Cerro Gordo County News

A judge say a Waterloo man accused of stabbing a man to death in Mason City can stay in the Waterloo area until his trial.

An increased number of cases of pertussis, or whooping cough, in Cerro Gordo County concerns parents in other areas.

A Cerro Gordo County official says crops planted too close to county roads pose safety and other hazards.

That's the sentence handed down to Chad Lexvold today. Authorities say Lexvold's blood alcohol level was twice the legal limit when that crash happened more than a year ago.

Many of us will someday depend on access to the courts for resolution of a serious and potentially life-changing personal and legal crisis.

The Cerro Gordo County Department of Public Health is urging people to check their medical records to make sure they're up to date with the pertussis vaccinations.

A man accused of fatally stabbing another is out of jail after posting a $200,000 cash bond.

Authorities have delayed the trial of a 30-year-old Clear Lake man who allegedly tried to hire two people to kill a teenager who says he sexually assaulted her.

Local election officials are making sure all systems are go when you head to vote next month.

Court documents filed in Cerro Gordo County show Mall Associates, the owners of Southbridge Mall in Mason City, are being foreclosed on by their mortgage holder U.S. Bank National Association.

It's for the elderly or disabled, which means those who are 65 years old and older, or are at least 18 years old and are totally disabled.

CEDAR RAPIDS - The Iowa Department of Transportation is seeking public input on their plans for improvements on Interstate 380 through the Cedar Rapids area.

A 30-year-old Mason City man has been charged with arson, accused of setting a house aflame in March.

Calvin Petersen poses as a voter as election workers Ruth Miller, center, and Audrey Chapin, right, test-drive scanning equipment during a mock election Tuesday.

Cases of whooping cough are on the rise in Iowa. Local health officials say they do have a reported case in Cerro Gordo County.

Thirty-six -year-old Mark Huntley, of Nora Springs, was hurt when his SUV ran into the back of the engine on Tuesday evening.

There was a younger presence at the Mason City Park and Recreation Board meeting.

A Nora Springs man was hospitalized Tuesday evening after his SUV hit a train. It happened at 5:18 p.m. in Cerro Gordo County, just east of Mason City.

A no contact order is designed to keep victims of violence safe; the court tells an abuser to stay away from the victim.

At a plea change hearing on Monday, 32-year-old Allen Penhollow pleaded guilty to second-degree robbery and to false reports.