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ST. LOUIS – The Coast Guard, Illinois EPA, Illinois DNR and local emergency crews continue to respond to a vessel sinking and oil discharge into the Mississippi River near LeClaire, Iowa, Tuesday.
MASON CITY – A man who was apparently out can collecting got an unwelcome visit by cops early Tuesday. Tuesday morning shortly after 6:00 AM, police received a call from a nearby
MASON CITY – A local man known for burglary and theft was busted this week on another burglary charge. According to Mason City police, Justin Lee Holt, age 37, was arrested on
MASON CITY – The Friends of the 457 will light up the Rotary Cannonball steam engine in East Park with its annual Christmas light display and music this Sunday, Dec 1st. This
WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to take on a case between the federal government and a private company that says the Affordable Care Act violates the company’s owners’
DES MOINES – As hundreds/thousands of Walmart workers prepare for a busy Black Friday shopping season, the Iowa Federation of Labor applauds their courage and stands in solidarity with these brave workers
MASON CITY – Robbers broke into two Graham Manufacturing plants in Mason City over the weekend. Sources indicated that between Saturday and early Monday, the break-ins were discovered by employees. “They came
Courtesy: cyclones.com – AMES, Iowa – No. 17 Iowa State (5-0) shot 51.4 percent from the field and won the rebounding battle, 59-31 in a 110-51 win over UMKC (1-4) Wednesday night
Courtesy: UNI Athletics Communications – ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands – University of Northern Iowa junior forward Nate Buss’s career-high 23 points and 12 rebounds lifted the Panthers to a 65-50 win over
WASHINGTON – The United States Department of Defense said Monday that budget cuts are hurting operations, and that “all cost-cutting efforts need to be on the table.” “We’ve received a lot of
United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a couple from La Plant, South Dakota has been indicted by a federal grand jury. Rochelle Breckbill, a/k/a Rochelle LeBeau, age 25, and Henry
Tucson, Ariz. – Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Willcox and Sonoita Stations seized a combined 1,104 pounds of marijuana yesterday worth an estimated $550,000. The first seizure occurred in
AMES – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Forestry Bureau, in cooperation with U.S. Forest Service – State and Private Forestry, has awarded $194,820 in 50 percent cost-share grants to 90
WASHINGTON — A group of federal partners at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)-led National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center) teamed with industry and nonprofit organizations to warn consumers
Detroit – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport announces the seizure of $32,300 in counterfeit U.S. currency from a Ghanaian citizen. “This amount of counterfeit cash can
From Commander, Navy Reserve Forces Command Public Affairs – NORFOLK, Va. (NNS) — Beginning Jan. 1, 2014, the Reserve Ready Mobilization Pool (RMP) will no longer be used to involuntarily recall Reserve
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — Affordable Colleges Online (AC Online) recently ranked the University of Northern Iowa as the most affordable and high-quality provider of online education in Iowa. The online resource noted
Jamul, Calif.— U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a man and his female companion at the Brown Field checkpoint on State Route 94 this week for human smuggling. On Tuesday afternoon, agents encountered
NEW YORK – An independent United Nations human rights expert today called for urgent action to avert a humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip, where a power shortage has disrupted health services,
SAN ANTONIO – A Mexican national, who is wanted for defrauding hundreds of Mexican citizens of their total earnings, was deported and turned over to Mexican law enforcement authorities Thursday by officers
NEW YORK – The Security Council on Monday strongly condemned the recent spate of terrorist attacks in Iraq, as the top United Nations official in the country warned of a deteriorating security