Before the days of Google and the Internet, when people wanted to know how to spell anything, they relied on their trusty old dictionary to find the word that was giving them trouble.

Pope Leo XIV’s much anticipated first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, (“Magnificent Humanity”) carries a message that feels timely not only for the world, but for Mason City as well. The document ...

America’s largest cities were bouncing back from their post-pandemic population losses. But the latest Census Bureau data shows that the post-COVID rebound for many metropolises stalled or reversed in ...

Biography: Christian Hermanson, 48, R-Mason City, was elected to the Iowa House of Representatives District 59 seat in 2024. He served 29 years in the military, starting in the Army ...

Biography: Jane Bloomingdale, 70, R-Northwood, is in her fourth term in the Iowa Legislature. She has also served on the Northwood City Council and as mayor. The Northwood-Kensett High School graduate ...

Biography: Rugby Sliger, 30, R-Mason City, is an IT support specialist. He is president of River City Rugby and vice chairman of the Mason City Zoning Board of Adjustment. He graduated from ...

For over an hour, Tony Carruthers lay strapped to an execution gurney in Tennessee's death chamber as his executioners struggled to find a vein.

Southeast Iowa's incumbent congresswoman and a Davenport prayer breakfast organizer are both trumpeting their conservative credentials ahead of a primary rematch June 2.

Iowa pheasant hunters have been walking in tall clover. Following a series of favorable nesting seasons, Iowa’s pheasant population and Iowa’s pheasant harvest has been slowly inching upward since ...

Taylor Hall and Logan Stankoven each had two goals and an assist, Frederik Andersen stopped 23 shots, and the Hurricanes defeated the Canadians in Game 5 of the East Final.

"Congress gave the Kennedy Center its name, and only Congress can change it," U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper wrote.

President Donald Trump said Friday he would soon decide on a deal to extend the ceasefire with Iran. The White House said the meeting concluded but didn't provide information.