KIMT-TV (Mason City, IA)

KIMT is the CBS-affiliated TV station serving North Central Iowa and Southeastern Minnesota. It is based in Mason City, Iowa, and transmits a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 42, which is recognized as virtual channel 3.1 through PSIP. The transmission comes from a transmitter located near Meyer, Iowa, close to the Minnesota border. Viewers can tune in to KIMT on Charter and Mediacom channel 3, with high definition options available on Charter digital channel 784 and Mediacom digital channel 803. Owned by Media General, the station operates from its studios on North Pennsylvania Avenue in Downtown Mason City and has a sales office on East William Street in Downtown Albert Lea, Minnesota. KIMT features a variety of syndicated shows, including Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy!, Dr. Phil, and The Dr. Oz Show, among others.

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English

Television

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Global

#119183

United States

#23022

Arts and Entertainment/TV Movies and Streaming

#691

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NAACP responds to claims it is raising money for the wrong family after racial incident at Rochester playground

2 days ago | kimt.com | Mike Bunge

ROCHESTER, Minn. – The Rochester Branch of the NAACP is responding to allegations is it raising money for the wrong people in the wake of a racial incident that garnered national attention. A viral TikTok video showed a woman at Roy Sutherland Playground calling an autistic black child a racial slur after the child allegedly stole the diaper bag for the woman’s child.
Traffic slowed on southbound Highway 52 in northwest Rochester

2 days ago | kimt.com | Nick Kruszalnicki

ROCHESTER, Minn. - An accident on southbound Highway 52 between 37th St. NW and 19th St. NW has traffic slowed to a crawl. MnDOT cameras show traffic being moved to the far left hand lane to get around the accident. Several emergency vehicles are on scene, including Mayo Clinic Ambulance Service and the Rochester Fire Department.
Students planting dozens of trees Wednesday morning in Mason City neighborhood

2 days ago | kimt.com | Mike Bunge

MASON CITY, Iowa – Drivers are being asked to avoid the area south of Willowbrook Mall on Wednesday morning. Mason City Alternative School students will be planting approximately 40 trees at that location, starting at 9 m at the southwest corner of the mall parking lot and continuing around the neighborhood south of 6th Street SW un around 11 am. The City of Mason City is asking drivers to avoid the area between 8 am and 11 am on Wednesday.
Southern Minnesota man gets prison sentence for child porn plea deal

2 days ago | kimt.com | Mike Bunge

MANKATO, Minn. – Child pornography is sending a southern Minnesota man to prison. Roger Myron Yarger, 59 of Mankato, pleaded guilty to three counts of possession of child porn on an electronic device. Seven additional counts of the same offense were dismissed as part of a plea deal. Yarger was arrested after his home was searched on January 18, 2024 by officers from the Freeborn County Sheriff’s Office, Blue Earth County Sheriff’s Office, and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
Dodge County man pleads not guilty to child sex abuse

2 days ago | kimt.com | Mike Bunge

MANTORVILLE, Minn. â€“ A Dodge County man accused of sexually abusing two children has pleaded not guilty. William Patrick Wyttenback, 53 of Dodge Center, is now set to stand trial starting August 11 for two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, second-degree criminal sexual conduct, and third-degree criminal sexual conduct.
National gathering on race coming to Minnesota

2 days ago | kimt.com | Mike Bunge

ROCHESTER, Minn. – Residents of Olmsted County are being invited to attend the Coming to the Table (CTTT) 2025 National Gathering in St. Paul in mid-June.
Rochester man pleads not guilty to eight sex crimes

2 days ago | kimt.com | Mike Bunge

ROCHESTER, Minn. – A trial date is set for a Rochester man charged with eight felony sex crimes. Kyle Preston Garrow, 23, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct, two counts of soliciting a child to engage in sexual conduct, two counts of soliciting a child or someone believed to be a child through electronic communication to engage in sexual conduct, and two counts of possession of pornographic work as a registered predatory offender.
New disease affecting child development is being added to the Minnesota Newborn Screening Program

2 days ago | kimt.com | Mike Bunge

ST. PAUL, Minn. – A new disease is being added to the list of conditions for which Minnesota newborns are routinely screened. Minnesota Commissioner of Health Dr. Brooke Cunningham says the Newborn Screening Advisory Committee’s is recommending metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) be added to the list. MLD is a type of lysosomal disease, which is caused by an enzyme deficiency leading to a buildup of fats called sulfatides. This buildup causes damage to the brain and nervous system.
Rochester woman injured in Sunday night collision with a deer

2 days ago | kimt.com | Mike Bunge

GOODHUE COUNTY, Minn. – An Olmsted County driver was hurt after a single-vehicle crash Sunday night. The Minnesota State Patrol says Jailee Ann Hendrickson, 23 of Rochester, was driving a 2018 Nissan Altima south on Highway 52 when she hit a deer near mile marker 94. The State Patrol says the accident happened just after 9 pm and left Hendrickson with non-life threatening injuries. She was taken to St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester for treatment.
GOP opts for Medicaid compromise in battle between centrists and hardliners

2 days ago | kimt.com | Sarah Ferris |Lauren Fox

(CNN) — House Republicans on Sunday night offered the first glimpse of their Medicaid overhaul plan, which is expected to cut billions of dollars to help finance President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and spending cuts agenda. Details of the plan, unveiled by House Energy and Commerce Chairman Brett Guthrie, show major new rules designed to cut spending.