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INDIANAPOLIS – The field for the 2014 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships was announced today. Six Cyclones will be competing at the national tournament in Oklahoma City, Okla. March 20-22: Earl Hall (125),
Courtesy UNI Athletics Communications – INDIANAPOLIS – UNI’s Joe Colon earned a top seed at the NCAA wrestling tournament, while four other Panthers were seeded in the top 15. The NCAA on
MASON CITY – A Mason City man will plead guilty to a charge of felony D willful injury later this month. Records indicate that 22-year-old Bernard Ware was originally charged with felony
MASON CITY – An North Iowa man who traveled to Mason City to sell a little weed but couldn’t close the deal will find himself behind bars for 60 days. Michael Schenker,
MASON CITY – A mason City man turned himself in to police Tuesday on a warrant related to an alleged sexual assault. Mason City police told NIT Wednesday that they applied for
MESERVEY – A woman who stole from Wal-Mart and was required by law to be fingerprinted was arrested Tuesday for not following through. Rebecca Stadtlander was cited and released for shoplifting at Wal-Mart
NIT – The following letter was written by a North Iowa man, JB Johnson, who owns land near a large development about to be undertaken in Clear Lake. Mr. Johnson seeks the
IOWA CITY – University of Iowa senior Roy Devyn Marble was named Wednesday to the five-player District 7 first team by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). Today’s honor is the
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State senior Melvin Ejim has been named a United State Basketball Writers Association Second-Team All-American, the organization announced Wednesday. Ejim is also a finalist for the Oscar Robertson
HAMPTON – Today, Shawn Dietz of Hampton filed nomination forms with the Iowa Secretary of State’s office to have his name placed on the June 3rd primary ballot in Iowa’s 27th Senate
MASON CITY – A Mason City woman missing since February 19th has been located and is safe. Police said Wednesday that after an extensive investigation, 29-year-old Samantha Matous was found to be
Courtesy UNI Athletics Communications – University of Northern Iowa junior forward Seth Tuttle has been named to National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) District 16 First Team. The NABC announced today the
CORALVILLE – Authorities are investigating an assault this morning at the Iowa Medical Classification Center in Coralville. According to an Iowa Corrections Department spokesperson, on March 12, 2014 at approximately 8:40 AM,
WASHINGTON – It was reported today that President Barack Obama will use his executive authority to mandate that businesses pay more overtime to workers. According to the New York Times, Obama will
WASHINGTON – Russia was told again Wednesday to get out of the Crimean peninsula and cease violating the sovereignty of Ukraine. The following is the statement released today: Statement of G-7 Leaders
MASON CITY – A Mason City man went to the hospital after a one-car accident early Wednesday morning. The Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s Office reported this morning that deputies responded to a
ROSELAND, NJ – An attorney for parents of a high school daughter who sued them for financial support announced the girl has returned home to her family. Angelo Sarno, attorney for Sean
HULL – Sludge from a cheese processing plant in Hull overflowed a storage tank and flooded the Agropur wastewater treatment building before some of it ran to a nearby stream Tuesday morning.
STORM LAKE – The Southwest Sanitary District serving the south side of Storm Lake has a break in a sewer line leading to the wastewater treatment plant. A city of Storm Lake
MANCHESTER, IOWA – An Iowa teen who murdered his grandparents two years ago will spend the rest of his life behind bars. Isaiah Sweet, age 19, was sentenced to life in prison
PRINCETON, N.J. – The Iowa Hawkeyes will have a shot at playing at Madison Square Garden next season. Highlighting the field for the 20th annual 2K Sports Classic benefiting Wounded Warrior Project
OTTUMWA – The Cargill Meat Solutions Plant in Ottumwa reported a discharge from the plant into a storm sewer on March 3rd. A short in a power panel caused process waste water
Courtesy UNI Athletics Communications – A pair of former University of Northern Iowa Panther football players have signed free agent agreements with teams in the National Football League. Chad Rinehart inked a