UI Baseball: Hawkeyes’ Rally Falls Short in 6-5 Loss to Omaha
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Nebraska Omaha scored in each of the first four innings before staving off a University of Iowa rally to win 6-5 Tuesday night at Duane Banks Field. The
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IOWA CITY, Iowa — Nebraska Omaha scored in each of the first four innings before staving off a University of Iowa rally to win 6-5 Tuesday night at Duane Banks Field. The
CEDAR RAPIDS – Jacob Urdahl and Dalton Olson are going to nationals. The two NIACC sophomore golfers qualified for the NJCAA national tournament with their performances at the Region XI tournament at
DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowa State (21-31, 4-11 Big 12) fell in its final road game of the season, 3-4, at Drake (29-19, 14-7 MVC) on Tuesday night. Erica Miller had two
HUNTSVILLE, Texas, May 7 (UPI) — One-time drug dealer Carroll Joe “Outlaw” Parr was executed in Texas Tuesday for killing a teenager over a marijuana purchase outside a convenience store. Parr, 35,
WEST, Texas, May 7 (UPI) — A fire and explosion that killed 15 people at a Texas fertilizer plant was probably caused by ammonium nitrate stored at the facility, authorities say. The
NEW YORK, May 7 (UPI) — Three Heisman Trophy winners — Ron Dayne, Vinny Testaverde and Danny Wuerffel — head a 17-person class for induction into the college football Hall of Fame.
DENVER, May 7 (UPI) — The leader of Colorado’s state Senate snuffed his own bill that marijuana advocates feared would have halted the state’s plans for legal marijuana shops. The proposal by
SUFFOLK, Va., May 7 (UPI) — A Suffolk, Va., second-grader was suspended for pointing a pencil at a fellow student and making gun-like noises, a school spokeswoman said. Christopher Marshall, 7, said
FARGO, N.D., May 7 (UPI) — Two huskies got into a North Dakota State University research barn overnight and killed or mauled a dozen sheep, campus police said Tuesday. Campus police Lt.
NEW YORK, May 7 (UPI) — Jewish groups are criticizing conservative commentator Glenn Beck for likening New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to a Nazi during a speech to the NRA. While
NEW YORK, May 7 (UPI) — Investors in New York pushed the blue-chip Dow Jones industrial average to a record closing high Tuesday, as a six-month rally continued. The DJIA closed at
ST. LOUIS, May 7 (UPI) — St. Louis Cardinals closer Jason Motte indicated Tuesday he has undergone successful elbow ligament replacement surgery. Motte wrote on his Twitter account the “Tommy John” procedure
WOCESTER, Mass., May 7 (UPI) — The mother of suspected Boston Marathon bombings mastermind Tamerlan Tsarnaev wants his body returned to Russia, the funeral director handling the remains said. Peter A. Stefan
NEW YORK, May 7 (UPI) — U.S. cable network Spike TV says it will start airing fresh episodes of the police-themed reality program “Cops” in September. Fox recently canceled the show after
MASON CITY – There was only minor damage to a house after a fire early Tuesday morning in Mason City. According to a report, a fire was reported at 914 6th Street
MASON CITY – The North Iowa Corridor and NIACC’s Pappajohn Center have teamed up to promote business development and the consumption of alcohol. According to a news release from the Pappajohn Center,
MASON CITY – The North Iowa Corridor Economic Development Corporation has hired Iowa State Head Football Coach Paul Rhoads to deliver the keynote address at this year’s North Iowa Corridor Economic Development
MASON CITY – City Council candidate Jody Draper asked the Mason City School Board Monday night to re-consider proposed cuts to coaching positions. Draper told the story of a young man whom
MASON CITY – The Cerro Gordo County Board of Supervisors met for its regular meeting Tuesday morning at the courthouse. The board received a road report from County Engineer Mary Kelly. She
MONTEVIDEO, Minn., May 6 (UPI) — A western Minnesota man was arrested after the FBI said it raided his home and found Molotov cocktails, suspected pipe bombs and guns. The FBI announced
BOSTON, May 6 (UPI) — In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing, counterterrorism officials are confronting a new and confounding threat: the do-it-yourself jihadist. With al-Qaida operatives aware the likelihood of
FALFURRIAS, Texas, May 6 (UPI) — Ranchers and residents along the Texas border with Mexico say the rush of illegal immigrants into the United States is “out of control.” The comments to
NEW YORK, May 6 (UPI) — Nearly two years after Casey Anthony was acquitted of killing her daughter, Caylee, Florida Judge Belvin Perry said he was shocked at the jury’s verdict. Perry,
ARLINGTON, Va., May 6 (UPI) — The U.S. Air Force’s head of sexual assault prevention was arrested and charged with sexual battery for allegedly drunkenly groping a woman he didn’t know. Lt.
