2+ hour, 5+ min ago  (218+ words) Mason City, Iowa " North Iowa is under a severe weather watch zone today, July 2, 2026, as the National Weather Service in Des Moines tracks two rounds of potential severe storms " one late tonight and another Friday evening, July 3. Damaging wind gusts…...

17+ hour, 31+ min ago  (158+ words) MASON CITY, Iowa " The National Weather Service in Des Moines is warning of a round of severe thunderstorms expected to move through North Iowa later this afternoon and overnight, with the highest risk concentrated across the northern tier of the…...

23+ hour, 45+ min ago  (180+ words) This week's MBT KIOW Co-Preps of the Week are a pair of juniors from Garner-Hayfield-Ventura High School. Emma Schumacher and Reese Schleusner were electric in the middle of the Cardinals lineup last week. Over four games, Schleusner batted an incredible…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (330+ words) MASON CITY, Iowa " Dangerous heat and rounds of severe thunderstorms are set to hammer North Iowa this week, with the National Weather Service warning that repeated storms over the same areas could trigger flash flooding heading into the Fourth of…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (207+ words) DES MOINES, Iowa " Iowa is bracing for another round of severe thunderstorms Wednesday, with the National Weather Service warning that numerous severe storms are possible across the northern half of the state, capable of producing damaging wind gusts, large hail…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (84+ words) June is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD Awareness Month. Winnebago County Veterans Affairs Director Mary Lou Kleveland says many people are unaware that there is a condition. Kleveland says many cases are never reported. Kleveland stated that there are…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (472+ words) MASON CITY, IOWA " Mason City and North Iowa remain under an Extreme Heat Warning that the National Weather Service says will last through Wednesday evening, with dangerously high heat index values expected to linger into the Independence Day holiday weekend....

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (152+ words) Clear Lake is one of 26 communities nationwide selected in the final round of T-Mobile's Hometown Grants program. The $50, 000 grant will help build the world's largest 1954 Sunburst Fender Stratocaster, a 31-foot tribute to Buddy Holly's legendary guitar, establishing an iconic landmark…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago  (156+ words) Join us on June 30th from 3: 00 to 5: 00 p. m. as local author Sherrie Hansen visits Thompson Public Library to talk about her latest books. Sherrie's novels take readers from Northern Iowa to Scotland, Tuscany, Ireland, Denmark, France, Czechia, the Midwest, Florida, and beyond....

2+ day, 19+ hour ago  (172+ words) Join us on June 30th from 3: 00 to 5: 00 p. m. as local author Sherrie Hansen visits Thompson Public Library to talk about her latest books. Sherrie's novels take readers from Northern Iowa to Scotland, Tuscany, Ireland, Denmark, France, Czechia, the Midwest, Florida, and beyond....