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IOWA CITY, Iowa – Fans attending home games of the 2015 Iowa football team will have a little more time after most home games to celebrate Hawkeye victories, Gary Barta told football
MASON CITY – In a developing story, a number of kayakers were trapped at a dam on the Winnebago River in Mason City and pulled to safety Friday afternoon. Mason City police
MASON CITY – Unless you live in a brand new home, you probably wonder what your house was like when it was first built. You might be curious about the people who
MASON CITY – A North Iowa woman has been jailed on domestic abuse and drug charges. Julie Marie Rockwell, age 33 of Meservey, was taken to the county jail Friday morning after
DES MOINES – Iowa Gov. Terry E. Branstad today signed the following bills into law: House File 146: An act concerning gambling game prohibited activities and making penalties applicable. House File 172:
MESERVEY – Emergency responders are racing to Meservey just after noon today for an anhydrous ammonia leak that has left a man shirt of breath. The incident is unfolding at 515 1st
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man who illegally returned to the United States and lived in Clarion while using false documents to obtain employment was sentenced today to fourteen months in federal prison.
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry E. Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds today applauded the latest investment by tech giant Google, which is set to make an additional $1 billion investment through
CLEAR LAKE – Score another big economic win for Clear Lake. Clear Lake City Administrator Scott Flory described to NorthIowaToday.com a new, $10 million truck stop development that will break ground on
MASON CITY – A Mason City man arrested last year for theft pled guilty and was given probation before he was accused this month of violating that arrangement. Valentine Louie Flores, age
DES MOINES – Friday morning, Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley will present retired Iowa State Patrol Trooper Mark Domino with the State and Local Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery by Attorney General
FORT DODGE – Police in Fort Dodge responded to shot fired Thursday and found bullet holes in the side of a building, the apparent result of an argument between two individuals. According
MASON CITY – A Mason City woman who has found herself in trouble previously has been arrested after a domestic incident. Police were called to 1302 South Penn Avenue Thursday morning after
MASON CITY – A woman who has been caught stealing in Mason City was arrested here Wednesday as she drove through town. A Cerro Gordo deputy conducted a traffic stop Wednesday evening,
WATERLOO – An Iowa woman was jailed after police discovered she had bought a gun for a convicted felon. On Wednesday, April 8th, 2015 at 8:41 PM, officers with the Waterloo Police
MASON CITY – A North Iowa woman sentenced last year to spend up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to intentionally setting a fire at an apartment house near downtown Mason
DES MOINES – A bill that establishes an address confidentiality program for victims of domestic abuse and others passed the Iowa Senate this week and now heads to the House for reconsideration.
WATERLOO – Officers with the Waterloo Police Department responded to three separate reports of shots fired and took three men to jail. The incidents occurred on Tuesday, April 7, 2015. All three
BURLINGTON – At approximately 1:23am, law enforcement personnel were dispatched to 1204 Jefferson Street, in Burlington, in response to a call of shots fired. Upon arrival, officers found Matthew Quinton Banks, 28,
WATERLOO – A fight between two Waterloo women led to a stabbing and an arrest. The Waterloo Police Department responded to a report of fight on the 4th floor of 627 Sycamore
MASON CITY – A Nora Springs woman was jailed after an incident in a taxi cab in downtown Mason City. Mason City police were called to the 00 block of South Washington
MASON CITY – A Mason City man was charged with criminal mischief after an incident at a local business. Chase Daniel Kew, age 18, was cited when he went to the Mason
MASON CITY – A woman that was arrested as part of a theft ring that victimized a number of Mason City businesses is back in jail for violating her probation in that
MASON CITY – A North Iowa woman was hospitalized after she lost control and her car rolled over Wednesday morning. Bonita Weatherspoon, age 19 of Staceyville, was southbound before noon on Thrush
ARLINGTON, IOWA – Law enforcement arrested an Arlington, Iowa woman for drunk driving after finding her car in a ditch. On April 9, 2015, at approximately 9:20 PM, the Fayette County Sheriff’s
MASON CITY – A Mason City woman has entered a guilty plea in a drunk driving case. Susan K. Schukei, age 62, was stopped and arrested on Decemeber 19, 2014, by a
DES MOINES – A bill to clean up the court records of those charged with crimes and later found innocent has passed the Iowa House. An act (SF385) relating to the expungement
CLEAR LAKE – A former Clear Lake pharmacy technician accused stealing tens of thousands of dollars from her employer has been sentenced to probation and given a deferred judgement after a guilty
CHARLES CITY – Floyd County Sheriff Rick Lynch today confirmed that an investigation has concluded after a woman was injured by a vehicle driven by a Charles City fire chief, and a
CHARLES CITY – A Charles City woman is in trouble for the second time this year after her “pit-bull type” dogs attacked and killed a cat. Charles City police told NorthIowaToday.com today
FOREST CITY – A Buffalo Center kindergarten teacher has hired a high-powered Des Moines attorney to defend himself against a charge of lascivious acts with a child. Allen James Twait, age 61
CHARLES CITY – A lane change violation led to the traffic stop and drunk driving arrest of a Charles City woman. According to Charles City police, on April 10 at about 10
CHARLES CITY – A Charles City man facing a drug possession trial this week was arrested in recent days. Dakota Janssen, age 23, was arrested on the evening of April 10 by
CHARLES CITY – Police in Charles City took a Mason City woman to jail after an incident at a motel. Lacey Prohaska, age 30 was arrested by Charles City police on the
WASHINGTON, D.C. – One former security guard for Blackwater USA was sentenced to a term of life in prison, and three others were each sentenced to prison terms of 30 years and
AMES – A trail of blood led Ames cops to an apartment where a man lives who apparently shot himself in the hand. The Ames Police Department received a call of shots
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry E. Branstad today signed the following three bills into law: House File 488: An Act relating to the programs of the Iowa commission on volunteer service by establishing an
MASON CITY – A fundraiser was held this weekend in Mason City to held fight Autism. The first annual Special Kids Special Love Autism Awareness Walk was held Saturday, April 11 in
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad today will present the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) Governor’s Cup ROTC Award for outstanding achievement to ten students from The University of Iowa, Iowa State
MASON CITY – Police were called to a North End apartment to deal with a domestic incident and took a woman to jail. Officers arrived at 1419 North Federal Avenue on Sunday