Northern Iowa News

Northern Iowa Man Files Lawsuit Over Crash Into Sinkhole

A northern Iowa man whose car careened into a sinkhole has filed a lawsuit seeking money from Mitchell County. The Mason City Globe Gazette reports that Mark Evans, of Osage, filed the lawsuit, which claims the county should have done …

Norway Cheese Fire Shuts Down Road Tunnel

A road tunnel in northern Norway will be shut for several weeks after a 27-ton truckload of sweet goat’s milk cheese caught fire. Regional traffic department chief Geir Joergensen says flames engulfed the tunnel last week and gases from the …

Fire Destroys Bank, Insurance Office in Northern Iowa

A fire has heavily damaged a bank office and destroyed an adjoining insurance office in the northern Iowa city of Titonka. Firetrucks were dispatched just before 3 a.m. Sunday to the TSB Bank office. Fire Chief David Trunkhill says the …