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MARSHALLTOWN – The NIACC volleyball team dropped a pair of matches at the Marshalltown Invitational on Friday. Allen Community College (Kan.) topped NIACC 25-22, 26-24, 25-15. Neosho Community College stopped the Lady
GRINNELL – The No. 6 NIACC men’s cross country team placed seventh at the 52nd Grinnell College Les Duke Invitational Saturday with 217 points. Carleton College (Northfield, Minn.) won the meet with
Remarks from Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Intercontinental Hotel Geneva, Switzerland September 14, 2013 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, thank you very much for your patience, not just
AMES, Iowa – Veterinary researchers at Iowa State University have developed a new test to detect antibodies against Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDV), a costly disease in pigs confirmed in the United
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State University’s fall 2013 enrollment of 33,241 is the largest in school history, an increase of more than 7 percent (2,201 students) over the previous record of 31,040
HERAT PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Afghan National Army Special Forces soldiers from the 4th Special Operations Kandak killed Taliban leader Haji Mobine Sept. 12 in Herat province’s Shindand District. Afghan Special Forces killed
NORTHWOOD – A North Iowa woman has filed a lawsuit against the Worth County Development Authority in Worth County court. According to its website, the Worth County Development Authority (WCDA) was formed
MASON CITY – A local man who took a computer tablet is now in jail on a theft charge. According to Mason City police, Monroe Brown III, 24, allegedly stole a Samsung
MASON CITY – Skipping a batterer’s education class has landed a Mason City man in jail. Mark Edward Torres, 38, plead guilty in March of 2012 to a domestic abuse charge from
MASON CITY – The NIACC men’s cross country team was doing their best sales job Friday afternoon, seeking runners and participants in the first annual Robert’s Run. The event is set for
MASON CITY – Throngs of people from throughout the area were in Mason City Friday, looking for some great deals. A city-wide rummage sale event kicked off Friday and continues this weekend.
BROOKLYN, IOWA – An Iowa woman is dead after a single-vehicle accident Friday evening. According to a report, Rebecca Sue Dayton, 51, of Grinnell, Iowa was driving a 1996 Harley-Davidson motorcycle Friday,
WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration this week found a host of dangerous items that airline passengers attempted to bring on to aircrafts. According to the TSA, among the items found was
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a Wyoming County man was sentenced today by Senior United States District Judge Richard P. Conaboy to serve 60
ALEXANDRIA, VA—Mark S. Farhood, 49, formerly of San Diego, California, and Jason S. Sant, 38, of Lecanto, Florida, were sentenced today for their roles in operating a nationwide online foreclosure rescue scam
IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa volleyball rebounded with a 3-1 win over Western Illinois (4-7) on Saturday afternoon to move to 7-2 overall in 2013. The squad now owns a
WASHINGTON – A new poll shows that some Americans met Russian President Vladamir Putin’s plan to control Syrian chemical weapons with some degree of optimism. Gallup reported that 45% of Americans had
BISMARCK—U.S. Attorney Timothy Q. Purdon announced that on September 10, 2013, Michael Jackson, 30, Belcourt, North Dakota, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to a charge of assaulting and resisting a federal
CEDAR RAPIDS – A .25 caliber firearm loaded with 10 rounds was discovered hidden under the lining of a carry-on bag at the Cedar Rapids (Eastern Iowa) Airport (CID). The Cedar Rapids
NEW YORK – Pressing ahead with his efforts to secure a diplomatic solution that would end to more than two years of bloodshed in Syria, United Nations-Arab League Joint Representative Lakhdar Brahimi hosted
United States Attorney Laura E. Duffy announced today that Martin Paul Bean, III, of Boca Raton, Florida, was sentenced by the Honorable William Q. Hayes to serve 24 months in custody for
NEW YORK – As fighting between Syrian Government and opposition forces continue to intensify, the United Nations humanitarian chief on Friday called on all sides to agree to a pause in the
KABUL, Afghanistan – The International Security Assistance Force strongly condemns the senseless killing of four civilians and the wounding of at least two more when Taliban forces targeted an ISAF convoy with
Ocotillo, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol rescues are on the rise during this harsh weather and agents now have rescued 18 illegal aliens during the last few weeks. The latest
WASHINGTON—Robert Paul Dickey, 74, a pediatrician from Washington, D.C., pled guilty today to a federal charge of possession of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen, Jr.; Valerie Parlave, Assistant Director
Aguadilla, Puerto Rico – U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Border Patrol and the U.S. Coast Guard interdicted 41 undocumented immigrants, 38 Haitians nationals and 3 Dominican Republic nationals. The 41 undocumented nationals
WASHINGTON – Coffee rust is a destructive fungus that infects a coffee plant’s leaves, causing them to yellow and drop prematurely, thereby reducing yields and bean quality. Central America, southern Mexico, and
WASHINGTON – Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Jerusalem on Sunday, September 15 to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The purpose of the visit, the State Department said,
WASHINGTON – Attorney General Eric Holder met with Mexican Attorney General Jesús Murillo Karam last week to discuss the release by the Mexican government of Rafael Caro Quintero, who was convicted of