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MASON CITY – A Mason City man who has plead guilty to several violent crimes is back in jail at this time, charged with a felony. Police responded to a domestic disturbance
NIT – Cyber Monday wrapped up with 20.6 % growth in record online retail sales over 2012 and remains the biggest online shopping day of the year, a report from IBM said
NIT – A global education survey released Tuesday says that Shanghai, China teens are tops in the world in math, science and reading. The findings are from a survey called the 2012
COUNCIL BLUFFS – Law enforcement officials state that 27 year-old Michael Lee of Carter Lake was shot while trying to elude Iowa State Patrol Trooper Tim Sieleman on December 1st. Trooper Sieleman
DES MOINES – Gov. Branstad used his weekly news conference this morning to announce two new programs as part of the Home Base Iowa initiative: Home Base Iowa Businesses and Home Base
JEWEL, IOWA – A rural Iowa teen was injured Tuesday morning after his pickup truck rolled in a one-vehicle accident. According to a report from the Iowa State Patrol, at about 8:10
In an attempt to honor civil rights activist Rosa Parks, the Republican National Committee tweeted Sunday a commemoration of her 1955 arrest, only to find itself with a lot of explaining to
Today, Rep. Tyler Olson released the following statement regarding his campaign for Governor: “I am saddened to announce today that my wife Sarah and I are separating. This decision was made only
MASON CITY – A man who called police about being stabbed was quickly proven to be a liar and taken to jail Sunday. Mason City police were called Monday evening at about
MASON CITY – Three members of the Mason City council will be holding a meeting in the back room of local bar this week. L D’s Filling Station Bar confirmed that council
DES MOINES – Grand View wrestler Isaiah Tatum, a former NIACC all-American, was hospitalized Sunday night after being involved in a car wreck, according to a report in the Des Moines Register.
Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bizos revealed in a 60 Minutes segment this weekend that flying drones may soon be delivering Amazon.com packages to customers. By using drones, Bezos says Amazon hopes to deliver
WASHINGTON – The FBI has just released its hate crime statistics report for 2012, and the numbers show that we as a nation still have a way to go toward alleviating these
MASON CITY – The North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) Board of Directors and Foundation Board will host a welcome reception for the new NIACC President, Dr. Steven Schulz. The public is
MASON CITY – Neighbors in a senior living center in Mason City were at odds Saturday and again Sunday, leading to police visits both days and an eventual arrest. An assault was
Written by Ralph Nader and published by Common Dreams, open for re-publication – Dear America: Costly complexity is baked into Obamacare. No health insurance system is without problems but Canadian style single-payer
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an effort to stabilize the economy and prevent 1.3 million Americans from having their federal jobless benefits cut off, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health,
WASHINGTON – A statement from Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response Nicole Lurie, M.D. late last month indicated that the U.S. is making progress toward a vaccine to prevent avian flu, a
IOWA CITY – A two car accident claimed the life of a teen Sunday near Iowa City. According to a report from the Iowa State Patrol, a 2000 Ford F150 pickup truck
Santa Clarita, CA – Big screen actor Paul Walker, one of the stars in the immensely popular Fast and Furious movie franchise, was killed in a South California car crash Saturday. Walker’s
MARSHALLTOWN – An Iowa man is dead and another injured after a two car accident in Marshall county on Friday. According to a report, at about 3:41 PM Friday afternoon, a 2000
MASON CITY – A wanted man was sought this week as police closed in on the subject in the Central Heights neighborhood. Mason City police officers with shields and guns surrounded 2904
BEIJING – As China last weekend established what is called an air defense zone over the East China Sea, the Asian powerhouse scrambled fighter jets Friday morning as reports surfaced of United
MASON CITY – A family-friendly kids event will be offered at Lime Creek this month. A “members only” kid’s nature movie will be held on Tuesday, December 10 at 4 p.m. at
From the White House – The health care law puts women and families in control of their health care by covering vital preventive care, like cancer screenings and birth control, free of
From the Federal Government: We’ve been working hard to fix the technical problems that some users have encountered on HealthCare.gov, and we’re happy to report that 90 percent of users are now able
FOREST CITY – An elderly North Iowa man was sentenced to prison this week on two charges of sexual abuse of a child. Court records show that Clarence Christian Miller, age 81
DYERSVILLE – The Iowa State Patrol and other authorities are searching for a suspect who rammed a local police officer’s squad car Thanksgiving morning and fled the scene. According to a report,
MASON CITY – A North Iowa judge known for letting crooks off easy showed no mercy for a convicted murderer this week who was looking a quicker ticket out of jail. Records
DES MOINES – The Iowa Association of School Boards (IASB) recently approved priorities that the organization will lobby for during the the 2014 Iowa legislative session. School boards across the state submitted their
From Progress Iowa – DES MOINES – Iowa ranks 46th out of 50 states in job growth, according to figures released today by the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State
MASON CITY – A two car accident occurred near Mason City High School Tuesday. At about 12:27 PM, just as school had been released for the day, two cars collided at the
CLEAR LAKE – The Clear Lake city council met on Monday, November 25th in a special session and moved forward with plans for two large projects there. The council set a date
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man who provided a gun to a felon was sentenced November 25, 2013, to more than three years in federal prison. Demetrius Hardiman, age 19, from Cedar Rapids,
MASON CITY – A man who was apparently out can collecting got an unwelcome visit by cops early Tuesday. Tuesday morning shortly after 6:00 AM, police received a call from a nearby
MASON CITY – A local man known for burglary and theft was busted this week on another burglary charge. According to Mason City police, Justin Lee Holt, age 37, was arrested on
MASON CITY – The Friends of the 457 will light up the Rotary Cannonball steam engine in East Park with its annual Christmas light display and music this Sunday, Dec 1st. This
DES MOINES – As hundreds/thousands of Walmart workers prepare for a busy Black Friday shopping season, the Iowa Federation of Labor applauds their courage and stands in solidarity with these brave workers
WASHINGTON – The United States Department of Defense said Monday that budget cuts are hurting operations, and that “all cost-cutting efforts need to be on the table.” “We’ve received a lot of
AMES – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Forestry Bureau, in cooperation with U.S. Forest Service – State and Private Forestry, has awarded $194,820 in 50 percent cost-share grants to 90