Mason City turned an empty JCPenney into a hockey arena. Does the idea hold promise for turning a vacant Younkers into an ...

Mason City School District has seen a large increase in homeless students, from 18 children during the 2015-2016 school year ...

Tourism group says says direct visitor spending reached $152 million in 2023 for Mason City and Cerro Gordo County.

Rain with a high of 49 °F (9.4 °C) and a 83% chance of precipitation. Winds ESE at 11 to 13 mph (17.7 to 20.9 kph). Night - Cloudy with a 83% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 7 to 10 ...

McKnight was initially charged with attempted murder and person ineligible to carry weapons for the incident outside MidTown Liquor and Vape on June 14. Court documents state McKnight shot a male, ...

Nov. 1—A Mason City man accused of sexually abusing a child in Garner from 2017 to 2019 was found guilty Thursday following a two-day jury trial. Charles Eugene Pennington, 39, was charged in ...

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A recent tip involving the 30-year-old cold case of Jodi Huisentruit lead Mason City, Iowa police to a small town in ...

Republican Ashley Hinson beats Sarah Corkery and Jody Puffett in Iowa's 2nd Congressional District, representing the northeastern corner of the state.

Metronet experienced an overnight outage after a software update caused network issues in Iowa and other Midwestern states.

Iowa State football commit Mason Bandhauer heard all the Cyclone ... year and he helped lead the Cyclones to a victory in Iowa City. The Cyclones defeated the heavily favored Hawkeyes in ...