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DES MOINES – Today, the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has been notified of 302 additional positive cases for a total of 7,145 positive cases. There have been an…
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CLARINDA – Earlier today, the Clarinda Correctional Facility (CCF) was notified that an inmate has tested positive for COVID-19. The inmate is an adult (between the ages of 18 and…
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CEDAR FALLS – In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Northern Iowa Athletics Department and Panther Scholarship Club has changed the format of the 12th Annual Rally in…
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CEDAR RAPIDS – This week, Peter E. Deegan, Jr., United States Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa, announced that he will be using all available tools to combat sexual…
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NEW YORK – DEA Special Operations Division Special Agent in Charge Wendy Woolcock and United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey S. Berman announced today that…
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SIOUX CITY – Zachary Moorhouse, age 37, from Sioux City, Iowa, the final member of a methamphetamine drug trafficking organization that attempted to murder a suspected government witness to protect…
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IOWA CITY – Iowa prison inmate Timothy Leroy Douglas was pronounced dead due to natural causes at 5:17 p.m. yesterday at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. He passed away from a…
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There has been an increase in the number of sexual assault cases in the military. While most of the reported cases are from women, it affects every gender. There are…
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MASON CITY – The Hawkeye Harvest Food Bank will be adjusting their distribution of food hours during May. They will be open for clients to pick up prebagged food on…
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MASON CITY – North President Avenue in Mason City will be closed to through traffic between 12th Street NW and 14th Street NW for approximately four days beginning Thursday, April…
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ST. LOUIS – UNI’s Sammey Bunch and Adara Opiola have been selected as MVC First Team Scholar Athletes as announced by the conference office on Wednesday afternoon. Twelve conference softball…
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LACEY, Wash. – NIACC sophomore Chandler Dean signed a national letter of intent Tuesday to play basketball at Saint Martin’s University. Dean, a 6-foot-5 inch forward from South Jordan, Utah,…
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DES MOINES – Today, the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has been notified of 467 additional positive cases for a total of 6,843 positive cases. There have been an…
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MASON CITY – CG Public Health would like to thank residents who are taking steps to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in our community. As of today, April 28th,…
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CHARLES CITY – A collision with a Charles City utility pole disrupted power in that community and placed an Iowa man under police investigation. The incident took place on April…
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JAMAICA, IOWA – Two people are dead and five hurt in an Iowa auto crash Tuesday, authorities say. At approximately 11:35 AM Tuesday, April 28, the Iowa State Patrol reports,…
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Whether you want a change of lifestyle or need a boost to your career, there are lots of reasons you might be considering moving to a new area. However, the…
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FOREST CITY, IOWA, – Winnebago Industries, Inc. today (April 29, 2020) provided the following business update on actions the Company is taking in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Manufacturing Operations…
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MASON CITY – Wednesday, April 29th, 2020: Data Snapshot 6,843 total lab confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Iowa (04/28/2020). 14 total lab confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Cerro Gordo (04/28/2020).…
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DES MOINES – Today, the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has been notified of 508 additional positive cases for a total of 6,376 positive cases. There have been an…
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DES MOINES – In a letter to Vice President Mike Pence – the head of the White House Coronavirus Task Force – Governor Kim Reynolds, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst and…
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DES MOINES — Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller has sued an Orange City man for alleged price gouging, accusing him of charging excessive prices on more than 250 items on eBay, including toilet paper, paper…
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RURAL CERRO GORDO COUNTY – A single vehicle accident sent a Sheffield couple to a Mason City hospital Monday evening. At approximately 6:00 PM on April 27, 2020, a 2013…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement today regarding the upcoming Senate schedule: “Senators will return to Washington D.C. one week from today.…
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MASON CITY – The NIACC men’s and women’s cross country teams and men’s and women’s soccer teams will compete at the NJCAA Division II level starting in the 2020 season.…
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DES MOINES – Today, Gov. Reynolds signed a new proclamation continuing the State Public Health Emergency Declaration until May 27, 2020. The proclamation loosens social distancing measures in 77 Iowa…
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DES MOINES – Today, the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has been notified of 349 additional positive cases for a total of 5,868 positive cases. There have been an…
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MANLY, IOWA – The Manly All School Reunion, scheduled for Sunday, June 7, 2020, has been cancelled. This includes students who attended Manly, Hanlontown, Plymouth, North Central, and Central Springs…
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CHARLES CITY – A deadly Charles City house fire this weekend took one person’s life. The Charles City Fire Department (CCFD) reports that firefighters responded to a report of a…
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IOWA CITY – The National Wrestling Media Association announced Friday that the University of Iowa wrestling program set an NCAA record and led the nation in average and total attendance…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Donald Trump made headlines this week when he proclaimed he has “instructed the United States Navy to shoot down and destroy any and all Iranian gunboats…
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CEDAR RAPIDS – A Cedar Rapids man who possessed a firearm while being a user of marijuana was sentenced March 11, 2020, to three years in federal prison. Quincy Dionta…
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CEDAR RAPIDS – A man who distributed crack cocaine while on parole was sentenced on April 17, 2020, to more than four years in federal prison. Kelshawn Markell Marshall, age…
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MASON CITY – The City of Mason City announced they have free mulch available to deliver in 10-mile radius of town. The City has free mulch available for residential use.…
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MITCHELL COUNTY, IOWA – A Northern Iowa man lost his life while operating his tractor in Mitchell county. According to a report from the Iowa State Patrol, the accident took…
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MASON CITY – This weekend, it was announced that Mason City High School – set to compete against downgraded competition this season – is returning John Lee as head coach…
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DES MOINES – Today, the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has been notified of 384 additional positive cases for a total of 5,476 positive cases. There have been an…
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CLEAR LAKE – The DNR is extending closures of campgrounds and other park facilities through May 14, 2020 to help protect the health of visitors and staff during the COVID-19…
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WASHINGTON – Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration Jovita Carranza and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin issued the following statement today on the resumption of the Payroll Protection…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – A top U.S. diplomat is warning that Iran’s space program is dangerous, not peaceful, after launch of “military satellite.” According to a statement today form Michael R.…
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