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MASON CITY – The NIACC women’s basketball team remained No. 1 in the NJCAA Division II poll released Wednesday. NIACC (24-2 overall, 12-0 in the ICCAC) plays at Southeastern Wednesday at 6
San Luis, Ariz. — An El Paso man wanted on sex charges in Texas was apprehended Monday by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers assigned to the Port of San Luis. Officers
NIT – Facebook has decided to make an important change to how it preserves the “legacies” of its users. Up to now, when a person’s account was memorialized, Facebook restricted its visibility
MASON CITY – The latest violent snowstorm coupled with brutal cold served up this winter is causing major problems across the North Iowa region. Travel in and out of towns has ground
DES MOINES COUNTY, IOWA – A review by Des Moines County Attorney on Special Agent James Thomas Jenkins’ Use of Force on February 12, 2014, outside Catfish Bend Casino found no wrong-doing.
HAMPTON – A Hampton doctor who was placed on probation after pleading guilty to one count of sexual exploitation has had a probation revocation hearing postponed. Brian J. Hansen was arrested last
AMES – An Iowa State student was one of to persons who reported to Ames police that they were victims of a troubling phenomenon known as the “knockout game” over the past
NEW YORK – A deadly US drone strike on a December 2013 wedding procession in Yemen raises serious concerns about US forces’ compliance with President Barack Obama’s targeted killing policy, Human Rights Watch said
MASON CITY – A Mason City woman has been reported missing since Wednesday. According to police, on Wednesday, February 19th, at 4:22 pm, the family of 29-year-old Samantha L. Matous reported that
DAVENPORT – Lee Enterprises, which owns the Globe Gazette, bragged about its outlook this week as it struggles to pay back hundreds of millions in debt. In a series of press releases,
DES MOINES – An Iowa Senator said this week that a bill that would allow for the licensing of midwives in Iowa and the creation of a board to regulate the practice
MASON CITY – NIACC announced at about 9 AM this morning that the campus and all activities are closed. The NIACC campus is closed today, Fri, Feb 21, 2014 due to weather.
IOWA CITY – Iowa has a chance for some revenge Saturday against a surging Wisconsin team that beat them earlier this season. After a week off due to a faulty arena in
ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference announced that the Iowa at Indiana men’s basketball game, originally scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 18, has been rescheduled for Thursday, Feb. 27. The game will
Brownsville, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Gateway International Bridge intercepted an alleged load of methamphetamine. CBP officers discovered the alleged narcotics, valued at approximately $105,600, hidden
BEIRUT – Egyptian authorities in recent months have demonstrated almost zero tolerance for any form of dissent, arresting and prosecuting journalists, demonstrators, and academics for peacefully expressing their views. Prosecutors on January
AMES – The Iowa State Letterwinners Club announced today Iowa State’s Athletics Hall of Fame class of 2014. Six former Cyclone greats will be inducted into the Iowa State Hall of Fame
WASHINGTON – The US State Department released a scathing statement late Thursday on the deteriorating situation in Ukraine, saying that the violence “must stop” as the “senseless death and suffering” in the
WASHINGTON, DC – Syrian government forces are using a powerful type of cluster munition rocket not seen before in the conflict, Human Rights Watch said today. The new use of cluster munitions