Blizzard conditions and powerful winds are forcing highway closures and travel warnings across parts of Iowa as officials urge drivers to delay travel. Read More

This footage, taken by Iowa State Patrol Trooper Meeker, shows minimal visibility and a damaged semi-truck on Interstate 35 near Huxley on Wednesday. '?Don't risk getting stranded on a blocked roadway! Read More

By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com A woman was killed in a single-vehicle crash early Wednesday morning on the Avenue of the Saints near Nora Springs, the Iowa State Patrol reported. A ... Read More

The pedestrian, James Grover, Sr. of Mason City, was crossing the street when Clausen allegedly struck Grover with the car. Grover was transported to MercyOne North Iowa for treatment, but later died ... Read More

According to the Iowa State Patrol, on Wednesday night, a 17-year-old girl struck Jennifer Dawn Buls-vrba, 42, of Mason City.The accident happened around 6:10 p.m. on Plymouth Road.Jennifer was ... Read More

A crash report from the Iowa State Patrol said Jade Quam of Mason City was driving a GMC Envoy southbound in the 1500 block of Plymouth Road around 6:12 p.m. when the SUV struck 42-year-old Jennifer ... Read More

(ABC 6 News) - UPDATE: Iowa State Patrol (ISP) has released the identity of the victim involved in a fatal crash that happened Wednesday night. According to ISP, 42-year-old Jennifer Buls-Vrba, from ... Read More

A Mason City man was arrested in Charles City and is facing five counts of attempted murder charges. Evan Robert Stalker, 30, is accused of threatening to shoot up a home and vehicle on 220th Street ... Read More

Clear Lake, IA (April 29, 2024) - A fatal wrong-way collision occurred on I-35 near Clear Lake on Sunday, April 28, just before 11:30 p.m. Glen Hemming, 56, from Mason City, was driving north in the ... Read More

Pete Hjelmstad with the Iowa DOT's Mason City District office says, even with only one to three inches of snow this time around, be prepared. Hjelmstad also stresses checking road conditions at ... Read More

Police reports state that just after 6 a.m. on Dec. 31, 27-year-old Dakota Lynn Nicholson drove her vehicle into the yard of a residence on Fourth Street Southwest in Mason City, crashing her 2012 ... Read More

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) - Iowa authorities say Interstate 35 has been reopened in both directions between Ames and Clear Lake, a stretch of more than 80 miles. The interstate was closed because ... Read More