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CEDAR RAPIDS – A Waterloo man who possessed a firearm in a car in Waterloo in June 2018 was sentenced May 15, 2019, to nearly two years in federal prison.…
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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…
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CEDAR RAPIDS – Police in Cedar Rapids announced today they will be re-activating traffic enforcement cameras in the city, Iowa’s second-largest. The use of Automated Traffic Enforcement (ATE) has resulted…
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DES MOINES – Today, Gov. Kim Reynolds released the following statement regarding President Trump’s recent tariff threats on Mexico over migration: “We need to secure the border and address our…
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Dear Editor, We all make mistakes. Governor Reynolds made a mistake when she vetoed legislation that would make essential improvements to Iowa’s medical cannabis program. She got bad advice and…
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CEDAR RAPIDS – A woman who failed to disclose her husband’s income when applying for welfare benefits was sentenced today to two months in federal prison. Cleotilde Puac-Gomez, age 46,…
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RURAL WORTH COUNTY – A flower delivery man from Arkansas was stopped in With county, and the lawman discovered a jar full of weed and a loaded handgun. On May…
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DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds issued a disaster proclamation today for 10 counties in response to heavy rains, hail, straight-line winds, tornadoes, widespread flooding, and flash flooding beginning May…
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CITY OF MASON CITY Publication Report 5/30/2019 Payee Description Amount —————————————— ADVANCED SYSTEMS INC EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE 83.56 AFFORDABLE TOWING MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE 50.00 AGING SERVICES COALITION OF NORTH IOWA VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR…
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CEDAR RAPIDS – A Mason City car dealer who laundered what he believed to be drug proceeds by selling a car for cash and not reporting the sale as he…
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MASON CITY – A Clear Lake woman allegedly unleashed a violent, drunken rampage in Mason City Wednesday before she was caught after a foot chase. Officers with the Mason City…
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CLEAR LAKE ‐ Seven males and two females were arrested today, May 29, 2019, on charges related to solicitation of prostitution. On Wednesday, investigators and officers conducted a sting operation…
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The following is a legislative update from Rep. Todd Prichard of Charles City for District 52, which includes the counties of Cerro Gordo, Chickasaw, and Floyd: I want to start…
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CORALVILLE – A staff member was assaulted by an inmate at the Iowa Medical and Classification Center in Coralville, IA at approximately 8:45 a.m. this morning. A member of the…
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AMES, Iowa – Iowa State has signed Penn State transfer Rasir Bolton (RAHJ-sheer BOWL-ton), head coach Steve Prohm announced today. “We are really excited to add Rasir to our program,”…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Special Counsel Robert Mueller gave a press conference today on his investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 elections in the United States and alleged collusion…
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AMES – A Minnesota man has been arrested after leaving sexually explicit notes on women’s cars in Ames. In the evening hours of May 28, 2019 the Ames Police Department…
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ESTHERVILLE – An Estherville man was arrested after breaking into a house. On May 28, 2019 at 12:52 p.m. Estherville Police were dispatched to 1205 2nd Avenue South regarding a…
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CORALVILLE, Iowa – The unofficial first boating weekend of the summer is in the books and boaters at the Coralville Reservoir kept DNR Conservation Officers busy with Boating While Intoxicated…
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Keith Quade, 68, of Charles City, passed away Monday, May 27, 2019 at MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center in Mason City. A funeral service for Keith Quade will be held…
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DES MOINES – Late Monday night, a 911 call led police to an Iowa trailer park where a woman was found dead from a gunshot wound, leading to the arrest…
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NORTHWOOD – Three people from Albert Lea were arrested after a deputy stopped a vehicle in Northwood. On May 21, 2019 at approximately 10:04 PM, a deputy with the Worth…
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RURAL WORTH COUNTY – A Fertile man was caught drunk driving in Worth county. On May 24, 2019 at 11:40 PM, a Worth County Deputy conducted a traffic stop on…
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RURAL WORTH COUNTY – A Kansas man may have thought Worth county was his own personal speedway as he raced through the rural area, allegedly under the influence, before he…
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MASON CITY – A Mason City woman and her daughter were terrorized after they came home this past Christmas Eve, only to find a convicted car thief sleeping on their…
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MASON CITY – A man has been sent to jail after a shooting this past December at a Mason City bar. A spokesman with the Mason City police department tells…
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UNCASVILLE, CONN. – Former Iowa State women’s basketball guard Bridget Carleton secured a roster spot with the Connecticut Sun on Thursday, the team announced. Carleton was drafted 21st overall by the Sun and…
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SALIX, IOWA – DNR Conservation Officers responded to a boating incident that left two people with serious injuries on Saturday, May 25 at Brown’s Lake just before 4:00pm. Two tubers, Adreanna…
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DES MOINES – Rising river levels caused by heavy rainfall lately is forcing some state parks to be closed this Memorial Day weekend. LEDGES: The Canyon Drive at Ledges State…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – A federal grand jury returned an 18-count superseding indictment on May 23 charging Julian P. Assange, 47, the founder of WikiLeaks, with offenses that relate to Assange’s…
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DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds released the following statement on the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) announcement of a $16 billion aid package for farmers struggling as a…
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The following is a legislative update from GOP Rep. Linda Upmeyer of Clear Lake, Speaker of the Iowa House: After one of the longest winters in recent memory, the snow…
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Cerro Gordo County CLAIMS for May 21, 2019: Alliant Energy, utilities 137.76 1 Bauer Built Tires In, repair 150.00 1 Bauer Built Tires In, tires/tubes 1051.50 1 Casey’s Business Mas,…
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DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds signed HF546, the SAVE extension, into law on May 24, 2019 at the Sioux City Career Academy. The law extends the penny sales tax…
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DES MOINES – The Department of Public Safety supports Governor Reynolds’s decision to veto House File 732, relating to the Medical Cannabidiol Act, the agency said in a statement. The…
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CLEAR LAKE – A Clear Lake man crashed his pickup truck and emerged largely unscathed except for being arrested for felony drunk driving. On May 25, 2019, at about 12.57…
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DES MOINES – Today, Gov. Reynolds vetoed House File 732, an act relating to Iowa’s existing medical cannabidiol program. Governor Reynolds said the following in HF 732’s transmittal letter: “House…
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DES MOINES – An Iowa man who was confronted by police responding to a domestic incident used his tractor to ram and impale a police vehicle with a sheriff inside,…
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