least three drunk driving was sent to prison for his numerous arrests
CHARLES CITY – A Charles City man previously convicted of a felony drug crime has bene found guilty in court of stealing a police badge. Charles City police say that on October
WASHINGTON, D.C. – After traveling the state and hearing from Iowans firsthand on her second 99 county tour as Iowa’s U.S. Senator, Joni Ernst (R-IA) has worked to turn that feedback into results,
CLEAR LAKE – A Mason City woman accused of embezzling tens-of-thousands of dollars from Lake Chevy claims she is innocent of the felony charges against her. Back on October 28, after an
MASON CITY – An Iowa man who traveled to Mason City and threatened to potentially kill a person has been sentenced to jail. The dangerous situation unfolded just before 2 AM Friday,
DUBUQUE – An Iowa man who is accused of burglary, false imprisonment and other crimes and later followed a woman home from a gym and then went in her house will stand
CLEAR LAKE – Law enforcement reports that an ATM machine was stolen from a bank in Rockwell, but no arrests have been made yet. The Cerro Gordo county sheriff’s office says that
CLEAR LAKE – A Rockwell man with a history of meth possession who was caught once again with the highly-illegal substance recently in Clear Lake says he’s not guilty after he was charged
CLEAR LAKE – A Clear Lake man who’s been caught with meth in the past and was then caught again and charged with a felony says he’s not guilty. Cerro Gordo deputies
MASON CITY – A Northwood man was brought to jail after a shoplifting attempt at a Mason City retailer. Mason City police were called to Fleet Farm, 3200 4th Street SW, on
ALBERT LEA – A Mason City man has been jailed in Albert Lea for an alleged illegal relationship with a teen girl. The Albert Lea Tribune reports that 21-year-old Isaiah Homan is
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NEW YORK – The United States abstained from a United Nations Security Council vote on a resolution that calls contentious Israeli settlements in Palestine unlawful. The U.S. typically vetoes such resolutions. United
MASON CITY – A Mason City man burglarized several businesses and has been sent to prison. Mason City police officers discovered that Tailgaters Bar, located at 627 South Federal Avenue, had been
GARNER – A North Iowa man was given a deferred judgement in a felony sex abuse cause involving a teen girl. Christopher Jade Johnson, age 22 of Whittemore, Iowa, received a deferred
MASON CITY – A man who police once chased through downtown Mason City and was allegedly caught with marijuana, cocaine packaged for sale, and a handgun recently left the Beje Clark halfway
MASON CITY – A North Iowa woman was taken by ambulance to Mercy Hospital Friday morning after a four-car accident north of Mason City. Cerro Gordo deputies were dispatched to a multiple
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Obamacare had more than 400,000 enrollees than last year – topping 6.4 million – but Republicans will be aiming to shoot down the beleaguered program once they take the
MASON CITY – Police say a Mason City man has violated a no-contact order six times, then they caught him with illegal drugs. The matter stems from a trespass incident. Police say