Charles City News

Rising sales of U.S. farm equipment has increased the demand for ag tires. A company that has been around in Europe for decades has decided to step into that market with a new plant in Charles City, Iowa.

Lavern W. Graeser, age 81, of Plainfield died Friday, May 11, 2012, at the Clarksville Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- Linn County Auditor Joel Miller, who frequently challenges county supervisors over the way they spend money, is at odds with them again.

A 23-year-old eastern Iowa man has been accused of sexually abusing an underage girl for at least seven years.

CHARLES CITY, Iowa - The Floyd County attorney says the fatal shooting of a Mason City teenager at a house near Rudd in north-central Iowa was an accident and no charges will be filed.

Authorities say the body of a man found pinned under a tractor has been recovered from a river in northwest Iowa.

River gauges are an important tool that help many eastern Iowa communities keep an eye on water levels.