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MASON CITY – A woman calling the Beje Clark halfway house her home was caught shoplifting Monday at Shopko. Dawn Ann Griffith, age 33, was arrested at Shopko after employees detained her
THORNTON – Law enforcement investigated an alleged assault involving a teen and an air soft rifle. A Cerro Gordo deputy took an assault report involving two juveniles and an air soft rifle.
CHARLES CITY – Law enforcement in the Charles City area mustered all its strength this weekend to deal with a potentially lethal situation at an apartment complex. The trouble began on the
FRESNO, Calif. — A band instructor was arrested by federal law enforcement last week, accused of conning students into changing uniforms while he videotaped them. Steven Christopher Montes, age 25, of Visalia,
WASHINGTON, DC – Chastain Montgomery, Sr., 50, of Lavergne, Tennessee, was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences and ordered to pay $70,400 in restitution for federal crimes committed during a six-month spree
MASON CITY – A Mason City woman who is still trying to pay off her debts from her first drunk driving charge was caught again for the same offense this weekend. Tammi
ARDEN HILLS, MN – On Monday, August 11 at approximately 0840, Ramsey County Sheriff deputies were dispatched to the Holiday gas station at 1920 West Highway 96 in Arden Hills on a
CHARLES CITY – Already awaiting trial on felony drug charges, a Charles City man was arrested this weekend in a troubled part of town for domestic abuse. On August 10 at about
MASON CITY – A Mason City man is in jail, accused of serious charges after an investigation at his home. Police say that Dacota Witham, age 26, left his 7-month-old child home
MASON CITY – A judge ruled recently that a North Iowa car salesman must pay a Mason City dealership tens of thousands of dollars in restitution after a theft investigation. Timothy Behm,
CLEAR LAKE – A young man from Garner accused of felony theft and other crimes after an incident in July on Clear Lake has pled innocent and has a trial date set. Joshua
MASON CITY – It was a tough night for a Mason City woman who allegedly suffered a beating at the hands of her boyfriend as she held her baby and then took
MASON CITY – A man had some bad words for cops Saturday night in the Cultural Crescent and soon found himself in a bad place. A large group of people who were
MASON CITY – A man with a violent past and a bad case of the brown bottle flu is back in the can for more allegedly drunken behavior. Timothy Scot Lumley, age
MASON CITY – An Albert Lea, Minnesota man was caught with methamphetamine in Mason City very early Friday morning. According to the Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s Office, 37-year-old Jeffry Joe Bryant was
MASON CITY – A man who is battling a charge of child endangerment in a nearby North Iowa county pled guilty to a drunk driving charge Thursday in Cerro Gordo county court
MASON CITY – A man showing no immediate record as an American citizen was brought to the Cerro Gordo County Jail Thursday evening. Antonio Augilar, age 33, was booked into the jail
MASON CITY – Some people just don’t learn, and it doesn’t take long for them to prove it. A Mason City man who had been accused of four serious drug charges involving
OAK PARK HEIGHTS, MN – The Minnesota State Patrol is asking for the public’s help identifying a driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run Aug. 2 in Oak Park Heights, Minn. One bicyclist
MASON CITY – A word to the wise, never remove your seat belt when driving through town, because you never know what kind of psychopath you might encounter. Police put a stop
MASON CITY – A Mason City man is accused of trying to burglarize his dad’s house, and in the process, inflicting injuries. Cerro Gordo deputies responded to 17544 Warbler Avenue in Nora
MASON CITY – A traffic stop in a troubled area of Mason City led to three persons being cuffed and one person arrested. Iowa State Patrol along with Mason City police stopped
MASON CITY – A woman wanted for violating terms of her probation turned herself in Thursday. Donyale Maria Jones, age 26, had been wanted since August 1 when the Iowa Department of
MINNEAPOLIS – United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger announced the sentencing last week of DOUGLAS LUKE ROBINETTE, 27, to 360 months in federal prison. ROBINETTE was indicted on April 9, 2013, and
MASON CITY – Mason City police gave an update on the fracas on Monroe Avenue Wednesday night that sent one to the hospital and landed several others in a jail cell. According
MASON CITY – The sweet, wet stench of booze wafted through the evening air, so thick that only certain elected officials would appreciate it. The piercing sound of sirens, the babble of
MASON CITY – Three teens were cited at an underage drinking party in rural Mason City this week. Cerro Gordo county deputies responded to a call of an underage party at a
MASON CITY – A violent sex offender now residing in Mason City has been accused of violating the Iowa sex offender registry for the second time since coming to town. Law enforcement
IOWA CITY – The University of Iowa continues to make progress on efforts to combat sexual assault on campus and improve support for victims. Starting July 1, UI President Sally Mason directed
CHARLES CITY – A Charles City woman now charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter after a fatal car-motorcycle accident last May has a court date set next month. Stephanie Mercer, age
FREDERICKSBURG – An Iowa man twice-convicted of sex crimes against children has been arrested. Lathan A. Schaufenbuel, age 21 of Fredericksburg, was arrested on the evening of July 31, 2014, by a
OSGAE – An Osage man accused of vehicular homicide and other charges has had his trial pushed back until October. A Charles City man was killed, and five other persons were injured
NOGALES, Ariz. — A Mexican man wanted for triple homicide in his native country was turned over to Mexican law enforcement authorities at the Nogales port of entry Monday, following a joint
FORT MADISON, IOWA – The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation continues its investigation into the officer involved shooting that occurred during the early morning hours of August 3, 2014, in Fort Madison,
WATERLOO – No bike lights and no reflectors made Waterloo police suspicious of teen, who then refused to stop riding away before hiding with a loaded gun. On August 4, 2014 at
MASON CITY – Felony theft. Third degree burglary. A deferred judgement. Then, a probation violation and months on the lam. North Iowa’s revolving door of justice keeps turning. A Mason City man
NEW HAMPTON – A teen driver failed to stop in time when a vehicle in front of him made an abrupt stop, sending his vehicle into oncoming traffic. According to the Iowa
IOWA CITY – This college town isn’t number two on the nation’s top party schools list for no reason, and a man from the Twin Cities area helped Iowa City live up
COUNCIL BLUFFS – Iowa State Patrol troopers pursued a teen motorcyclist who refused to stop Monday evening before he was seriously injured after rolling his bike in an interstate median. According to
IOWA CITY – A man questioned by police and FBI agents within minutes of a daytime bank robbery in Iowa City admitted his involvement in the crime, plus another. Iowa City police