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Ankeny Centennial 56, Des Moines, Lincoln 51

Benton Community 81, Clear Creek-Amana 79

Burlington 76, Davenport, West 49

Center Point-Urbana 46, South Tama County, Tama 25

Clear Lake 70, Algona ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa nurse accused of stealing pain pills while working in a northern Iowa hospital has been sentenced to three years in federal prison.

Prosecutors say 58-year-old James Moorehead, of Mason City, was sentenced Wednesday in Cedar Rapids’ federal ...

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — A man has lost his lawsuit against a store over use of a motorized store cart in Mason City.

Shane Zahn, of Garner, is missing his right leg below the knee and most of his left foot has been amputated. He had sued in November 2017 for an unspecified amount. His ...

CLEAR LAKE, Iowa (AP) — Two men have been arrested after being accused of leading police in northern Iowa on a chase reaching speeds of more than 100 mph (160.93 kph) in near-blizzard conditions.

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ADM, Adel 75, Carlisle 58

Ames 43, Marshalltown 25

Ankeny 77, Des Moines, Hoover 69

Ankeny Centennial 83, Mason City 56

Atlantic 51, Clarinda 42

Audubon 65, A-H-S-T-W, Avoca 44

Boone 55, Perry 15

Boyden-Hull 65, Sheldon ...

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — Officials say a Mason City man who was shot by a railroad officer has been released from the hospital two months after the shooting.

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MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — The trial of a Mason City man accused of stabbing five people at a bar last year has again been postponed.

Station KGLO reports that trial for 39-year-old Raul ...

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Department of Transportation says road conditions are deteriorating in northern Iowa as a winter storm sweeps the Midwest for a second straight weekend.

The department says visibility is below a half mile in many locations, with snow and winds of up to 20 ...

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Bellevue 67, Durant-Bennett 52

Bellevue West, Neb. 55, Lewis Central 46

Bishop Garrigan 82, Newman Catholic, Mason City 48

Carroll 65, East Sac County 59

Center Point-Urbana 58, Grinnell 51

Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 48, Bishop ...

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Mason City man accused of sexually assaulting two of his caretaker clients has been sentenced to four years in prison.

Cerro Gordo County District Court records say 19-year-old Wasfie Alshara was sentenced Monday. He’d pleaded guilty to two counts of misdemeanor ...

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — A northern Iowa nature center is getting $386,000 in renovations this year.

The Globe Gazette reports that the Lime Creek Nature Center announced plans to replace the center’s original main-level exhibits with “museum-quality,” ″interactive” and “durable” ones that ...

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — Another state audit of the Mason City school district has uncovered more than $2.1 million in improper disbursements consisting largely of salary overpayments during eight years, according to a report issued Friday.

More than $1.3 million was salary to 66 mainly ...

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — Police say tips have picked up on the 1995 disappearance of Iowa news anchor Jodi Huisentruit after she was featured on CBS’ “48 Hours” this month.

Mason City Police Chief Jeff Brinkley told the

CRYSTAL LAKE, Iowa (AP) — A 100-turbine wind energy center in northern Iowa is getting an upgrade.

The Globe Gazette in Mason City reports ...

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — A March trial has been scheduled for Mason City woman accused of filing false health insurance claims for her family.

Cerro Gordo County court records say 34-year-old Amber Griffin entered written pleas of not guilty last week to four counts of insurance ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The 1995 disappearance of Iowa news anchor Jodi Huisentruit will be featured on an episode of CBS’ “48 Hours” airing this weekend.

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CLEAR LAKE, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have arrested a northern Iowa man who allegedly led them on a high-speed chase on Interstate 35 in a stolen pickup.

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — State investigators say an altercation preceded a railroad officer’s shooting of a man in northern Iowa’s Mason City.

The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation said in a news release Tuesday night that Union Pacific special agent Louis Miner stopped 30-year-old ...

FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) — The trial of an Indiana man accused of killing a Fort Dodge woman has been moved to Mason City.

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MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — The Bean, a weekly coffee club run by entrepreneurial fifth-graders, is in full grind at Lincoln Intermediate in Mason City.

It began this fall with asking principals if students could start a hot drinks club for teachers and staff, special education teacher Brenna ...

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — In a story Nov. 28 about a woman who pleaded guilty to operating while intoxicated after crashing into a sheriff’s deputy’s cruiser, The Associated Press reported that the woman, Stacey Lester, was sentenced to a year in jail but that all but two days of her sentence were ...

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a Union Pacific Railroad officer was involved in a shooting near a railroad crossing in northern Iowa’s Mason City.

Mason City Police Chief Jeff Brinkley says the shooting occurred around 4:25 p.m. Thursday. Brinkley says details about what led to ...

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Akron-Westfield 63, Marcus-Meridian-Cleghorn/Remsen Union (MMCRU) 58

Ames 54, Mason City 52

Ankeny 85, Des Moines, North 78

Ankeny Centennial 62, Southeast Polk 45

Ar-We-Va, Westside 50, Boyer ...

