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ALBERT LEA, MN – A person was found shot in a driveway in Albert Lea, and police are investigating. Albert Lea Police responded to a call of a gunshot being…
June 30, 2018 / No Comment / Read MoreBREMER COUNTY, IOWA – An Iowa man died in a crash after he lost control of his vehicle on Highway 218 near Waverly. According to the Iowa State Patrol, the…
June 30, 2018 / No Comment / Read MoreDES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds announced appointments Friday to fill Iowa’s boards and commissions, with several North Iowans making the grade. The following appointees are unpaid and are not…
June 30, 2018 / 3 Comments / Read MoreDES MOINES — The nation’s highest court dealt a blow to public sector labor unions – that some say are strangling state budgets – and liberals are furious and blaming…
June 29, 2018 / 12 Comments / Read MoreCEDAR RAPIDS – Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex M. Azar III, announced Thursday the largest ever health care fraud enforcement action…
June 29, 2018 / 13 Comments / Read MoreA long-distance move is an incredibly exciting prospect as it will be the start of a new chapter in your life and opportunity to start fresh. It can also be…
June 29, 2018 / No Comment / Read MoreMASON CITY – Law enforcement announced this week an elevated presence and efforts to catch drunk drivers over the Fourth of July Holiday. To combat the impaired driving problem over…
June 29, 2018 / 15 Comments / Read MoreCLEAR LAKE – This weekly fishing report is compiled from information gathered from local bait shops, angler creel surveys and county and state parks staff. For current information, contact the…
June 29, 2018 / No Comment / Read MoreThe following is a submitted column from Senator Amanda Ragan of Mason City: We must do more to expand apprenticeships and vocational-technical training that put Iowans on the path to…
June 29, 2018 / No Comment / Read MoreMASON CITY – A total of seven NIACC athletic teams from the 2017-18 academic school year have received NJCAA honorable mention honors for academic team of the year. NIACC teams…
June 28, 2018 / No Comment / Read MoreWASHINGTON – Ahmed Abu Khatallah, aka Ahmed Mukatallah, 47, a Libyan national, was sentenced today to 22 years in prison on federal terrorism charges and other offenses stemming from the…
June 28, 2018 / 10 Comments / Read MoreCHARLES CITY – Two men were arrested for felony burglary in Charles City after apartment doors were damaged. On June 25, 2018 at 8:44 PM, officers went to the 200…
June 28, 2018 / 1 Comment / Read MoreDES MOINES – Twenty-two Iowans have applied with the State Judicial Nominating Commission to fill the vacancy on the Iowa Supreme Court that will occur when Justice Bruce Zager retires September…
June 27, 2018 / 4 Comments / Read MoreOSAGE – Two men have been arrested for vandalizing a cabin in Mitchell county. The Mitchell County Sheriff’s Office has arrested Ryan Lynn Root and Jon Dale Crews in regards…
June 27, 2018 / 3 Comments / Read MoreCEDAR RAPIDS – In an opinion issued this week, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction and sentence of a man who actively participated in the Rwandan genocide,…
June 27, 2018 / 16 Comments / Read MoreLAKE OKOBOJI – Due to the tremendous amounts of rainfall that have inundated Dickinson County, the Iowa Great Lakes and surrounding lakes are experiencing rising lake levels. With these rising…
June 27, 2018 / No Comment / Read MoreMASON CITY – Another Mason City street will be closed for infrastructure repairs, city hall says. Due to the need to replace a water valve, the Mason City Water Utility…
June 27, 2018 / No Comment / Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. – President Donald Trump doesn’t want persons from volatile, rogue nations coming to America and imposed a travel ban, and that ban was approved by the U.S. Supreme…
June 27, 2018 / 1 Comment / Read MoreMASON CITY – Russ the lab mix and Willow the short-hair cat are ready for adoption at the North Iowa Humane Society – can you offer them a loving home?…
June 27, 2018 / No Comment / Read MoreRURAL PALO ALTO COUNTY – One person is dead after a driver adjusted his car mirror and ran over a family on their bicycles. Duane Francis Anderson, age 83 of…
June 27, 2018 / 3 Comments / Read MoreDES MOINES – In Iowa, 457,044 households – 37 percent of the state’s total – are unable to afford the state’s cost of living, according to the updated United Way…
