MINNEAPOLIS – Iowa dominated Minnesota Thursday night in a Big Ten Conference road game. The Iowa Hawkeyes defeated Minnesota, 105-49, inside Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota – the largest margin of victory…
Day: January 20, 2022
Flea Problem: Why You Should Call Pest Control
Fleas are not just a pesky nuisance but also cause health problems for pets and people. They affect the well-being of the home’s occupants. Although you can wage war by yourself, it’s…
Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson gleefully takes credit for Biden’s infrastructure bill after voting “NO” and calling it socialism
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Iowa Republican Congresswoman Ashley Hinson this week gleefully took credit for President Joe Biden’s infrastructure bill after voting “NO” and calling it socialism and is now the butt of…
US Senate fails to pass federal voting-rights protections, upholds filibuster as Democrats Sinema and Manchin side with Republicans
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate failed to pass federal voting-rights legislation Wednesday night as Democrats Kyrsten Sinema (AZ) and Joe Manchin (WV) sided with Republicans to keep a filibuster intact and…
Northeast Iowa farmers reinvigorate creek, may be removed from impaired waters list
JACKSON COUNTY, IOWA – Following years of work on the land to reduce the amount of sediment and nutrients reaching Farmers Creek in Jackson County, the stream is a candidate for delisting…
OBIT: Laura J. Johnson
A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at the United Methodist Church in Corwith. Burial will take place in Corwith Cemetery. Visitation will be held…
Iowa business man sent to prison for failing to forward taxes he withheld from his employees’ paychecks
CEDAR RAPIDS – A former business owner who withheld federal taxes from his employees’ paychecks but did not forward the money withheld to the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) was sentenced today to…
Two people found dead in West Des Moines home; police say murder-suicide
WEST DES MOINES – Two people were found dead in a West Des Moines home and police are calling it a murder-suicide. On Wednesday, January 19th, at 10:07am, Officers with the West…
OBIT: Raleigh King
Raleigh King, 78, of Mason City, passed away Monday, January 17, 2022 at MercyOne Medical Center North Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 11 AM Saturday, January 22, 2022 at Trinity…
President Biden holds nearly 2-hour press conference
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Joe Biden held a nearly 2-hour press conference Wednesday evening. JANUARY 19, 2022 East Room 4:02 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, folks. Thanks for being here. Well, good…
Sen. Ragan working to fix Iowa’s workforce crisis
DES MOINES – State Senator Amanda Ragan of Mason City is working with the other members of the Iowa Legislature to address one of the biggest problems facing Iowa: the state’s workforce…
Women’s College Basketball: Shorthanded Cyclones fall To texas, 66-48
AMES – A shorthanded 7th-ranked Iowa State women’s basketball team (16-2, 5-1 Big 12) dropped its first Big 12 contest of the season to No. 15 Texas (13-3, 3-2 Big 12), 66-48….
OBIT: Gerald Beisch
Gerald Beisch, age 78 of Algona, passed away Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at his home. Funeral Services will be held on Friday, January 14, 2022 at 10:30 AM at Lentz Funeral Home…
Iowa Supreme Court makes mediation mandatory in all family law cases with attorney involved
DES MOINES – The Iowa Supreme Court has made mediation mandatory in all family law cases with an attorney involved. According to a statement released today by the Iowa Supreme Court: “In…
OBIT: Kelly Leslie
Kelly Leslie, 49, of Worthington, Ohio passed away Friday, January 7, 2022 after a courageous 20 year battle with breast cancer at the Kobacker House in Columbus, Ohio. Funeral Services will be…
OBIT: Yannick Mangubu
Yannick Mangubu, 30, of Mason City, passed away on Sunday, January 2, 2022 at the Marshalltown Medical Center in Marshalltown, Iowa. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, January 15, 2022,…
Grand jury declines to bring charges after Iowa officer shoots man dead
TOLEDO, IOWA – A grand jury conducted an investigation and declined to bring charges after an Iowa officer shot a man dead last year. On October 28, 2021, at approximately 7:27 PM,…
OBIT: Linda Cross
Linda Cross, 71, of Charles City, passed away Sunday, January 9, 2022 at the Floyd County Medical Center in Charles City surrounded by her family. A celebration of Linda’s life will be…
Vrba and Bell join NIACC Alumni Advisory Board
MASON CITY – Crystal Bell and Mary Jo Vrba have joined the North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) Alumni Advisory Board. Crystal Bell ‘75 of Mason City, graduated from NIACC with an…
College Basketball: UNI falls at Valparaiso in overtime, 83-80
VALPARAISO, IN – UNI men’s basketball forced overtime but was unable to extend the game on the final shot as the Panthers fell to Valparaiso 83-80 on Wednesday night at the Athletics-Recreation…