Police and fire department sent to downtown building with smoke
MASON CITY – Mason City police and firefighters were sent to a downtown building to deal with smoke and possible fire. Emergency responders were on the scene around 8 PM. Onlookers had
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MASON CITY – Mason City police and firefighters were sent to a downtown building to deal with smoke and possible fire. Emergency responders were on the scene around 8 PM. Onlookers had
Gary W. Shearman, 61, of Floyd, passed away Saturday, April 28, 2018 at his home. A funeral service for Gary W. Shearman will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, May 4, 2018
DES MOINES – Two men face first-degree murder charges in the brutal beating and hijacking of an Iowa man back in 2013 after the man’s death this year. Des Moines police say
DES MOINES — The leaders of the Iowa House and Senate Democrats today called on Governor Kim Reynolds to expand the independent investigation of David Jamison and the Iowa Finance Authority. “The
MASON CITY – Mason City police are seeking clues after an attempted burglary at the Fareway grocery store. Mason City Chief of Police Jeff Brinkley tells NIT that at 5:23 AM on
MASON CITY – Police have arrested two wanted men in Mason City, but are still seeking a third man. Mason City police say they arrested 35-year-old Lucas Lloyd Heilskov on three active
RURAL FORT DODGE – The Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation is involved after a state trooper shot and killed a man who fired a gun during a dispute with a woman outside
MASON CITY – The winning streak has reached 12. The NIACC baseball team moved its winning streak to 12 games with a ICCAC doubleheader sweep of Iowa Lakes on Sunday at Roosevelt
ANKENY – For the second straight season, NIACC’s Courtney Tusler is going to the national tournament. Tusler, a sophomore from Osage, placed eighth in the individual medalist competition at the NJCAA Region
MASON CITY – The NIACC baseball team pushed its winning streak to 10 games but the Trojans needed some late-inning heroics in the second game Saturday against Iowa Lakes to push the
MASON CITY – NIACC’s multi-million dollar STEM Education Center is still under construction but should be ready this year. Back on May 11, 2017, NIACC broke ground on a new STEM Education
WEBSTER CITY, IOWA – A Webster man fled a drunk driving stop, but was chased down and arrested. The incident took place on April 23, 2018. At about 12:02 AM, a Webster
ANKENY – Courtney Tusler and Sydney Fullerton both shot 90s on Friday to lead the NIACC women’s golf team during the third round of the NJCAA Region XI tournament at the Otter
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds ordered an independent review of the Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) on Friday of the reports of sexual harassment by former IFA Executive Director David Jamison. Des Moines
MASON CITY – North Iowa Events Center (NIEC) and Midwest Poolplayers Association (MPA) are partnering to deliver The “Trouble” Tournament: 2018 River City Pool Championships with up to 32 tables coming to
DES MOINES – On Friday morning, the NIACC men’s 4×100-meter relay team of Timothi McMaster, Prince Boduo, Kalen Eastman and Deionte Ganzy ran a 42.47 in the prelims in the collegie division
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds and Iowa House and Senate leadership announced an agreement on the largest tax relief and reform package in state history. Right now, Iowa has the fourth
DES MOINES – Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller announced this week that he will work with JUUL Labs to keep its e-cigarette products out of the hands of young people. “JUUL executives
DES MOINES – The NIACC men’s 4×100-meter relay team competed at the Drake Relays Friday morning. The foursome of Timothi McMaster, Prince Boduo, Kalen Eastman and Deointe Ganzy placed 18th out of
The following is a legislative update from Senator Amanda of Mason City: Our country has seen a spike in deaths from drug overdoses in recent years. In 2015, Iowa had 59 opioid
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Congressman Steve King announced this week that he has submitted two amendments to H.R. 4, the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018, for House Rules Committee consideration on April 24. The
CEDAR RAPIDS – A combative Waverly felon has been sent to prison after a dangerous car chase. Butchie Poole, age 38, from Waverly, Iowa, received a 3-year prison term after a December
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – The U.S. had a strong reaction to an announcement from the Taliban as they announced yet another Spring Offensive in the on-going war in Afghanistan. The Taliban issued a
NORTHWOOD – A Northern Iowa woman with a revoked license was caught drunk driving in Worth county with an open container of alcohol. On April 16, 2018 at approximately 11:00 AM, the
MASON CITY – For the fourth time this season, a NIACC baseball player has been selected as the ICCAC player of the week. NIACC’s Tom Skoro earned the league’s pitcher of week
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the following three bills into law on Thursday: House File 648: an Act relating to career and technical education programs and partnerships and including effective
RURAL MITCHELL COUNTY – A Northern Iowa man died after an auto accident this week in rural Mitchell county. According to the Iowa State Patrol, the accident took place at Balsam Avenue
Garrett Bormann, 24, of Ionia, passed away unexpectedly from a car accident Tuesday, April 24, 2018. A funeral service for Garrett Bormann will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, April 30, 2018,
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Forest City man who manufactured counterfeit twenty dollar bills was sentenced today to two years in federal prison. Victor Ineson, Jr., age 42, from Forest City, Iowa, received
You may have come across a phlebotomist when you have needed a blood test, or you have been giving blood. A phlebotomist is a trained and skilled individual that takes blood with
MASON CITY – The NIACC softball team dropped an ICCAC doubleheader to Ellsworth on Wednesday. Ellsworth won the first game a 3-2 in eight innings and took the second game 8-7. In
MASON CITY – A community health center is coming to Mason City this fall, and a forum open to the public is planned for next month to offer more details. The Mason
CEDAR RAPIDS – A convicted felon who illegally possessed a firearm while violating a no contact order was sentenced April 25, 2018, to eight years in federal prison. Eric Brown, age 38,
CLEAR LAKE – A possible threat was investigated this week at Clear Lake Middle School. Tuesday morning, Clear Lake school district administration was made aware of a possible threat made by a
MASON CITY – The North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) Foundation is proud to announce the addition of four new members to its Board of Directors: Lindsey Falk of St. Ansgar is
CEDAR RAPIDS – In recognition of “Second Chance Month,” the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa is collaborating with local partners to reduce recidivism by helping individuals leaving
As I travel the district meeting with voters, people always ask me why I want to represent North Iowans in the Iowa Senate. I can honestly say that I’m running to make
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – Truman State University director of athletics, Jerry Wollmering, has announced the hiring of Jeff Horner as the next Head Coach of the Bulldog Men’s Basketball program. The former standout