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Follow up to Mediacom… friend or foe? (by Peter Children) Op-ed by Peter Children – My call to the Iowa Attorney General’s office in Des Moines uncovered the fact that Mediacom has
MASON CITY – Jason Glenn Genzler, 34, was sentenced in court today in Mason City to 25 years in prison. Genzler plead guilty to a class B felony vehicular homicide involving operating
MASON CITY – The First Annual “Beat the Heat” Motorcycle Rally was held at the Iowa National Guard Armory in Mason City by MAG, the Motorcycle Awareness Group. The motorcycle extravaganza featured
MASON CITY – An incident that garnered the attention of emergency responders Saturday, June 29th at the south Kum&Go in Mason City left no one injured. The incident, which took place at
AMES, Iowa – A pair of Iowa State seniors have been added to the College Football Performance Award Watch List for their respective positions. Kirby Van Der Kamp (punter) and Edwin Arceo
MASON CITY – Forest Park residents in Mason City are leery of the upcoming start of demolition and construction in their neighborhood brought on by a Mercy Hospital construction project. On 1st
WASHINGTON – The U.S. State Department has condemned a situation in Amuda, Syria where Kurdish forces killed six people and wounded dozens. “The United States condemns the Kurdish Democratic Party’s (PYD) deadly
NEW YORK – The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency today issued the host state loan-to-deposit
NEW YORK – The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday approved a final rule to help ensure banks maintain strong capital positions that will enable them to continue lending to creditworthy households and
SIOUX CITY – A man who distributed child pornography was sentenced June 25, 2013, to 15 years in federal prison. Chad Carver, age 28, of Sioux City, Iowa, received the sentence after
Wildlife trafficking is a multi-billion dollar illicit business that is decimating Africa’s iconic animal populations. Many species — most notably elephants and rhinoceroses — now face the risk of significant decline or
Incident Description: Nineteen firefighters, members of the Granite Mountain Interagency Hotshot Crew, were killed while working the Yarnell Hill fire near Yarnell, Arizona, when their position was overrun by flames. The Yarnell
Fifty-five hospitals located throughout twenty-one states have agreed to pay the United States a total of more than $34 million to settle allegations that the health care facilities submitted false claims to
Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC July 2, 2013 The Virtual Student Foreign Service (VSFS) is a unique opportunity allowing U.S. citizen college students to engage in citizen diplomacy through virtual internships
MASON CITY – The Cerro Gordo County Board of Supervisors met Tuesday morning for its regular meeting. The board heard a road report from County Engineer Mary Kelly (see video). The board
Monday, President Obama called Governor Jan Brewer to receive an update on the Yarnell Hill fire and express his condolences to the families of the 19 brave firefighters and all whose lives
The following op-ed by Vice President Joe Biden appeared today in print in The Financial Times. Let Croatia lead the Balkans into the EU Every country that binds itself to the union
FOREST CITY – A major news outlet is reporting that Winnebago Industries, headquartered in Forest City is hitting it big at this time. Calling the demand for Recreational Vehicle’s “pent up” and
MASON CITY – The North Iowa Fair Association received a generous grant from Keep Iowa Beautiful “Build with Bags” program to purchase seven park benches. This grant is funded by the Iowa
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man who defrauded local retailers by switching UPC codes on consumer products pled guilty Monday in federal court in Cedar Rapids. Jeremy J. Fishnick, age 26, from Lancaster,
BUFFALO, NY—U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced this week that a federal grand jury has returned a two-count indictment charging Luis Alcalar Vasquez, 36, a citizen of Mexico, with possessing false
From Sen. Charles Grassley – Q: How will a recent Supreme Court decision impact prescription drug costs? A: With a 5-3 ruling in June, the U.S. Supreme Court helped speed up opportunities
DAVENPORT, IA — On June 27, 2013, Bryan R. Dunn, age 25, formerly from Davenport, Iowa, was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge James E. Gritzner to 37 months’ imprisonment
NEW YORK – Leadership at the United Nations last week urged Member States to move towards the abolition of the death penalty and called on countries where the procedure is still practiced
Last week, Edmund Ansbro, a registered sex offender, was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 264 months and lifetime supervised release following his conviction for transporting child pornography in interstate commerce.
NEW YORK – The international conference proposed by Russia and the United States offers the best chance to resolve the crisis that has overwhelmed Syria and threatens to engulf the whole region,
DES MOINES, IA — On June 25, 2013, Michael James Allison, age 48, of Marshalltown, Iowa, pled guilty to mail fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud his employer through the