NIACC’s Eckenrod signs with William Penn
MASON CITY – NIACC sophomore golfer Alexandria Eckenrod signed a national letter of intent Thursday to play golf at William Penn University, an NAIA school in Oskaloosa. Eckenrod, who prepped at Newman
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MASON CITY – NIACC sophomore golfer Alexandria Eckenrod signed a national letter of intent Thursday to play golf at William Penn University, an NAIA school in Oskaloosa. Eckenrod, who prepped at Newman
BOSTON, April 18 (UPI) — The FBI released photographs of two men identified as suspects in the bomb attack at the Boston Marathon and appealed for the public’s help in identifying them.
From the ACLU: NEW YORK – The ACLU welcomes Wednesday’s Supreme Court decision rejecting the proposition that states may routinely compel drivers to submit to a blood test in drunk-driving cases without
WEST, Texas, April 18 (UPI) — Emergency responders in West, Texas, searched for survivors Thursday following a fertilizer plant fire and explosion that killed or injured scores of people. Gov. Rick Perry
CEDAR RAPIDS – A husband and wife have been sentenced to federal prison April 17, 2013, for their roles in a bank robbing conspiracy that included four banks. Jeffrey Alan Schoon, age
NEW YORK, April 18 (UPI) — Talk-show host Stephen Colbert praised the strength and resilience of Bostonians in a funny, but heartfelt monologue following this week’s bombings. Three people were killed and
April 15, 2013 – The joint meeting was attended by Don Nelson, Ray Shimak, and Craig Binnebose of the Park/Rec Board and Jerry Weiland, Becki Wetter, Denise Largent, Mike Stephens, Jon Gansen,
The FBI, through laboratory testing, has confirmed the presence of the toxin ricin in these letters. Further forensic examination is being conducted. Ricin is a poison found naturally in castor beans, but
Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC April 18, 2013 The entire State Department family joins President Obama in offering our deepest condolences and sympathies to the families and loved
From Sen. Amanda Ragan – Nearly one in 50 American kids is affected by autism spectrum disorders, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Autism is a neurological disorder characterized
LOS ANGELES, April 18 (UPI) — P!nk’s “Just Give Me a Reason” is No. 1 on the U.S. record chart, Billboard.com reported Thursday. Coming in at No. 2 on Billboard Hot 100
WASHINGTON, April 18 (UPI) — U.S. senators “gave into fear” when they defeated a bill on expanded background checks for gun purchases, ex-Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, a shooting survivor, said. “On Wednesday, a
WASHINGTON, April 18 (UPI) — Vouchers for private school appear to significantly increase the number of black students who attend college, a U.S. study released Wednesday said. The results of the study
AMES, Iowa – April 18, 2013 – The Iowa Department of Transportation will hold a public information meeting Tuesday, April 30,to discuss the proposed reconstruction of Interstate 35 from First Street to
AMES, Iowa – April 18, 2013 – Members of the Iowa Transportation Commission will travel to Washington, D.C., to meet with members of Iowa’s congressional delegation and officials from the U.S. Department
MASON CITY – The Zoomobile from the Minnesota Zoo is coming to the Lime Creek Nature Center on Monday, April 29 at 4 p.m. for a special “after school” program. People of
CLEAR LAKE – A North Iowa man was charged with a Class B felony after entering the apartment of an ex-girlfriend and assaulting a man who was there. According to Clear Lake
AMES, Iowa – April 15, 2013 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is announcing grant awards to five groups in association with the Urban Youth Corps (UYC) program. The grants were awarded
WASHINGTON, April 17 (UPI) — U.S. President Obama said Wednesday the Senate vote to kill a bill expanding gun sale background checks was “shameful,” but it was “just round 1” of the
OCALA, Fla., April 17 (UPI) — Police in Florida said they were trying to identify a woman who stole a flat screen TV from a Walmart and then attempted to repeat the
PASADENA, Calif., April 17 (UPI) — Renowned theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, speaking in California, said the next breakthrough in cosmology will come from the universe’s dark side. “The missing link in cosmology
WASHINGTON, April 17 (UPI) — The FBI Wednesday arrested Kenneth Curtis in the mailing of letters to President Obama and U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., that tested positive for ricin. Federal officials
WASHINGTON, April 17 (UPI) — U.S. President Barack Obama’s point man for drug policy said legalizing marijuana won’t solve the nation’s drug problem, but addiction treatment will increase. Gil Kerlikowske, director of
BLOOMINGTON, Ill., April 17 (UPI) — More U.S. residents prefer to share details about their weight than their finances, a survey released Wednesday indicated. There are gender differences, the financial services group
MASON CITY – Mason City Fire Chief Bob Platts will attend the Missouri Valley Division Fire Chiefs conference in July. Chief Platts has attended the conference in previous years, which is held
FORT PIERCE, Fla., Feb. 29 (UPI) — A man who engaged in a 4-hour standoff with police in Florida this week blamed his behavior on his diabetes, authorities say. TCPalm.com reported Tuesday
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 28 (UPI) — The Las Vegas man who created HitmanForHire.net, a Web site promising professional killers “at a moment’s notice,” is now in a federal prison in Mississippi. Essam
AMES, Iowa – April 18, 2013 – A public auction of state-owned equipment will be held by the Iowa Department of Transportation on its grounds in Ames, Saturday, April 27, beginning at 9
LIVERMORE, Calif., April 2 (UPI) — Researchers in California say they’re developing a medical instrument that can quickly detect a number of biothreat agents such as anthrax or botulism. Scientists at the
PARIS, April 17 (UPI) — The development of low-carbon energy is progressing too slowly to limit climate change, the International Energy Agency in Paris said Wednesday. With power generation still dominated by
WASHINGTON, April 17 (UPI) — U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, speaking Wednesday before the Senate killed a bill expanding gun-sale background checks, said “we’re gonna get this eventually.” The Senate voted 54-46
WASHINGTON, April 17 (UPI) — The Anti-Defamation League said ricin — in the news since a letter sent to a U.S. senator was laced with the toxin — is popular with domestic
BOSTON, April 18 (UPI) — President Obama’s message will be of “resolve” and “commonality” when he speaks Thursday at an interfaith service for the Boston Marathon victims, an aide said. “It will
RED WING, Minn., April 17 (UPI) — A tiny body found among hospital bed sheets by a Red Wing, Minn., laundry service was that of a baby born dead at a St.
MILWAUKEE, April 17 (UPI) — The Milwaukee District Attorney’s office said it wouldn’t file molestation charges against a Catholic priest because it couldn’t prove elements of a crime. The Catholic Archdiocese of
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 17 (UPI) — For those who suffer from fear and anxiety over the human condition, or what U.S. researchers like to call, “existential dread,” Tylenol may help. Lead
GAINESVILLE, Ga., Nov. 9 (UPI) — Bioterrorism experts say the four Georgia men accused of plotting domestic terror by making and distributing the toxin ricin in U.S. cities would have failed. The
GAINESVILLE, Ga., Nov. 4 (UPI) — Four men have been charged by federal prosecutors in Georgia with plotting to acquire silencers and the deadly poison ricin to use against the government. An
NEW YORK, April 17 (UPI) — U.S. markets went through another dramatic mood swing Wednesday, this one dropping stocks sharply after two days of triple-digit adjustments. The Dow Jones industrial average and