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DES MOINES – At the Branstad Administration’s weekly press conference Monday, Gov. Terry Branstad and the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) urged Iowans to remember to protect themselves against mosquito bites
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MASON CITY – Un-elected leader and outspoken citizen Max Weaver lauded the defeat of “a governor” and a “chamber of commerce” and others in a recent video and called for a community
WATERLOO – A town hall meeting has been scheduled in Waterloo by federal law enforcement officials to discuss with the public the heroin epidemic that is reaching the area. The United States
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NEWTON, IOWA – A convicted sex abuser died in a prison recreation yard. Dennis Wayne Brown, an inmate assigned to the Newton Correctional Facility, was discovered unresponsive in the recreation yard at
MASON CITY – A Mason City man says an economic development opportunity is within reach for Mason City and the town could become “research center for new discoveries in medicine”. Stuart Seible
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DES MOINES, Iowa – The Iowa Department of Public Safety received a resignation letter from Michael Haugen, former Sergeant of the Iowa DPS’s Iowa State Patrol out of the Mason City post.
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DES MOINES – A Des Moines man will spend up to 50 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of first-degree murder and sentencing in the shooting death of a former
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MASON CITY – A wanted man was stopped and arrested late Sunday night. Khayman Marcelino Reyna, age 18 of Meservey, was pulled over by a Cerro Gordo deputy at 9:46 PM Sunday
AMES, IOWA – An Ames apartment house went up in smoke Monday morning. Ames firefighters responded to a structure fire at 301 S. Fourth Street, on Monday, June 6, at approximately 4:04
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DUBUQUE, IA – A hate crime forum was held last week in Dubuque after crosses where recently found burning in that city. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of
RURAL MASON CITY – A Mason City man was stopped by law enforcement and arrested for felony drunk driving. A Cerro Gordo county deputy stopped a suspicious vehicle at 1:38 AM Monday
MASON CITY – Law enforcement was called to Mercy Hospital in Mason City Saturday night to deal with a combative subject. Cerro Gordo deputies assisted Mason City police on a call to
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GARNER – A Britt man who first said he is innocent of a charge of felony sexual abuse has pleaded guilty. The Hancock District Court arraigned Sergio Efrain Guerra, age 22 of
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From Rep. Sharon Steckman – Last February, over 300,000 Iowans caucused for their choice to be the next President of the United States. On Tuesday, June 7th, Iowans will have the chance
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA – Three men living in Minnesota – Guled Ali Omar, Abdurahman Yasin Daud and Mohamed Abdihamid Farah – were convicted by a federal jury Friday of conspiring to commit murder
CLEAR LAKE – A Garner woman who stood accused of stealing thousands of dollars from at least 15 disabled residents at Opportunity Village in Clear Lake while she worked there has been
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MASON CITY – Libraries are sanctuaries for kids and a place to learn, and now the Mason City library will have some new funds to help with that cause. Today, the Mason
MASON CITY – An alleged prostitute out of jail on pre-trial release was caught by law enforcement back at work this week in Mason City. Allison Alexis Donnelly, age 27 with no
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Justice Department announced this week that the independent federal investigation into the fatal shooting of Jamar Clark on Nov. 15, 2015 in North Minneapolis, Minnesota, found insufficient evidence
The following statement is from Mayor Eric Bookmeyer, released Friday morning after it was announced Prestage Foods will not be coming to Mason City: “I want to extend our best wishes to
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From Councilman Alex Kuhn: Following the May 3rd vote citizens on all sides of the issue advocating for what they truly feel is best for the community and their efforts are to
MASON CITY – A young pit bull dog bit its owner’s roommate twice in one day, leading to charges. Mason City police say that on June 2, 2016, at 12:30 pm, a
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Since late February, when I was informed a major pork processing plant was interested in moving to Mason City, I have read books, journal articles, and university studies. I made phone calls,