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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) today announced that Primary Health Care, Inc. in Des Moines will receive $375,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Health Resources
WASHINGTON – President Obama spoke from the White House Press Briefing Room on Friday, July 19th about Trayvon Martin and the verdict of the court trial that followed the Florida teenager’s death.
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad today named Des Moines attorney Sheila K. Tipton to the Iowa Utilities Board. Tipton, 61, is a shareholder of the Belin McCormick law firm in
WASHINGTON – The U.S. State Department on Thursday marked the one year anniversary of two notorious terrorist attacks. “The United States notes that July 18 marks the one-year anniversary of the terrorist
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that federal disaster aid has been made available to the State of Missouri to supplement state and local recovery
MASON CITY – A man stopped two years ago for operating while intoxicated – with a child in the vehicle – is now serving two days in jail. Richard Dean Thompson, 32,
IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa men’s basketball sophomore Mike Gesell is expected to miss 4-6 weeks after suffering a broken bone in his left, non-shooting hand, Thursday night during a
DES MOINES – The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday issued a ruling in favor of two illegal immigrants who left the country on their attorney’s advice and then were denied re-entry to
Iowa voters like Gov. Terry Branstad: they give him a 50 – 37 percent favorability rating and a 51 – 33 percent job approval, but they say 46 – 43 percent he
AMES, Iowa – Researchers at Iowa State University have identified an RNA structure in humans that could lead to a new treatment for spinal muscular atrophy, the leading genetic cause of death
DES MOINES, Iowa – The Iowa African American Hall of Fame will induct three new members on Aug. 2. Founded in 1995 in Des Moines, the IAAHF recognizes the outstanding achievements of
WASHINGTON – HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Thursday released a new report that finds premiums in the Health Insurance Marketplace will be nearly 20 percent lower in 2014 than previously expected. The
WASHINGTON – As part of an effort to help make sure their residents’ health information is available after a hurricane or other wide-spread disaster, four Gulf states have partnered with six states
WASHINGTON – HHS Office of Civil Rights director Leon Rodriguez announced the termination of Medicaid funding to a California surgeon who intentionally discriminated against an HIV-positive patient by refusing to perform much
Six Colombian nationals were indicted this week by a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia for the kidnapping and murder of Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent James Terry
A former U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer, his girlfriend, his nephew and two of their associates were sentenced this weeky in federal court for their participation in bribery and alien
WASHINGTON—Emerson Winfield Begolly, 24, of New Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today in Pittsburgh to 102 months in prison for soliciting others to engage in acts of terrorism within the United States and
WASHINGTON – Iowa Congressman Steve King was interviewed last week on FOX News with Sean Hannity alongside Congressman Bobby Rush (IL-1) on the Zimmerman Trial. Both lawmakers had very different takes on the
SIOUX CITY – A man who distributed child pornography pled guilty on July 17, 2013, in federal court in Sioux City. Patrick Persinger, age 38, formerly of Sioux City, was convicted of
WASHINGTON – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Thursday announced the selection of organizations in 11 states for loans and grants to support job creation efforts and business development, and to strengthen economic
MASON CITY – An incident unfolded Thursday evening that involved a homicide. The incident was reported to have occurred sometime late Thursday around 8:30 PM at the 2900 block of 1st Street