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — A northern Iowa hospital has notified around 1,900 patients about what may have been an inappropriate access of their medical records.

Mercy Medical Center — North Iowa in Mason City says in letters sent Monday that the records were accessed by an employee between ...

NORTHWOOD, Iowa (AP) — Officials say some of the nearly 170 dogs seized from a puppy mill in northern Iowa are being placed with shelters and rescue groups across the Midwest.

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals announced Tuesday that dogs have been sent to Iowa ...

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Mason City woman has been accused of filing false health insurance claims for her family.

Cerro Gordo County court records say 34-year-old Amber Griffin is charged with four counts of insurance fraud-presenting false information and one of theft. The records don’t ...

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Mason City man has been charged with vehicular homicide after being accused of causing a motorcycle crash that killed a Mason City woman in September.

The Globe Gazette reports that 40-year-old Brandon Roy Kellar has been ...

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — A trial has been scheduled in 2020 in a gender discrimination lawsuit filed by a former school district official in northern Iowa.

Mason City Schools’ former human resources director Jodie Anderson filed the lawsuit in July, alleging that men employed by the ...

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — The Republican running to be treasurer of northern Iowa’s Cerro Gordo County was fired from her job as deputy county treasurer two years ago because she made disparaging remarks about her co-workers in thousands of emails, documents show.

The documents were part of ...

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — A library board member says a genealogy group will be moving its material out of the Mason City Public Library.

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MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Mason City man has been sentenced to up to 10 years in prison for voluntary manslaughter in the stabbing death of another man.

The Globe Gazette reports that 21-year-old Braedon Bowers was sentenced Friday in Cerro Gordo County ...

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — A woman has been accused of stealing prescription drugs turned in to the Mason City Police Department.

Cerro Gordo County court records say 43-year-old Melinda Severs, of Dumont, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of prescription drugs. The records ...

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Mason City man convicted of sex abuse counts involving dependent adults he was hired to care for has been jailed for violating pre-sentencing rules.

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BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Police say human remains found in Iowa are that of an Arkansas woman missing for nearly 10 years.

Bentonville police Sgt. Greg Page said Tuesday that the Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s Office in Iowa has confirmed the remains found on May 20 near Mason City are those ...

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — Volunteer students will be helping plant trees in north-central Iowa’s Mason City next week.

On Wednesday, fifth-grade students from Newman Catholic Schools will plant nearly 40 trees along Taft Avenue. The effort is part of the “Trees for Kids” program offered ...

GARNER, Iowa (AP) — An October sentencing has been scheduled for a northern Iowa man accused of using a belt to spank a 4-year-old child.

Hancock County court records say 33-year-old Charles Pennington, of Mason City, pleaded guilty to child endangerment after making a deal with ...

ROCKWELL, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a Mason City man died has died after falling into a grain bin at Five Star Co-op in Rockwell.

The Globe Gazette reports that the incident happened Friday morning. The Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s Office has ...

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ADM, Adel 13, Perry 10

Algona 35, Hampton-Dumont 7

Ankeny Centennial 41, Urbandale 0

Ar-We-Va 68, Woodbine 6

B-G-M, Brooklyn 58, Grand View Christian 0

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MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Mason City man accused of sexually assaulting two of his caretaker clients has made a plea deal.

Cerro Gordo County District Court records say 19-year-old Wasfie Alshara filed written pleas of not guilty Wednesday to two counts of misdemeanor assault with intent ...

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — A northern Iowa jury has found a man accused of murder guilty of a lesser offense: voluntary manslaughter.

Jurors took about three hours Monday to return their verdict on 21-year-old Braedon Bowers. He’d been charged with first-degree murder in the May 30, 2017, ...

GARNER, Iowa (AP) — A northern Iowa county has approved a construction permit for a new proposed hog confinement operation.

The Globe Gazette in Mason City

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — A 55-year-old woman has been ordered to pay back more than $32,000 she stole from her employer in Mason City.

Cerro Gordo County District Court records say 55-year-old Melissa Gott, of Mason City, was sentenced last week to three to five years of probation and told ...

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — A trial is expected to begin Monday of a man accused of stabbing to death a Mason City resident.

Cerro Gordo County District Court records say 21-year-old Braedon Bowers has pleaded not guilty to a charge of first-degree murder. Authorities say he stabbed ...

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — A former janitor accused of video recording people in a northern Iowa school staff restroom has been given 60 days in jail.

Cerro Gordo County records say 47-year-old David Bemis, of Mason City, also was sentenced Wednesday to a year of probation and fined $1,260. ...

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — A trial has been scheduled for a Mason City caretaker accused of sexually assaulting two of his clients.

Cerro Gordo County Court records say 19-year-old Wasfie Alshara has pleaded not guilty to two felony counts of sexual abuse. His trial is scheduled to begin ...