Iowa sets record for absentee ballot requests at over 700,000
DES MOINES – Iowa has set a record for absentee ballot requests at over 700,000, the state’s top election official says. Iowa Secretary or State Paul Pate reports that more than 700,000
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DES MOINES – Iowa has set a record for absentee ballot requests at over 700,000, the state’s top election official says. Iowa Secretary or State Paul Pate reports that more than 700,000
DES MOINES – The Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division (ABD) announced that it has filed a hearing complaints on a Mason City businesses for violations of Governor Reynolds’ emergency public health disaster proclamation.
DES MOINES – Three Test Iowa clinic sites are scheduled to open next week in Buena Vista, Wapello and Winneshiek counties. On Monday, October 12, testing will begin at Buena Vista Regional
CHARLES CITY – A Charles City man was arrested on drug charges. While investigating a disturbance on the afternoon of October 9, 2020, officers with the Charles City police department were summoned
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – Johnson & Johnson announced they have temporarily paused further dosing in all their COVID-19 vaccine candidate clinical trials, including the Phase 3 ENSEMBLE trial, due to an unexplained
INDEPENDENCE, IOWA – An Iowa woman has been sent to prison after vandalizing an elementary school and burglarizing a hair salon. Autumn Christine Meiborg, 22, of Independence, Iowa, was sentenced to serve
BUCHANAN COUNTY – A meth-fueled Iowa crook has been sent to prison for up to 10 years after a dangerous chase that left a deputy seriously injured. Kevin Allen Krapfl Jr., 30,
INDEPENDENCE, IOWA – An Iowa woman was sent to prison for ripping of a booster club. Jennifer Lynn Reuther, 48, of Independence, Iowa, received two 10 year suspended prison sentences for Theft
WORTH COUNTY – A juvenile is accused of stealing political signs in Worth county. On September 29, 2020, the Worth County Sheriff’s Office received multiple complaints in reference to political signs being
CEDAR RAPIDS – An Iowa man who forged the signatures of a Cedar Rapids utility company’s customers as part of a $300,000 light bulb rebate form fraud scheme was sentenced today to
CHARLES CITY – A Nashua man is accused of drunk driving in Charles City. On October 3, 2020 a about 5:16 AM, officers with the Charles City police department conducted a traffic
DES MOINES – Parenting is not an easy task, and parenting teenagers comes with its own unique set of challenges. During National Teen Driver Safety Week, October 18-24, the Governor’s Traffic Safety
IOWA CITY – The University of Iowa football team will play two Friday contests and open the season with a 2:30 p.m. (CT) contest Saturday, Oct. 24 at Purdue. The schedule for
DES MOINES — Iowa’s statewide precipitation was 3.76 inches below normal for the 2020 Water Year, according to the latest Water Summary Update. The 2020 Water Year, running from Oct. 1, 2019
CHARLES CITY – A Charles City woman was arrested for drunk driving after a dispute this weekend. Officers with the Charles City police department responded on Saturday, October 10, 2020 at about
DES MOINES – Donald Trump is coming to Iowa for a Des Moines political rally this Wednesday. Donald Trump plans to hold an in-person rally at 6:00 PM Wednesday, October 14 at
FORT DODGE – A motorcyclist was found dead this morning on a Fort Dodge street, next to his bike. Fort Dodge police say that at approximately 7:12 A.M. Monday morning, the Webster
BUCHANAN COUNTY – An Iowa bus driver was arrested for drunk driving and charged with 16 counts of child endangerment. On Wednesday, September 09, 2020 at approximately 4:05 pm, the Buchanan County
CEDAR FALLS – Led by UNI student-athletes, hundreds gathered outside of the McLeod Center and marched across Hudson Road to the Campanile in the center of campus in a UNIty walk, Friday
HARDIN COUNTY – A long-time North Iowa farmer was killed in a grain bin mis-hap in Hardin County Wednesday. At approximately 12:30 PM on Wednesday, October 7, 2020, the Hardin County Sheriffs
CHARLES CITY – A Charles City woman was cited by police after running over a pedestrian. The accident took place on Monday, October 5 at about 5:12 AM, when police were summoned
AMES – Iowa State won its third straight game this season, beating Texas Tech 31-15 Saturday in Jack Trice Stadium. No. 24 Iowa State (3-1, 3-0 Big 12), currently tied for first
SAC CITY, IOWA – Two Iowa inmates in battled their way out of the Sac county jail Friday afternoon and one of them remains at large. Sac County Sheriff Ken McClure says
IOWA CITY – College football is being played and the Big Ten is preparing to finally take the field, among them the Iowa Hawkeyes, who are preparing for their first game of
DES MOINES – Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) announced the launch of the new Residential Utility Disruption Prevention Program. The program will provide eligible households with up to $2,000 towards electric, natural gas and water bills if they are
CHARLES CITY – Residential water customers in Charles City who struggled to pay their bills got a reprieve from being shut off during the Covid-19 pandemic, which continues to ravage Iowa, but
MASON CITY – For the second time in four seasons, the NIACC men’s cross country team has claimed the Trent Smith Invitational. No. 3 NIACC, which also won the 2017 Trent Smith
MASON CITY – Sarah Bertry became the first NIACC female to win the Trent Smith Invitational on Friday. Bertry, a freshman from France, won the fourth annual invitational on the NIACC campus
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Donald Trump and Joe Biden are scheduled to face off in a second Presidential debate in a virtual format, it was announced, but it is unclear if both candidates
ALBERT LEA, MN – Albert Lea police are investigating a neighborhood shooting incident. On October 8, 2020 at approximately 10:24PM, officers of the ALPD were dispatched to a weapons violation on the
MASON CITY – Sukup Manufacturing Co. has designed and manufactured the world’s largest free span grain bin, with a diameter of 165 feet, the North Iowa company says, and it will be
MASON CITY – A Mason City woman is accused of felony drunk driving after crashing into an auto shop business, causing many thousands of dollars in damage. Mason City police tell NIT
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN — United States Attorney Andrew Birge announced today that six men have been arrested and charged federally with conspiring to kidnap the Governor of Michigan, Gretchen Whitmer. According to
California’s Disneyland and Florida’s Walt Disney World feature robots of all US Presidents, which look, move, and sound exactly like their human counterparts. This fall, the Democrats have somewhat replicated this technology
MASON CITY – A law firm sent a letter to the City of Mason City informing City officials that vulgar, tasteless, divisive and demeaning political signs are protected by the First Amendment.
MASON CITY – The NIACC women’s cross country team is ranked 10th in the third USTFCCCA NJCAA Division II poll, which was released Wednesday. NIACC was ranked sixth in the first poll
MASON CITY – The NIACC men’s cross country team remained third in the third USTFCCCA NJCAA Division II poll released Wednesday. NIACC was ranked No. 1 in the first poll of the
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Two militant fighters for the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a foreign terrorist organization, are expected to arrive in the United States today in FBI custody on
ESTHERVILLE – A North Iowa man has been arrested and accused of area car burglaries. On September 27th, in the morning hours, Estherville Police Officers received three reports of vehicles that had
CHARLES CITY – A pair of pesky pooches patrolling the hoods of Charles City prompted police to warn of keeping kids and pets penned up. Charles City police notified the public Wednesday