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WORTH COUNTY – A Worth county deputy was nearly struck by a drunk driver and the culprit was chased down by the fearless law enforcement officer and arrested on several charges, the
AMES, IOWA – Four Iowa State freshmen football players have been suspended for “poor choices,” the team announced today. “Four freshmen – Tayvonn Kyle, Jaeveyon Morton, Joseph Scates and Dallas Taylor-Cortez –
MANCHESTER, IOWA – An Iowa man has been jailed after allegedly burning a woman’s clothes in her front yard before applying a choke upon her. On August 21, 2018, Manchester, Iowa Police
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds recently announced members on the three Governor’s Empower Rural Iowa Initiative task forces, and the list includes two Clear Lake women. Last month, the governor signed
DES MOINES – The Iowa State Medical Examiner conducted an autopsy yesterday, August 22, 2018, on the body confirmed to be Mollie Tibbetts, and drew some preliminary conclusions as to the manner
DAVENPORT, IOWA – Lee Enterprises, the company that owns the Mason City Globe Gazette and other tiny local newspapers, revealed that they shed over 11 per cent of their full-time employees in
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds has received notification that her request has been denied for federal assistance to homeowners, renters and businesses in four counties impacted by flooding and severe weather
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds announced on Thursday she is appointing her first Governor’s Teachers Cabinet to give teachers a more prominent voice in education policy decisions. The teachers will meet
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Northern Iowa man who conspired with others to distribute ice methamphetamine was convicted by a jury on August 22, 2018, after a three-day trial in federal court in
MASON CITY – The NIACC Athletic Department provided the following update on its teams preparing for competition at this time: VOLLEYBALL What’s next: The NIACC volleyball team opens its regular season Friday
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Guatemalan man who illegally returned to the United States after being deported was sentenced today to more than four months in federal prison. Pedro Isaias Jax-Tiu, age 22,
CLEAR 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 district fisheries