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CHARLES CITY – A Mason City man fled an accident scene in which he ran into a motorcyclist, but police caught hm soon thereafter and took him to jail. On Monday, May
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CHARLES CITY – A Mason City man fled an accident scene in which he ran into a motorcyclist, but police caught hm soon thereafter and took him to jail. On Monday, May
MASON CITY – The Carlos O’Kelly’s restaurant in Mason City has closed. Yesterday, May 30, was the last day of business. The restaurant will not likely re-open, NIT is told by a
MASON CITY – Mason City police have arrested a suspect in yesterday’s stabbing incident. An arrest warrant has been issued for Braedon Steven Bowers, age 20, of Mason City, for Attempted Murder.
CHARLES CITY – A North Iowa man caught previously drunk driving was allegedly at it again recently, spotted on the wrong side of the road by police. On the evening of May
EAGLE GROVE – An Eagle Grove man has been sent to prison for sexually abusing children. On November 18, 2016, Jeddy Nicholas, 37, of Eagle Grove, Iowa, was arrested on one count
DES MOINES – Today, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced that she has received Charles (Chuck) Palmer’s retirement as director of the Iowa Department of Human Services effective June 16, 2017. The Iowa DHS’
CLEAR LAKE – At a special City Council meeting on Tuesday, May 30th, the Clear Lake City Council, voted unanimously (Council Member Ebeling absent) to prohibit the use of Class 1 Consumer
MASON CITY – Mason City police were called this afternoon to investigate a stabbing incident near downtown Mason City. On May 30, 2017, at approximately 3:34 PM, Mason City Police and Fire
MASON CITY — The Cerro Gordo County Department of Public Health reminds parents a new immunization requirement will be in effect next school year for all students enrolling in 7th and 12th
DES MOINES – The Iowa Supreme Court has approved $240,101 in grants to nonprofit programs that provide legal assistance to low-income Iowans with civil legal problems. The court awarded grants to fourteen
PARSIPPANY-TROY HILLS, NJ – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is alerting dog owners and veterinarians about the risk of accidental overdose to dogs treated with the drug Sileo. Sileo is a
SIOUX CITY – A man who possessed child pornography was sentenced May 22, 2017, to 46 months’ in federal prison. Chuck Juhl, age 42, from Spirit Lake, Iowa, received the prison term
James “Jim” Tyler, 80, of Charles City, passed away Saturday, May 27, 2017 at his home with his loving family by his side. A graveside service for Jim Tyler will be held
MASON CITY – Vendors who were selling items from tents in Mason City’s Central Park during the Band Fest extravaganza say they suffered losses due to thefts. Mason City police tell NIT
MASON CITY – A Mason City man remains in jail after he allegedly stole a suburban, crashed it into a church and ran from police. On May 21, 2017, at approx. 8:03
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds today announced that she will lead an all Iowa agriculture trade mission to China July 19-28. Traveling with her will be representatives from commodity groups and
SIOUX CITY – A man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine pled guilty on May 18, 2017, in federal court in Sioux City. Ismael Hernandez Moreno, 29, from Denison, Iowa, was convicted of
RURAL CERRO GORDO COUNTY – Two North Iowa men were arrested after police pursued a stolen pickup truck out of Rockwell, reaching speeds over 100 miles per hour. On Tuesday, May 30,
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MASON CITY – A Belmond woman who took part in what amounted to a crime spree stretching from Rockwell to Worth county was sentenced in Cerro Gordo county court Tuesday. The trouble
CLEAR LAKE – A Dubuque man was taken to jail after an drunk driving stop early Saturday morning. The Iowa State Patrol conducted a traffic stop with the assistance of a Cerro
Martin “Tim” Garthwaite, 76, of Charles City, died Friday, May 26, 2017 at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City. Tim’s family and friends will be gathering to celebrate his life on
BACKBONE STATE PARK – The Iowa DNR is investigating a fall at Backbone State Park that left a girl injured on Sunday, May 28, 2017. An 8-year-old Jessup girl was hiking with
MASON CITY – A Kensett man who was at the Mason City Band Fest parade Saturday morning refused to follow directions from police, then blasted cops with F-bombs before being hauled away
RURAL BUCHANAN COUNTY, IOWA – Four Amish children riding in a horse-drawn buggy were hurt this week in pickup truck collision, sending them all to hospitals. On Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at
BLOOMINGTON – The fifth-seeded Iowa baseball team won the 2017 Big Ten Tournament title after posting a 13-4 win over seventh-seeded Northwestern in the championship game at Bart Kaufman Field on the
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Donald Trump’s controversial budget has come up with a solution to having too many wild horses roaming free in America: humane euthanasia and unrestricted sale, which could send
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.), and Reps. Bobby Scott (D-Va.) and Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), introduced the Raise the Wage Act of 2017, a bill
MASON CITY – Award winners were named in the 37th Annual Cerro Gordo Photo Show at the Charles H. MacNider Art Museum on Thursday, May 18th. Forty-six entries by twenty-four artists were
RICEVILLE, IOWA – A Riceville hog lot owner who applied manure to a field that ran off into a pond causing fish to jump from turbid, brown, manure-laden waters, gasping for air,
MASON CITY – Z’Mariks Noodle Cafe – about to open in Mason City – put “practice meals” to good use this past week to mark Red Nose Day. The team at the
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, United States Senators and members of the Senate Armed Services Committee Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced bipartisan legislation known as the Educating Servicemembers in Training
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Junior Tyler Cropley’s 13th-inning home run broke a five-all tie and lifted the fifth-seeded University of Iowa baseball team to a 7-5 victory over third-seeded Minnesota on Saturday night
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a combat veteran, issued the following statements after the Dr. Chris
MASON CITY – An Eagle Grove man who was caught with the illegal drug marijuana was sent to jail. Logan Michael Toillion, age 22 of Eagle Grove, was arrested by Mason City
CLEAR LAKE – A Clear Lake man was brought to jail for drunk driving. A Cerro Gordo county deputy conducted a traffic stop on the evening of May 25, 2017, near the
FLOYD COUNTY – Juveniles in a motor vehicle from Cedar Rapids reached speeds of 120 miles per hour as they attempted to elude law enforcement on the Avenue of the Saints Friday
DES MOINES – Following Gov. Kim Reynolds’ decision to appoint Adam Gregg as her new lieutenant governor, support of her decision and her pick is growing around the state. “It was her