Acting Mason City Police Chief Mike McKelvey has confirmed to FindJodi Inc. that police investigators were back in Winsted, Minnesota, on Thursday to follow up on a tip in connection with the Jodi Huisentruit 30-year-old investigation.
Barely 11 days into his job as a rookie Mason City police officer, Mike McKelvey found his new department thrust into the highest-profile crime in the small Iowa city’s history:
Pending city council approval, Mason City Police Captain Mike McKelvey will be the City's next police chief.
A new Hulu docuseries revisits the 1995 abduction of Mason City anchor Jodi Huisentruit, spotlighting an old tip from a friend that led to a 2024 police search in Winsted, Minnesota. The woman first shared her suspicions nearly 20 years ago—both with police and FindJodi co-founder Gary Peterson. While the search found no remains, it’s featured in the three-part series released July 15. As loved ones mark 30 years without answers, the plea for truth continues.
Whenever I am in Mason City, Iowa, I always stop by the Key Apartments parking lot where Jodi Huisentruit was abducted on her way to anchor the morning news at KIMT-TV on June 27, 1995.
Friends of Jodi Huisentruit, along with her former KIMT-TV co-workers, shared their memories of the missing news anchor at an emotional 30th anniversary gathering on June 27 in Mason City, Iowa.
It will be thirty years on June 27 since KIMT-TV news anchor Jodi Huisentruit was abducted on her way to anchor the morning news in Mason City, Iowa. Former KIMT-TV evening anchor Brian Mastre shared a copy of the two-page script he read to viewers that day, informing them of the concerning news about his colleague who was reported missing. He also noted Jodi had not missed a day of work that year.
As Jodi Huisentruit's loved ones mark her 57th birthday today, we have compiled a list of 30+ facts and cherished memories about the missing Iowa news anchor.
In conjunction with the upcoming 30th anniversary of Jodi Huisentruit's abduction, FindJodi, Inc. has produced a 30-second video to underscore how fast Jodi disappeared just before daybreak on June 27, 1995. The video is called "30 seconds."
With the 30th anniversary of the disappearance of Iowa news anchor Jodi Huisentruit just over a month away, the FindJodi.Inc. team has released an updated flyer and created a new billboard to be installed soon in Mason City.
