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NEW YORK, April 27 (UPI) — Quarterbacks Matt Barkley of USC and Ryan Nassib of Syracuse were taken in the fourth round of the NFL draft Saturday. Barkley was selected by the
AMES, Iowa — Iowa State linebacker A.J. Klein, the 2011 Big 12 co-Defensive Player of the Year who finished his Cyclone career with 361 tackles and 20 tackles for loss, was drafted
MASON CITY – Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s deputies were at Walgreen’s pharmacy in Mason City Saturday picking up unused prescription drugs from the public. The deputies worked until 2 PM but did
PYONGYANG, North Korea, April 27 (UPI) — North Korea plans to put on trial an American citizen detained since last year for unspecified crimes, state-run media said Saturday. Pae Jun Ho was
NEWMAN, Ga., April 27 (UPI) — An overnight house fire in Georgia claimed the lives of five people, including four young children, authorities said. The blaze destroyed the house in Newman Friday
LONDON, April 27 (UPI) — Unmanned, armed aircraft used by coalition forces in Afghanistan for the first time are being operated remotely from Britain, defense officials say. The 10 Reaper drones are
MASON CITY – A Mason City man frequently in jail found himself there again last week. Jeffrey John Hargis, 44, was arrested by Mason City police on April 24th on a valid
From Sen. Amanda Ragan – The Senate has approved a Health & Human Services Budget that focuses on the needs of the most vulnerable Iowans. That means helping Iowans access critical health
KABUL, Afghanistan, April 27 (UPI) — The Taliban this weekend announced their summer offensive was officially under way in Afghanistan under the code name Khalid bin Walid. Khaama Press said Saturday the
BAGRAM, Afghanistan – Afghan National Security Forces killed two insurgents, and found and safely cleared one improvised explosive device during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, April 26. Ghazni
SNYDER, Texas, April 27 (UPI) — Remains found in a remote location in western Texas are those of a 13-year-old middle school cheerleader who went missing in 2010, police said. The remains
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Junior Keith Brand’s bases loaded hit-by-pitch in the bottom of the 10th inning propelled the University of Iowa baseball team to a 10-9 win over Minnesota on Friday
DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa State’s men’s distance medley ran to a fourth-place finish Friday at the Drake Relays in Drake Stadium. UTEP won the race in 9:44.73. The Cyclone quartet of
NORMAN, Okla. – Senior Erica Miller hit her sixth home run of the season and drove in her 49th run of the season on Friday night as Iowa State (19-27, 4-9 Big
WASHINGTON – President Obama says that because Republicans in Congress allowed a series of harmful, automatic budget cuts—called the sequester—to take effect, important programs like Head Start are now forced to reduce
BOONE – DMACC sits atop the ICCAC baseball standings with a 15-3 mark. The Bears also sit atop the NJCAA Division II poll with an overall mark of 35-5. NIACC, which was
Washington D.C. – Congressman Steve King released the following statement after reintroducing the Truth in Employment Act, H.R. 1746. The bill would address a nefarious union practice called “salting,” in which professional
WASHINGTON, April 26 (UPI) — U.S. President Barack Obama said Friday he isn’t ready to accept accusations the Assad regime used chemical weapons in its fight against rebels in Syria. During a
Washington, DC- Congressman Steve King released the following statement on Friday after voting in favor of the “Reducing Flight Delays Act” which will allow the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to internally transfer
TALOQAN, Afghanistan, April 26 (UPI) — Six police officers in the Takhar province in northeastern of Afghanistan were poisoned and shot to death by a comrade, local authorities said. Khwaja Ghar District
TEL AVIV, Israel, April 26 (UPI) — Israel, which has the most advanced defense industry in the Middle East, is in the forefront of the rapidly expanding drone business that’s changing the
CUPERTINO, Calif., April 26 (UPI) — Ticket sales for Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco set a new record, selling out in just 2 minutes Thursday, the company said. The
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry Branstad today took action on 11 bills. Branstad signed the following bills into law: House File 351: an Act providing that children who are enrolled in the
PARIS, April 26 (UPI) — New measurements suggest the Earth’s inner core is far hotter than previously thought, at 10,800 degrees F as hot as the sun’s surface, French scientists say. The
PHILADELPHIA, April 26 (UPI) — A former counterfeiter told a Philadelphia radio station he “wouldn’t even attempt” to counterfeit the new $100 bills if he returned to his life of crime. Wayne
BEIJING, April 26 (UPI) — A Chinese government drive to curtail the use of pirated software by government institutions as well as corporations has been successful, officials say. Since the effort was
FORT DODGE – Larry Thomas Siemer, an inmate assigned to the Fort Dodge Correctional Facility died Wednesday April 24, 2013 at University Hospitals in Iowa City. Siemer died of natural causes due
NEW YORK, April 27 (UPI) — Developments in the U.S. oil and natural gas sectors are strengthening the country’s position in the world, national security adviser Tom Donilon said. U.S. crude oil
(DES MOINES) – On Friday, Gov. Terry E. Branstad signed a letter to be delivered to President Obama requesting a Presidential Disaster Declaration for five Iowa counties. The five counties in the