The practice of sedating people detained by police is quietly spreading across the nation, illustrating an often-hidden way fatal police encounters end: not by gunfire but with the silent use of a medical syringe.
Residents sifting through rubble after hundreds of homes damaged
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A new decal featuring a teal ribbon adorns law enforcement patrol vehicles to help get the word out about services available to survivors of sexual violence.
Additional tornadoes are possible in Iowa this evening along with hail, damaging wind, and flooding. And the chance for all these hazards will continue on Sunday as well. Get the latest on the timing and threats for both days in our updated forecast.
The state auditor's office must do more to justify its decision to withhold from public release emails between his office and two journalists, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled.
Odebolt, Iowa, native Cooper DeJean was selected in the second round of the NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles on Friday night.
DES MOINES — Reese Brownlee's start in the long jump at the Drake Relays was suboptimal, much like the weather. Windy and rainy conditions made standing outside unbearable, let alone jumping in it.
Attorneys for more than two dozen Iowa and Iowa State athletes who were ensnared in a state gambling sting have filed a civil lawsuit seeking unspecified monetary damages from the state and its public safety and criminal investigation agencies for violating the athletes’ constitutional right…
Hampton-Dumont-CAL's Charlee Morton won her second straight girls shot put and discus titles at the Drake Relays.
North Pennsylvania Avenue between Fifth Street NE and Sixth Street NE will be closed to through traffic for approximately two days beginning Monday, April 29.
Thomas Alan Newman, 60 of Swaledale, was sentenced on charges of possession of child pornography.
A North Iowa Area Community College student is among the winners.
Worker is not entitled to unemployment benefits, an Iowa judge has ruled.
The Mason City Senior Activity Center will hold a fundraiser sale May 3-4.
The grand opening will be Friday and Saturday at the farm, three miles north of Nora Springs on Balsam Avenue.
The grand opening is from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday in Mitchell.
Cade Meyer carries a little swag with him. It’s evident by his track shoes.
The body of missing Wall Lake trucker David Schultz was found in a Sac County field Wednesday afternoon. Schultz, a married father of 10-year-old twin boys, vanished before Thanksgiving.
Showers and storms are likely in Iowa late Thursday night through Friday evening. Damaging hail and wind could occur in spots. Isolated flooding and tornadoes can't be ruled out. Meteorologist Matt Holiner has the details in our latest forecast.
Garner-Hayfield-Ventura girls soccer is enjoying an 8-1 start to the season after a big win over Clear Lake on Tuesday night.
Victorino' Italian Cafe is now open in Willowbrook Mall. The cafe serves American breakfast and lunch until 1 p.m. and then serves Italian specialty dishes throughout dinner.
Mason City High School Jazz Bands I and II will present Dimensions in Jazz 2024 at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the Performance Hall located in the FEMA Safe Room on the MCHS campus.
Two Mason City residents suffered minor injuries in a two-vehicle crash east of Clear Lake on Tuesday.
The numbers are so high that a researcher initially had a hard time believing them. A Lee Enterprises investigation gives insight about the forces that have been fueling these deaths.
Photos from Garner-Hayfield-Ventura vs. Clear Lake girls soccer match on Tuesday at Lions Field in Clear Lake.
Mason City held a groundbreaking for the new Prairie Rock Bike Park on North Elm Drive. The bike park connects over 20 miles of Mason City trails with the 450 acre Lime Creek Nature Conservancy,
Hall of Fame track and cross country coach Dave Long was honored on Monday prior to the start of the Dave Long Relays at Riverhawk Stadium.
An Iowa quarterback entered the transfer portal on Tuesday following the conclusion of spring practices.
Mason City hosted Cedar Falls in a non-conference girls' soccer match Monday at John Adams Middle School.
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