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BROOKINGS, South Dakota — The University of Iowa wrestling team won eight-of-10 matches to defeat No. 20 South Dakota State, 29-8, Friday night at Frost Arena. An SDSU school record 4,087 fans
PELLA, IOWA – On December 1, 2016, at approximately 9:54 AM, a silver Ford F-150 pickup truck crashed through the Market and Pharmacy entrance of the Walmart store in Pella and killed
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, U.S. Senators Charles Grassley (R-IA) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) requested that the Senate pass bipartisan legislation to protect and improve the lives of young people involved with our juvenile
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NEW YORK – We’re not supposed to talk to Taiwan, the establishment says, but President-elect Donald J. Trump took a call from the leader of that small island – and set off
MASON CITY – A Mason City man has been sent to jail for drunk driving in Clear Lake and for violating his probation a second time in a teen sex enticement case.
MASON CITY – A Mason City man convicted of sexual acts with a child and has been serving time in a state prison awaits a hearing to have his sentence reconsidered. Lane
AMES – Iowa State Cyclone star wide receiver Allen Lazard says something special is brewing in Ames under new head coach Matt Campbell, and he wants to return for his senior season
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released a plan that serves as a national call to action, urging all levels of government, utilities, community organizations, and other stakeholders to work together
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate today unanimously passed legislation authored by Senators Chuck Grassley and Kirsten Gillibrand to reduce the backlog of families awaiting approval of survivor benefits of public safety officers
MINNEAPOLIS – Anton Martynenko targeted more than 150 children in a vicious “sextortion” scheme and will spend decades behind bars. United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger today announced the sentencing of Anton
CLEAR LAKE – A man who works as a Clear Lake police officer was jailed on a domestic assault charge. On Thursday December 01, 2016, the Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s Office investigated
MASON CITY – One woman was shot this morning in Mason City, and a person of interest is being interviewed by police at this time. At approximately 3:53 AM on Friday, December
CEDAR RAPIDS – A former school bus attendant who enticed three young girls was sentenced today to 11 years in federal prison. Tyler Konigsmark, age 20, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, received the
MASON CITY – A man who was caught by police fleeing the scene of a Mason City burglary crime back in 2015 and was then sent to prison wants his sentence reconsidered. Mason
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MASON CITY – Eight people allegedly stole hoverboards worth thousands of dollars from a Mason City store in a brazen getaway, police said today. According to the Mason City police department, the incident
CLEAR LAKE – A man allegedly walked into a popular downtown Clear Lake establishment, declared he was writing a book about “being black in North Iowa” and helped himself to some cash
IOWA FALLS – A missing woman’s body from Minnesota was found Wednesday with the help of a K9 cop. On November 30, 2016, the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office was investigating a suspicious
CEDAR RAPIDS – An Iowa man who received child pornography was sentenced today to 5 years in federal prison. Forrest Rindels, age 60, of Waterloo, Iowa, received the sentence after an April
CLEAR LAKE – An investigation by Clear Lake police has led to the arrest of a local man on felony charges in connection to a burglary. On July 13, 2016, Clear Lake
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley is seeking the immigration and criminal history of the man who launched an attack on Ohio State University’s campus Monday, leaving 11 people injured.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) released the following statement after voting in favor of the Iran Sanctions Extension Act, which would extend for 10 years sanctions authorities against Iran
MASON CITY – There was only damage to two vehicles in a Thursday morning traffic accident at a busy Mason City intersection. Mason City police say that at 9:23 AM this morning,
NEW YORK – President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he will step away from his businesses to give all his energy to being President. “I will be holding a major news conference
MASON CITY – Students at North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) who received scholarships this year had an opportunity to show their gratitude during the 13th annual NIACC Foundation Scholarship Recognition Luncheon
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CHARLES CITY – A Charles City man accused of shooting his roommate in the chest with an arrow says he is not guilty and will stand trial in January. On June 23,
The stranglehold on this city can only be attributed to one source… the city council. Trash burning plants and pig people wouldn’t get out of the starting gate let alone get much
MASON CITY – A few weeks ago, a family came in the Humane Society of North Iowa carrying a young injured pit bull mix puppy. They said they found the dog on
CEDAR RAPIDS – Coe College guard and Mason City native Matt Meyer was announced this week as a nominee for the 2017 Allstate NABC Good Works Team — one of the most
OELWEIN – A counterfeit money operation in which two men were making fake money was shut down by Oelwein police. The Oelwein Police Department has made arrests in relation to an investigation
MASON CITY – A Mason City woman is serving a jail sentence for a drunk driving incident in which she crashed into two cars. The incident took place August 9, 2016. At
NEW YORK – You burn the flag, you pay a price – so decreed President-elect Donald J. Trump Tuesday morning, offering a possible one-year jail term for offenders. It’s always been a
JEFFERSON, IOWA – The DNR responded to a diesel spill after a semi hauling Pepsi products hit a bridge about five miles southwest of Jefferson in Greene county Tuesday morning. A 2002
MASON CITY – Two Mason City men allegedly tried to stiff a local business who served them food and drink – but only one was guilty of the crime. The incident took
MASON CITY – A KIMT employee will likely be having terrifying nightmares after two men pointed a firearm in his direction and made a threat, sending him fleeing into the TV station
CLARION, IOWA – The mother of a stranded two-year-old child left outside in the rain wearing only pajamas and no shoes is now facing a felony and has been arrested. Ysable Ceplecha,
DES MOINES – The first of Iowa’s popular shotgun deer seasons is December 3-7 when an expected 75,000 orange clad hunters head to the timber. That group will be followed by 50,000
CEDAR RAPIDS – Two men and one woman, who robbed a bank in Palo, Iowa, in May 2016, have each been sentenced to terms of federal imprisonment. Lance Monden, age 33 from