June 26, 2018 / 17 Comments / Read MoreMASON CITY – The Mason City Department of Natural Resources Field Office #2 announced two retirements this week. Jeff Vansteenburg, Supervisor, and Glenn Carper, Senior Environmental Specialist, will both be…
June 26, 2018 / 9 Comments / Read MorePALO ALTO COUNTY, IOWA – A religious scam has been reported in Palo Alto county in which a clergyman’s email is mimicked to fool the soft-hearted. The Palo Alto County…
June 26, 2018 / 2 Comments / Read MoreDES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds issued a disaster proclamation Monday for five counties in response to flooding and severe weather beginning June 14 and continuing. The governor’s proclamation allows…
June 26, 2018 / No Comment / Read MoreDES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds encouraged organizations Wednesday to apply to receive funding to grow Registered Apprenticeship opportunities in Iowa. Organizations are invited to submit proposals to Iowa Workforce…
June 26, 2018 / 3 Comments / Read MoreCEDAR RAPIDS – An Iowa man who traveled to Mexico and engaged in illicit sexual conduct with a minor and distributed child pornography was sentenced yesterday to 20 years in…
June 26, 2018 / 4 Comments / Read MoreBy Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture In 2011, a group of Chinese nationals dug up genetically engineered seeds from an Iowa corn field and planned to steal and send them…
June 26, 2018 / 9 Comments / Read MoreMASON CITY – Participating artists, Museum members, and members of the general public were in attendance on Saturday, June 16, for the opening, awards program, and artist reception for Area…
June 25, 2018 / 3 Comments / Read MoreCEDAR RAPIDS – An Iowa man who allegedly robbed a small town bank here was caught in Colorado. Joseph Jay Kripner, age 46, from Monticello, Iowa, has been charged with…
June 25, 2018 / No Comment / Read MoreNORTHWOOD – Police caught three people from Minnesota after a chase that led the culprits into Northwood. On June 24, 2018 at approximately 9:20 PM, the Worth County Sheriff’s Office…
June 25, 2018 / No Comment / Read MoreFOREST CITY – Water damaged household items and debris will be picked up from June 25 thru July 11th by the City crews in Forest City after yet another heavy…
June 25, 2018 / 2 Comments / Read MoreCITY OF MASON CITY Publication Report 06/21/2018 Payee Description Amount —————————————— —————— ADVANCED SYSTEMS INC COPY CHARGE 336.71 AIRVAC BUILDING REPAIRS AND MAINTEN 3,854.00 AMSTERDAM PRINTING AND LITHO OFFICE SUPPLIES…
June 25, 2018 / 1 Comment / Read MoreCLEAR LAKE – This weekly fishing report is compiled from information gathered from local bait shops, angler creel surveys and county and state parks staff. For current information, contact the…
June 24, 2018 / 4 Comments / Read MoreMASON CITY – A major detour on Mason City’s 12th Street NW begins Monday. The 12th Street NW Bridge Over Willow Creek Replacement Project is scheduled to begin the week of…
June 24, 2018 / 16 Comments / Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced this weekend a zero-tolerance prosecution of illegal aliens trying to enter the country, but with a softer touch: Family reunification.…
June 24, 2018 / 5 Comments / Read MoreRURAL CERRO GORDO COUNTY – A Minnesota man was caught and arrested after he allegedly car-jacked a vehicle and drove south into Northern Iowa. At approximately 2:45 PM on Friday,…
June 24, 2018 / No Comment / Read MoreDES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds called a special meeting of the state’s response agencies at the State of Iowa’s Emergency Operations Center at Camp Dodge in Johnston late Friday…
June 24, 2018 / No Comment / Read MoreWASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) penned a bipartisan letter to Treasury Secretary Mnuchin urging the Administration to take action to review all Chinese investments…
June 23, 2018 / 5 Comments / Read MoreOverpaying is something everybody wants to avoid, but everybody ends up doing it at some point anyway. It’s easy to do, and sometimes it’s even done without realizing. To be…
June 23, 2018 / No Comment / Read MoreIt’s right there in front of you yet no one wants to talk about it. We can draw a parallel line between the Mayflower the Nina and the Pinta that…
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