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KABUL, Afghanistan (Sept. 23) – Two International Security Assistance Force service members died following an improvised explosive device attack in eastern Afghanistan yesterday. It is ISAF policy to defer casualty identification procedures
MASON CITY – Sophomore Kevin Trobaugh shot a career-best round of 73 to earn meet medalist honors and led NIACC to the NIACC Fall Invitational title Monday at the Mason City Country
by Republican Party of Iowa DES MOINES, Iowa- At tonight’s Republican Party of Iowa’s State Central Committee meeting, the committee moved the date of the 2014 Republican Party Caucus and State Convention.
AMES – Iowa State (0-2, 0-0 Big 12) hits the road for the first time this season at Tulsa (1-2, 0-0 C-USA) Thursday night. The teams met twice last season, as the
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — U.S. Department of Labor Administrative Law Judge Linda S. Chapman has ordered Bank of America Corp. to pay 1,147 African American job applicants $ 2,181,593 in back wages and
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced today that it will monitor the special municipal election on Sept. 24, 2013, in Hattiesburg, Miss. The monitoring is designed to ensure compliance with the Voting
From Sen. Amanda Ragan – Iowa ranks among the ten most peaceful states in America in the 2012 U.S. Peace Index report, which looks at homicide, violent crime, policing and prison rates.
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds today announced a new partnership with the Iowa Grocery Industry Association and its participating members in helping to fund the Governor’s
MASON CITY – The NIACC volleyball team won a pair of matches on Sunday in the NIACC gym. NIACC topped the Gustavus Adolphus junior varsity 25-21, 25-16, 25-23 and stopped Riverland Community
NEW YORK – Calling the recent prisoner release in Iran “a step in the right direction,” an independent United Nations human rights expert today urged the Government to let go hundreds of
A CNBC poll released Monday says that the majority of Americans oppose defunding Obamacare if it means shutting down the government and defaulting on debt. CNBC reported Monday that by a plurality
AMES, Iowa – Sept. 23, 2013 – Iowa’s wet spring and very dry summer have made for an interesting growing season. With harvest around the corner, motorists will soon be sharing the road with
UPDATE: The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation has identified the deceased in the Northwood incident as that of 39 year-old Michael Lee Zubrod of Charles City, Iowa. An autopsy was conducted on
IOWA CITY – TwoIowa players have been named Big10 players of the week. Senior B.J. Lowery a defensive back from Cincinnati, Ohio, set a school record by returning two interceptions for touchdowns
MASON CITY – A Clear Lake man is in jail at this time, held on accusations of delivering methamphetamine. Clear Lake police picked up Todd Michael Cookman on the evening of September
NEW YORK – As the plight of civilians trapped by the Syria conflict grows more desperate, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is calling for greater efforts to ensure humanitarian access that
NEW YORK – The rights of persons with disabilities must be directly addressed by the post-2015 development agenda, United Nations officials today urged a High-level meeting of the General Assembly, where world
MASON CITY – Saturday was the day to see a re-enactment of the 1934 John Dillinger robbery of First National Bank in Mason City. Main Street Mason City describes the event as