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MASON CITY – A Cedar Rapids man who earlier this year attempted to steal a baby from a Clear Lake restaurant-bar has pleaded guilty, a source close to the case indicated Monday
CEDAR RAPIDS – A former employee of a financial brokerage firm who stole the identity of a client and fraudulently obtained over $36,000 from that client, pled guilty today in federal court
MASON CITY – As students return for classes at North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC), they will not be able to miss the large construction project underway. New student housing to accommodate
AMES, Iowa – Instead of walking across campus to attend class in a lecture hall this fall, a growing number of Iowa State University students will log on from home, the library
MASON CITY – A Mason City man was in jail this weekend after allegedly committing more than one assault on a woman over the course of more than one day. Police said
CEDAR FALLS – The University of Northern Iowa football team opens the 2013 season against the Iowa State Cyclones on Aug. 31 in Ames, Iowa. Iowa State leads the series 20-4, with
AMES, Iowa (Aug. 26, 2013) – Iowa State University fans, who cannot make it to Jack Trice Stadium for the home opener, should tune their cable boxes to the Cyclones’ brand-new, stand-alone
Editorial by Matt Marquardt – Mason City Mayor Eric Bookmeyer claims to know the difference between common sense and nonsense, he told the Globe Gazette Monday, as he announced he is running
HAMPTON – The Friends of Beeds Lake hosted their annual Restoration Run Saturday at Beeds Lake State Park in Hampton. Organized by the Friends of Beeds Lake, a locally-based nonprofit group devoted
SHEFFIELD – Small town USA, Sheffield held their Annual Sourdough/People in the Park Day Saturday. The People in the Park event was new this year and was a combination of Sourdough Day
Today’s event includes about 50,000 customers throughout Iowa – CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – August 26, 2013 – Alliant Energy’s Iowa electric utility will cycle air conditioners for participating customers across the entire
AMES, Iowa – The most powerful computer ever on the Iowa State University campus – a machine dubbed “Cyence” that’s capable of 183.043 trillion calculations per second with total memory of 38.4
Op-ed: It’s never easy to speak ill of another, at least that is my personal feelings. There are however times when you have to bite the bullet and get on with it.
MALMSTROM AIR FORCE BASE, Mont. — The 341st Security Forces Group commander was relieved of command Aug. 22. 341st Missile Wing commander, Col. Robert Stanley, relieved Col. David Lynch from command of
WASHINGTON – The Department of Defense announced Sunday the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died Aug. 23 in Haft Asiab, Afghanistan, from wounds suffered when enemy
WASHINGTON – The United States is alarmed by the escalating fighting between the M23 armed group and the armed forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) in eastern Congo. We
WASHINGTON – The Army released suicide data for the month of July 2013. During July, among active-duty soldiers, there were 19 potential suicides: One has been confirmed as a suicide and 18
MASON CITY – The Charles H. MacNider Art Museum in Mason City is putting out a call for entries for the competitive craft exhibition, Iowa Crafts: 41. Entries must be e-mailed or