CHICAGO, May 6 (UPI) — A father and son were arrested for allegedly violating U.S. laws that prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, the Justice Department said. The father, a
WASHINGTON, May 6 (UPI) — Unlawful immigrants create a fiscal burden for American taxpayers that lasts well past any amnesty granting them citizenship, a conservative think tank says. A report released Monday
WASHINGTON, May 6 (UPI) — The U.S. Senate Monday voted 69-27 to allow states to collect sales tax from big out-of-state Internet retailers. The measure, called the Marketplace Fairness Act, now goes
By JAMES ZUMWALT HERNDON, Va., May 7 (UPI) — To those Muslims looking to expand Islam’s global reach, symbolism is very important. In the weeks after 9/11, photographs circulated within the Muslim
MIAMI, May 6 (UPI) — Nate Robinson scored seven of his 27 points in the final 2 minutes Monday and Chicago upended Miami 93-86 in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series.
BERLIN, May 6 (UPI) — A 93-year-old German man was arrested Monday, suspected of committing war crimes while a Nazi death camp guard during World War II. Authorities who took Hans Lipschis
BAGHDAD, May 6 (UPI) — Bombs are exploding all over Iraq these days, killing and maiming hundreds of people, and one of the reasons is that an unscrupulous British businessman sold the
WASHINGTON, May 6 (UPI) — North Korea has withdrawn two missiles from a launch site on the country’s eastern coast and sent them to a storage facility, a U.S. official told CNN.
WASHINGTON, May 6 (UPI) — The No. 2 U.S. envoy in Libya during the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi told investigators his request for fighter jets was denied. Greg Hicks,
WASHINGTON, May 6 (UPI) — President Obama hasn’t wavered since saying use of chemical weapons in Syria’s civil war would cross a red line and incur consequences, the White House said. White
MASON CITY – A Mason City man awaiting two trials for driving while revoked was picked up for the same offense in the early morning hours of May 5th. According to the
ATLANTA, May 6 (UPI) — Otis Nixon, who played for nine major league teams during a 17-year career, is facing crack cocaine charges in Georgia, authorities say. A Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office
JOHANNESBURG, South Korea, May 6 (UPI) — The South African detective who investigated the death of Oscar Pistorius’ girlfriend says he is convinced the Olympian intentionally killed her. Hilton Botham, who is
NEWARK, N.J., May 6 (UPI) — Rapper-actress Lauryn Hill, sentenced to jail Monday in New Jersey for evading federal taxes, likened having to pay taxes to slavery. A judge in Newark ordered
JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md., May 6 (UPI) — President Obama practiced golf cart, not shuttle, diplomacy as he and three U.S. senators played a bipartisan round of golf at Joint Base Andrews
BOSTON, May 7 (UPI) — Stephen Drew drove in Jarrod Saltalamacchia with an 11th-inning, game-winning base hit Monday, lifting the Boston Red Sox over Minnesota 6-5. The Red Sox went ahead 5-4