Local News

Shotgun deer season opens Saturday

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AP sources: Biden tells Dems he wants South Carolina as 1st voting state

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Ernst votes for deal to block railroad strike, but blasts the move

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Creighton Survey shows drop in business optimism as year end looms

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Criminal complaint gives more details on Monday night’s shooting incident in Mason City

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Forest City man given probation for dealing marijuana near school

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One year in jail for Mason City man who fled Beje Clark Residential Center

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Mason City man accused of multiple burglaries at same house to plead guilty

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Longtime newspaper writer, author John Skipper dies

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Fort Dodge case puts state’s Safe Haven law in spotlight

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