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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
DUBUQUE, IOWA – Police used video surveillance footage to identify and later capture a suspect who threw paint onto Congressman Rod Blum’s office. On August 22, 2018 at approximately 5:57 AM, Officers
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds has established a task force to address housing concerns following the July 19 tornado in Marshalltown. “As we’ve assisted Marshalltown citizens impacted by the tornado, it’s become apparent
ELKVILLE, Ill. – Former NIACC baseball player Bryce Ball was selected to the Collegiate Wood Bat Prospect League all-star team. Ball, who played for the Trojans in 2017-18, was a member of
DES MOINES – Mollie Tibbetts disappeared on July 18, 2018, while jogging in or near Brooklyn, Iowa. After more than a month of searching, investigators located her body in a farm field
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst of Iowa today released the following statement regarding the announcement from the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation on the murder of Mollie Tibbetts,
POWESHIEK COUNTY, IOWA – A first-degree murder charge was filed today in connection with the disappearance of Mollie Tibbetts, who was last seen jogging in Brooklyn, Iowa, on July 18, 2018. A
DES MOINES – Forty-nine Iowa school districts and schools will receive money from a new $1 million fund to build their computer science teacher workforce, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced on Tuesday. The
CHARLES CITY – A man posing as a social worker has been reported to police in Charles City. Charles City police say they took a report of a “white male with a
MONTEZUMA, IOWA – National media is reporting that a missing Iowa college woman has been found deceased in a rural area of the state. Earlier today, a body was located by law
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds received word on Monday that President Donald Trump approved her request for a Presidential Disaster Declaration for 30 counties impacted by flooding and severe weather from
The following is a legislative update from State Senator Amanda Ragan, representing Franklin, Butler and Cerro Gordo counties: Iowa continually has the best high school graduation rate in the country, with more
MASON CITY – A Mason City woman has pled guilty to stealing over $30,000 from her former employer and is on probation for her crime. The Mason City Police Department charged 55-year-old
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – One in 4 U.S. adults – 61 million Americans – have a disability that impacts major life activities, according to a report in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Mason City school district expense report, August 18, 2018: Look closely… you may have some concerns about these expenses. Leave your comments or questions below to have any expense investigated. Download the
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds ordered all flags in Iowa to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise on Friday, August 24, 2018, to sunset on Saturday, August 25, 2018, in honor
CHARLES CITY – A convicted domestic abuser was found guilty of abuse again by a jury and now awaits sentencing. Om May 23, 2018 at about 6:08 AM, officers with the Charles
RURAL BREMER COUNTY – A Nashua man died in a recent auto crash. On August 16, 2018 at 11:04 PM, the Bremer County Sheriff’s Office took a report of an accident north
WATERLOO – On Thursday, August 2, 2018 at 1:26 a.m., Iowa Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Bureau was contacted by the Waterloo Police Department after they conducted a traffic stop of
MASON CITY — The Cerro Gordo County Department of Public Health is hosting a Healthy Living discussion for county residents age 55 and over. The discussion will include a light meal and
ROCKFORD, IOWA – The Grow Rockford Together Association is a group of volunteers working to continually improve their community. Most recently, the group has been working on a project to upgrade the
MINNEAPOLIS – The Justice Department announced last week that it reached an agreement with the City of Minneapolis to resolve its lawsuit alleging discrimination on the basis of disability and genetic information.
CHARLES CITY – Grant applications can now be submitted to the Floyd County Community Foundation for its 2018 grant cycle. The deadline to submit applications is 11:59 p.m. September 30, 2018. Grants
IOWA CITY – University of Iowa head men’s basketball coach Fran McCaffery announced the 2018-19 nonconference schedule on Wednesday. The Hawkeyes will play eight nonconference games and one exhibition contest on Mediacom
MASON CITY – Cerro Gordo County Treasurer Pat Wright announced this week she is tracking down unpaid property taxes in a coordinated effort with other officials. On April 21, 2018, Cerro Gordo
RURAL CERRO GORDO COUNTY – A man was hurt in rural Cerro Gordo county Saturday evening after a tractor rolled on top of him. The incident took place Saturday, August 18 at
MASON CITY – Police raided a Mason City house and arrested one man for identity theft and another house was raided in Sheffield, leading to two arrests. On Thursday, August 16, 2018,
WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) have proposed a reduction for controlled substances that may be manufactured in the U.S. next year. Consistent with President Trump’s
CLEAR LAKE – A Mason City man who worked in Clear Lake as a school janitor and installed a hidden camera in a bathroom has been sentenced to jail, fined, and placed
DES MOINES – Iowa has the second lowest unemployment rate in the nation, according to July numbers released by Iowa Workforce Development on Friday. The state’s unemployment rate dropped to 2.6 percent