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(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad today released the visitation and funeral arrangements of his father, Edward Branstad, who passed away this morning in Mason City. He was 89 years old.
DES MOINES – Over the past several weeks, the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) and local public health agencies have received 26 reports in 19 counties of illness linked to a
WASHINGTON – The House Ethics Committee is continuing an investigation of Michele Bachmann, Republican Representative from Minnesota. According to a statement from the agency released Friday morning, “the Chairman and Ranking Member
MASON CITY – A well-known author who has penned dozens of stories over the years for the Globe Gazette and NorthIowaToday.com has extended an invitation to Mayor Eric Bookmeyer to sit down
Review intended to answer questions regarding claims of retaliation (DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad today appointed former Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Louis A. Lavarato to conduct an independent review
A federal indictment made public today in New Jersey charges five men with conspiring in a worldwide hacking and data breach scheme that targeted major corporate networks, stole more than 160 million
CEDAR RAPIDS – April Tillman, 47, from Waterloo, was convicted of conspiracy to distribute heroin by a jury on July 24, 2013, after a three-day trial in federal court in Cedar Rapids.
DES MOINES – Frank L. Lamp, M.D., a 65-year-old Iowa-licensed physician who formerly practiced family medicine in Grundy Center, Iowa, entered into a Consent Agreement with the Board on June 28, 2013.
WASHINGTON – Residents of the South regardless of race, and blacks throughout the United States, have lower healthy life expectancy at age 65, according to a report in the Morbidity and Mortality
WINDSOR HEIGHTS – Left in place, asbestos is a relatively stable and safe mineral commonly used in more than 3,000 home construction products. However, when people remove or disturb asbestos-containing products, small
A former health care clinic director and licensed clinical psychologist at defunct health provider Health Care Solutions Network Inc. (HCSN) was sentenced Thursday in Miami to serve 135 months in prison for
San Diego — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Otay Mesa passenger port of enty Tuesday found more than 45 pounds of liquid methamphetamine hidden in gas tank. At about
Salton City, Calif. –El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Indio Station apprehended a suspected narcotics smuggler yesterday at the Highway 86 checkpoint and seized over two pounds of cocaine
Steve King is at it again, this time releasing a video where he compares legal immigrants to bird dogs, saying that America gets the “pick of the litter” when choosing who to
by Tom Harkin – This week, to commemorate the 23rd anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), we are celebrating amazing strides in expanding access and opportunities for
WASHINGTON – The homicide rate for youth aged 10 to 24 years in the United States reached a 30-year low in 2010, according to data published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly
DES MOINES – Nine, 42-day old ospreys will be released at two locations in the next few weeks, as part of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ effort to re-establish a sustainable
DES MOINES – Iowa’s pheasant harvest increased 45 percent in 2012, which was the first increase in harvest since 2005. Hunters harvested an estimated 158,000 roosters, lead by northwest Iowa, and followed