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.
Karma McMorris scored in the 14th minute, and Isabelle Harty registered a shutout as the Riverhawks topped the Tigers.
A top concern for local election workers throughout the country this year is their own safety. A group formed after the 2020 presidential election is traveling the country helping them prepare for what could lie ahead.
The North Iowa Area Community College gymnasium offered its space to a younger generation Wednesday with the return of the North Iowa STEM Festival.
The Supreme Court will consider a straightforward but legally untested question: whether a former president is immune from federal prosecution for official acts.
Corn, soybean and oat planting continued last week when field conditions allowed.
Downtown business owners addressed parking and safety concerns with City staff and Council members in last Tuesday's meeting. Business owners felt staff and officials had not been transparent.
It was another busy weekend in North Iowa sports action from the baseball and softball diamonds to the golf course. Here is a recap of all the action.
Mary Ann Marreel of Osage won best in show at the Charles H. MacNider Art Museum's Area Show: 49 competition for her charcoal drawing "The Praying Man."
Mary Ann Marreel of Osage won best in show at the Charles H. MacNider Art Museum's Area Show: 49 competition for her charcoal drawing "The Praying Man."
The public is invited to join the Iowa Department of Insurance & Financial Services and AARP for a free educational Stop the Scammers event, according to a press release.
A motorcycle versus deer collision Saturday night sent a Mason City man to the hospital with injuries.
FTC Chair Lina Khan heard from Iowa farmers Saturday who want her to investigate Koch Industries' plans to buy one of the state's largest fertilizer companies.
Area education agencies, tax cuts, immigration enforcement and school safety were among the major new bills that came out of the Legislature this year.
It was a mixed bag for Iowa quarterbacks in their final spring practice on Saturday.
Leading Republicans said "big and bold ideas" were put into law this year, while Democratic leaders said changes will make life harder for Iowans.
There are times when anglers of all skill levels will catch more fish with slip bobbers.
The Iowa outdoors is full of surprises. One of the latest occurred during early April when the state’s northern counties were inundated with colorful legions of northbound purple finches.
The Environmental Protection Agency is allowing the sale of gasoline containing a higher blend of ethanol for the third summer in a row.
A North Iowa man was arrested for domestic abuse and multiple charges of intimidation with a Taser on Thursday.
Thursday's weather made it nearly impossible to ensure Drake Relays qualification. But Charles City's Leah Stewart and Keely Collins put up good marks anyway.
Mason City boys soccer won its first match of the season on Thursday, defeating New Hampton 10-1 on the road.
A section of South Pierce Avenue will be closed into next week after a Wednesday night train derailment in Mason City.
Mason City's Mitch Meier will walk the length of the Appalachian Trail beginning April 23. The journey will take about five months and readers can follow along with regular updates online and in the pages the Globe Gazette.
The Iowa Ethics and Disclosure Board has agreed to accept a complaint made against Democratic Cerro Gordo County Auditor Adam Wedmore. Iowa Ethics Board staff will investigate the complaint.
Photos from the Nashua-Plainfield girls track Invitational on Thursday in Nashua.
Critics argued the accelerated cuts would hurt schools and other public services.
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Sebastin O'Brien, 22, was booked into the Harrison County Jail on a charge of first-degree murder.
Davenport, LeClaire, Buffalo and Muscatine all use traffic cameras. Of the cities the state surveyed, LeClaire collects the third-most revenue from its cameras, behind Cedar Rapids and Des Moines.
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