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Mason City teen arrested for robbery, burglaries, and a stabbing
MASON CITY, Iowa – A teenager wanted for multiple crimes is finally arrested after allegedly stabbing someone. Travun Draymond York, 19 of Mason City, was booked into the Cerro Gordo County Jail on Monday afternoon and is being held without bond. He is charged with willful injury causing serious injury, second-degree robbery, two counts of third-degree burglary, attempted third-degree burglary, and fourth-degree criminal mischief.
Iowa woman sentenced after 3-month-old died of starvation, his twin nearly died
CERRO GORDO COUNTY, Iowa — A north Iowa woman whose three-month-old baby starved to death in 2021 has been sentenced to up to 50 years in prison. Allyssa Luke, also known as Allyssa Joyce, was sentenced Monday in Cerro Gordo County. In February, a jury convicted her of child endangerment resulting in death and child […]
Another guilty plea from Hancock County man charged with drug and gun crimes
GARNER, Iowa – A Hancock County man arrested for drug and gun crimes has pleaded guilty a second time. Larry Wayne Robbins, 67 of Goodell, was arrested after law enforcement said he waved a gun at a neighbor on July 26, 2022. Court documents state Robbins waved the gun at someone mowing a ditch about 300 yards east of Robbins’ home.
Sunday night house fire in Mason City caused by electrical problem
MASON CITY, Iowa – A weekend fire is being blamed on an electrical problem. The Mason City Fire Department was called to 123 Winnebago Way at around 11:42 pm Sunday. Fire crews say they arrived to find smoke coming from the house and the resident outside. Firefighters were able...
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