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AMES, Iowa – Iowa State junior Jarvis West was lauded by the Big 12 and the College Football Performance Awards (CFPA) for his performance vs. Texas Tech on Saturday. A native of
WASHINGTON – Speaker of the House John Boehner released the following statement regarding the bipartisan Senate agreement to reopen the federal government and avoid a national default: “The House has fought with
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate Wednesday evening voted to end the federal government shutdown and avoid a debt default. The senate approved a comprimise bill 81-18 to fund the government and raise
JPMorgan Admits to Reckless Conduct in First Case Charging Violation of Dodd Frank’s Prohibition Against Manipulative Conduct and is Ordered to Pay a $100 Million Civil Monetary Penalty Washington, DC – The U.S.
MASON CITY – Mayoral candidate Max Weaver held his fourth public forum Tuesday morning at the library. About 25 citizens made their way to the forum, coming and going as Mr. Weaver
Park Ridge, Ill. — The Big Ten office announced the conference football schedules for the 2018 and 2019 seasons today, as approved by the Big Ten Directors of Athletics. The schedules continue
Today is National boss Day, and the occasion is being celebrated all across America. Here in North Iowa, people are posting to social media pictures of cakes and over-sized cookies that say
WASHINGTON – Today, the Administration reached the most significant milestone of the President’s Export Control Reform Initiative (ECR) with the nation’s first set of revised export control lists going into effect. With
WASHINGTON – On the afternoon of October 13th, the President spoke with Leader Nancy Pelosi over the phone. The President and Leader Pelosi discussed the way forward on the pressing fiscal matters
GARNER – The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office is asking for your assistance in locating Randall Lee Lamoreux. The Hancock County District Court has issued an order revoking the bail on Randall Lee
Op-ed by Matt Rezab – “When I was a child, I thought like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me.” 1 Corinthians 13:11. For
MASON CITY – A man was nabbed by police Monday in the Cultural Crescent on suspicion of stealing a lawnmower. According to a report, at about 3 PM Monday afternoon, a Cerro
From Progress Iowa – Bringing US to the brink of default, Congressional Republicans created ‘rating watch negative’ from Fitch Ratings DES MOINES – Fitch Ratings today placed the United States AAA rating
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Afghan National Army Special Forces trained and graduated 29 guardians into the Afghan Local Police ranks Oct. 5, in Helmand province’s Kajaki district. Afghan Special Forces soldiers of
NEW YORK – The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Tuesday strongly condemned an attack on a mosque, which killed the governor of the Logar Province, Arsala Jamal. Mr. Jamal
GERMANY – Recommendations for long-term effects that a protracted conflict in Syria will likely have on global security highlight a policy paper created and released by the Partnership for Peace Consortium Oct.
NEW YORK – From Ethiopia and Yemen to Bolivia and Viet Nam millions of children took part Tuesday in the sixth annual United Nations-backed Global Handwashing Day, driving home the message that
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry E. Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds today announced additional details regarding the second Governor’s Bullying Prevention Summit, to be held on Monday, Nov. 4, at Hy-Vee Hall