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CHARLES CITY – Police in Charles City were forced to scold some naughty juveniles for throwing ice chunks at passing vehicles.
IOWA CITY – Iowa senior quarterback Spencer Petras is all finished playing for the Hawkeyes, but he won an award for being the nicest guy to the local media.
AMES – Road conditions have become extremely hazardous in northern portions of Iowa making travel in some areas impossible. Closure of a portion of I-35 near Ames to Clear Lake The Iowa
AMES – Iowa State head football coach Matt Campbell announced the addition of 21 early signees from the high school ranks, as well as two four-year transfer student-athletes and 13 preferred walk-ons
Jennifer Marie Nel, 42, of Mason City, IA, passed away November 26, 2022, at MercyOne Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
MASON CITY – James T. “Jim” Johnson, a Mason City native and 1962 graduate of Mason City Junior College, NIACC’s predecessor, will be honored for his accomplishments with the Outstanding Alumnus award at the Pathways to Success Program in April.
WASHINGTON — Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers have intercepted a record number of firearms brought by passengers to airport security checkpoints in 2022. As of December 16, TSA has stopped 6,301 firearms; more
IOWA CITY – The Iowa Hawkeyes football team revealed their 2023 recruiting class this week as they continue to prepare for the Music City Bowl against Kentucky. University of Iowa Football Media
Keith Williams, 84, of Clear Lake and formerly of Colfax, passed away Thursday, December 22, 2022 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Kristine Carol “Kris” (Byers) Lara, 51, of Mason City, IA, passed away December 20th, 2022 at her daughter’s home in Rockwell, IA.
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Charles City man who sold methamphetamine, possessed firearms, and manufactured homemade explosives was sentenced on December 21, 2022, to five years in federal prison.
BOONE, IOWA – An Iowa man is facing sentencing after exposing his private regions to two victims.
Flo died Monday, December 19, 2022, at Mayo Clinic Health System in Fairmont, MN. She was 74.
Ronald Peter Zeimet, age 87 of Livermore, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, Dec 20, 2022.
Jeanetta died Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at the Kossuth Regional Health Center in Algona at the age of 80.