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IOWA CITY – The University of Iowa baseball team defeated Minnesota, 10-4, on Sunday afternoon at Duane Banks Field.
Gladys Lanore Pfertzel, 100, passed away surrounded by her family on Friday, March 29, 2024 at the Nora Springs Care Center. A funeral Mass will take place at 11:00 AM on Friday April 5, 2024 at Holy Name Catholic Church.
DES MOINES – An Iowa man is facing serious charges after dousing his girlfriend with gas and igniting a house blaze.
ALBANY, NEW YORK – 1-Seed Iowa Hawkeyes will face 3-Seed LSU Tigers in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament on Monday. Tip-off is set for 6:15 p.m. (CT) inside MVP Arena in Albany, New York, televised on ESPN.
Over strong opposition from Iowans, the Governor signed a controversial bill this week that puts mental health, special education, reading recovery and other services at risk for our kids. It was a
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – It’s Easter Sunday, the sweet-salty aroma of baked ham and devoured Peeps is wafting through kitchens across America, and somewhere an angry uncle is filling every square centimeter of his plate while declaring the World is doomed because his purple-haired niece recognized Transgender Day of Visibility.
Donna Mae Cooke 78, died on Friday, March 29, 2024 at MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center, Mason City. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, April 8th.
ALBANY, NEW YORK – 1-Seed Iowa (32-4) dropped 5-Seed Colorado (24-9), 89-68, inside a sold-out MVP Arena on Saturday afternoon to advance to the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament. Iowa broke
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Chicago heroin dealer tooling around Iowa with kids brought his loaded gun and a skunky snack, but cops ended his joyride and have delivered him to a jail cell for the next five years.
DES MOINES — MAGA Republican Attorney General for Iowa Brenna Bird clearly detests abortion and is using all the excuses to deny emergency contraceptives for rape victims under the guise of a year-long audit, and Democrats are furious.
DES MOINES – An Iowa man tragically lost his life early Saturday morning when the Harley-Davidson motorcycle he was riding collided with a Toyota Corolla in a Des Moines intersection.
IOWA CITY – The University of Iowa baseball team defeated Minnesota, 14-6, on Saturday afternoon at Duane Banks Field.
Tina Arnold, 59, of Mason City, formerly of Cedar Falls, passed away peacefully in her sleep Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at her home surrounded by family following a short battle with cancer.
O’Shea Taelly Wright then grabbed a gun during a brawl outside a Waterloo nightclub on a New Year’s Eve night and fired multiple shots toward a group of people fighting nearby.
CEDAR RAPIDS – Alliant Energy named 41 Iowa communities, including Mason City, Clear Lake, Rolfe and Oelwein, to receive grants totaling nearly $145,000 through the company’s Community Tree Planting program.
DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Public Safety announced the graduation of the 50th Certified Academy on Friday, March 29, 2024, at the Holiday Inn Airport Conference Center in Des Moines. The ceremony recognized a graduating class of 11 recruits.
IOWA CITY – The University of Iowa baseball team was defeated, 16-9, by Minnesota on Friday night at Duane Banks Field.
Eric Bryan Lancaster, 54, of Mason City, passed away on Monday, March 25, 2024. A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at Major Erickson Funeral Home.
Cecil Eugene 86, of Woodbury, MN, passed away suddenly on February 29th, 2024. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, May 4, 2024, at Zion Lutheran Church.
BANCROFT, IOWA – A Northern Iowa woman accused of stealing over $5,000 from a booster club for kids and then quit her job as Bancroft library director won’t receive jobless benefits.
MASON CITY – A Mason City couple find themselves behind bars tonight after their motorcycle ride and possible delivery of meth was interrupted by our local law enforcement. The Cerro Gordo county
CEDAR RAPIDS – An Iowa convict who was released from prison and provoked a 911 call from his girlfriend then ran from investigating Cedar Falls cops will resume his penal career for tossing a gun with an extended magazine during the chase.
CEDAR FALLS – UNI’s Parker Keckeisen has been named the 2024 Big 12 Conference’s Wrestler of the Year, as announced by the league office.
The deployment of well over 100 personnel will last 28 days and conclude on April 27, 2024.
IOWA CITY – Possible sour team culture at the University of Iowa’s women’s gymnastics team has prompted an investigation, the school announced.
DES MOINES – Iowa Attorney Brenna Bird wants to make sure victims of sexual assault get no state help with emergency contraception, and state auditor Rob Sand is having none of her games. Bird is a MAGA Republican and a strong supporter of Donald Trump, who is an adjudicated sexual assault doer and advocates in no uncertain terms that grabbing a woman by her reproductive organ is a swell idea.
NEWTON – A Northern Iowa man who along with his nephew kidnapped a woman from a grocery store at gunpoint back in 1993 and committed heinous acts before leaving her in a ditch has died in prison.
Lois I. Sellon, 98, of Nora Springs, passed away surrounded by her family on Monday March 25, 2024. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, April 5, 2024, at First United Methodist Church.
Harlan Leroy Leake, 85, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center. A Funeral Service will be held on 10:00 am Friday, March 29, 2024 at First Christian Church.
Billie Marie Oelberg Rose Waychus, 82, of Hampton, passed away on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at the Manly Specialty Care Center. A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Major Erickson Funeral Home.
Colleen R. (Caldwell) Dyre 93, passed away on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at the Oakwood Care Center, Clear Lake, Iowa. A graveside service will be held 1:00 p.m., Friday, March 29, 2024, at Memorial Park Cemetery.
RED OAK – The fertilizer spill near Red Oak in Montgomery County earlier this month killed nearly all the fish in an almost 50-mile stretch of the East Nishnabotna River to the Missouri border.
AMES – Iowa State head coach Kevin Dresser announced the addition of Iowa prep standout Tucker Stangel to the program. Stangel is the latest addition to the 2024 Cyclone recruiting class which is set to arrive on campus this fall.
DES MOINES – Kim Reynolds made it official yesterday, signing a bill into law that reforms Iowa’s Area Education Agencies (AEAs) and giving teachers a bump in pay.
ALBANY, NEW YORK – 1-Seed Iowa will face 5-Seed Colorado in the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament on Saturday. Tip-off is set for 2:30 PM inside MVP Arena in Albany, New York. Saturday’s contest will air nationally on ABC, the Hawkeye Radio Network, and Sirius XM Channel 210/203.
CLEVELAND, OHIO – The USA Basketball Women’s National Team announced today the 14-athlete roster for training camp set for April 3-5 at Cleveland Clinic Courts in Cleveland, and Iowa’s Caitlin Clark is on the roster.
Carol L. Rohrer, 92 of Mason City passed away Friday, March 22, 2024 at MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center in Mason City. Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 am April 19, 2024 at Epiphany Parish – St. Joseph Catholic Church.
CEDAR RAPIDS – An Iowa man who trafficked over 300 pounds of ice methamphetamine was sentenced today to more than 11 years in federal prison.
WEBSTER COUNTY, IOWA – As a result of concerns regarding certain financial transactions and at the request of County officials, Iowa Auditor Rob Sand conducted a special investigation of the Webster County Public Health Department, discovering thousands in mis-spent and missing funds.