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MASON CITY – A death occurred Thursday at the Cerro Gordo county jail, and state officials are investigating. On March 23, 2017, at approximately 4:25 AM, a Cerro Gordo County inmate was
DES MOINES — The efforts of Iowans to improve Iowa’s lakes, rivers and streams have resulted in success stories across the state, and a new publication is showcasing some of the most
Concentrated Animal Feed Operations (CAFOs) are not the same as the “small family farm”. CAFOs are a large-scale industrialized way of rearing livestock so that it is more efficient and profitable. But
SHEFFIELD – The City of Sheffield announced today that it has been awarded a $500,000 CDBG (Community Development Block Grant) from the Iowa Economic Development Authority to go towards a water main
Edna McCoy, 103, of Charles City, passed away Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at the Floyd County Medical Center in Charles City with her family by her side. A funeral Mass for Edna
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A bipartisan group of Senators is expressing deep concerns that posts of nude female servicemembers weren’t uncovered by the Defense Department and are requesting proactive steps to crack down
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad today signed the following 7 bills into law: House File 303: an Act relating to notifications made by the commissioner of insurance of the potential need
DES MOINES – After a complaint by the Iowa ACLU, a bill was passed in the Iowa Senate banning cameras in state-owned bathrooms. Senate Study Bill 1184 prohibits the state or a
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By KIRK HARDCASTLE NIACC Sports Information Director MASON CITY – The NIACC softball team is scheduled to open the Iowa portion of its schedule on Thursday and third-year coach Christi Weiser couldn’t
CHARLES CITY – Todd Prichard, Democratic Iowa State Representative for District 52, announced today another step in his possible quest to become Governor of Iowa. “Today I announced the formation of a
WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 1101 on a vote of 416-7, the Small Business Health Fairness Act and H.R. 372,
As I sit here well on my way into my eighth decade of life, I look across the landscape of what has been the town I chose to live in. And what
MASON CITY – The Mason City council unanimously selected Gatehouse Capital as the developer of choice to build a hotel in the downtown area. The city council voted 5-0 (Bill Schickel absent) to
WASHINGTON – At a rally Wednesday outside the U.S. Capitol, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) called for the defeat of the Wall Street lawyer whom President Donald Trump wants to regulate Wall Street.
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MASON CITY – “Why?” That’s all a Mason City wanted to know. Long-time Mason City resident David Gilbert is a no-nonsense kind of fella. You can tell, because when he uses his
CLEAR LAKE – An apparently violent Forest City man who beat a Clear Lake woman in 2016 but was released from jail on appeal has lost that appeal and faces new crimes
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Joni Ernst, a combat veteran, called on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to address the failures of the Veterans Crisis Line (VCL) outlined in a new
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FORT MADISON – A convicted Iowa murderer and robber who once escaped prison died of natural causes, still a ward of the state. Lawrence T. Gladson was pronounced dead at 11:15 p.m.
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad today signed the following bill into law: Senate File 331: an Act relating to energy efficiency reporting requirements applicable to certain gas and electric utilities. The
MASON CITY – A man apparently from Chicago but now living in Mason City is behind bars after police were called to a domestic assault allegedly involving strangulation. Mason City police tell
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) today announced they are relaunching the Senate Albanian Issues Caucus. Peters and Ernst, who will serve as co-Chairs of the
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst today spoke on the floor of the Senate about United States Supreme Court Justice nominee, Judge Neil Gorsuch. The following is the full text of
MASON CITY – After falling out of the poll last week, the NIACC baseball team returned to the NJCAA Division II poll this week at No. 17 on Tuesday. NIACC, which was
MASON CITY – NIT is seeking clarification from city hall tonight after councilman Travis Hickey claimed the city council stole $100,000 from a fund. Times are so tough in city hall, that
By KIRK HARDCASTLE NIACC sports information director MASON CITY – The dress rehearsal is over. The NIACC baseball team went 13-8 in its non-conference portion of its schedule that included games in
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. will try to get to Mars as President Donald Trump signed a bill pumping over $19 billion into NASA. President Trump said Tuesday afternoon he is “honored
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Donald J. Trump today announced his intent to nominate Judge Amul R. Thapar of Kentucky for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. If confirmed, Amul
MASON CITY – Two Mason City men with dubious pasts engaged in hand to hand combat at the infamous Beje Clark halfway house last week and were taken to the real jail
IOWA CITY – In the wake of President Donald Trump this week signing an executive order that would punish so-called sanctuary cities by withholding federal funds, mayors of those communities plan a show of unity for
MASON CITY – Campers anxious to reserve spots for the Fourth of July weekend should mark March 31 on their calendars, when reservations for a Friday arrival open. Campers can make reservations
WEBSTER COUNTY – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is looking for the person or persons responsible for shooting two bald eagles in Webster County. “People around here are outraged,” said
MASON CITY – Mason City Fire Marshal Jamey Medlin said Tuesday morning two people helped save residents inside a burning house and smoke detectors also played a role. Mr. Medlin tells NIT
AMES – Auburn University’s Board of Trustees this morning (March 20) unanimously appointed Steven Leath as the university’s 19th president. Leath has served as Iowa State University’s president since January 2012. Under
IOWA CITY – University of Iowa Football Media Conference with head coach Kirck Ferentz. Monday, March 20, 2017 Kirk Ferentz THE MODERATOR: Welcome back to football, everyone. We’ll get right with Coach
By U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and U.S. Representative Michael McCaul (R-Texas) As published in Agri-Pulse According to the latest agricultural census, the average age of the