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MASON CITY – The NIACC men’s soccer team picked up its first win of the season Saturday with a 4-1 nonconference victory over Minnesota International University at the NIACC soccer field. NIACC (1-2 overall) trailed
CEDAR FALLS – The University of Northern Iowa football team will make their return to the UNI-Dome on Sat., Sept. 7 when they kick off their home opener against the Drake Bulldogs
NEW YORK – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged leaders at the Group of 20 (G20) summit in St. Petersburg to explore ways to avoid further militarization of the conflict in Syria and
NEW YORK – The top United Nations envoy in Somalia today deplored a terrorist attack in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, which resulted in numerous casualties. “I am appalled by this act of
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) last week announced that Northeast Iowa’s Livable Rural Communities in Winneshiek County has been awarded $1,651,475 from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) National Infrastructure
IOWA CITY – It wasn’t the dominating performance many Hawkeye fans wanted, but the Iowa football team got a much-needed victory Saturday, beating Missouri State 28-14. Iowa rushed for 296 yards and
WINNEBAGO COUNTY – Two North Iowas were injured Friday in a two car accident in rural Winnebago county. On Friday at about 12:21 PM, a 2007 Chevy PC driven by 69 year-old
IOWA CITY, Iowa – Single-game tickets are available for purchase by the general public for all five remaining home games of the 2013 University of Iowa football team. A $25 youth ticket
WASHINGTON – In his weekly address, President Obama again made the case for limited and targeted military action to hold the Assad regime accountable for its violation of international norms prohibiting the
MASON CITY – Four candidates have been chosen to be interviewed for the presidency at North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC). “We are very pleased to announce the finalists in our presidential
MASON CITY – Second Ward City Council candidate Jodi Draper continues to knock on doors in the northwest section of town. Recently, Draper formally announced her candidacy for the Second Ward seat
MINNEAPOLIS – Last week in federal court, a 66-year-old man from Cheboygan, Michigan, pleaded guilty to robbing the U.S. Bank in Stillwater. David Michael Tyler specifically pleaded guilty to one count of
Nogales, Ariz. — Six people were arrested recently in multiple smuggling attempts here involving area residents and Mexican nationals. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Port of Nogales seized marijuana,
MASON CITY – The annual civil war re-enactment event continues in East Park this weekend. Union and Confederate soldiers are on display, performing drills and marching. There are civil war era tents
MASON CITY – Early Friday morning, Mason City police were called to the 1500 block of North Rhode Island after a caller reported a male subject rummaging through the inside of a
ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA – On Friday, President Obama reached separate agreements with the G-20 and with China to combat global climate change by addressing the rapid growth in the use and release
CEDAR RAPIDS – Randy Patrie, age 40, from Charles City, Iowa, pled guilty today in federal court in Cedar Rapids. Patrie was convicted of being a felon in possession of 22 firearms
MASON CITY – The NIACC women’s cross country team is ranked No. 11 in the initial NJCAA poll released this week. NIACC placed third at the Region XI time trial in Mason
MASON CITY – Mason City Firefighters, Local 41 Union thanked citizens of Mason City and North Iowa for their support during our recent Labor Day “Fill The Boot” fundraiser for the Muscular
From Senator Tom Harkin – “I have watched Syria’s civil war – a war that has resulted in the death of nearly 100,000 people – unfold with horror. The escalation of this
VALPARAISO, Ind. — The University of Iowa volleyball team used a 3-0 victory over Rhode Island (2-2) to remain undefeated in 2013. The Hawkeyes own a 4-0 mark after recording their first
WASHINGTON – The U.S. State Department continues to follow with urgency the situation at Camp Ashraf in Iraq, a spokesman said Friday. The United States reiterated its condemnation of the “horrific attack”
AMES, Iowa – The No. 11 Iowa State volleyball team suffered its first setback off the season against No. 14 San Diego Friday night at Hilton Coliseum, falling 3-1 (17-25, 17-25, 30-28, 13-25). The
An unmanned rocket was launched by NASA Friday night. The Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) is headed toward the moon after launching on a Minataur V rocket Friday night from