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DES MOINES – A Clear Lake man appealed his jail sentence stemming from a conviction on third degree theft, and lost. Shawn Benedict Zimmerman appealed his conviction for theft in the third
IOWA CITY – University of Iowa Men’s Basketball Coach Fran McCaffery announced today that Trey Dickerson has signed a National Letter of Intent to attend the University of Iowa. Dickerson, who has
DES MOINES – Cortni Rush of North Iowa Area Community College has signed a national letter of intent with the Drake University women’s basketball program for the 2014-15 season, head coach Jennie
NIT – Steve King already proclaimed he has a target on his back, because he claims he has “taken a principled, conservative stance against amnesty for illegal immigrants.” Now, his challenger in the
MASON CITY – A police report confirmed information about a man fleeing East Park Tuesday night after claiming he was chased. NIT had received information that on Tuesday evening at about 9:50
NIT – Reports have surfaced that a Waterloo murderer in prison since the 1970’s is about to be set free. In April of 2013, Governor Terry Branstad granted Rasberry Williams’ commutation request.
NIT – Fresh off leading the UConn Huskies to the NCAA national title, star point guard Shabazz Napier said he sometimes goes to bed hungry. The NCAA may have been somewhat embarrassed,
NIT – CareerCast has named the job of newspaper reporter the second-worst job in America, and its outlook may only get worse. The employment website says in its 2014 Jobs Rated report
Statement by Sen. Brian Schoenjahn of Arlington, chair of the Senate Education Budget Subcommittee – Last summer, the Iowa Board of Regents made a promise to Iowans. They said they would freeze
Statement by Senator Steve Sodders of Marshalltown – Governor, at your Monday news conference, you said want to “make sure people’s civil rights are not violated.” Governor, the way your administration used
ALBERT LEA, MINNESOTA – April 16, 2014 – Alliant Energy’s Minnesota utility and Southern Minnesota Energy Cooperative (SMEC) filed a joint application this week with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) seeking approval of
MASON CITY – A Mason City man stands accused of hundreds of dollars of damages to vehicles parked on the North End of Mason City. Joshua Joe Jennings has been wanted since
CAMBRIDGE, IA – On April 14, 2014, at approximately 5:17 p.m., the Huxley Police Department responded to 117 Race Street in Cambridge, Iowa, in response to a welfare check. Upon checking the
MASON CITY – Police attempted to nab some potential lawbreakers this morning, but the cunning, speed and agility of the crooks proved to be too much, as they escaped. Deputies from the
WASHINGTON – The Department of Defense and Republic of Korea (ROK) Ministry of National Defense held the 5th Korea-U.S. Integrated Defense Dialogue (KIDD) on April 15-16 in Washington, D.C. Over the course
NIT – Violence against women remains a pervasive challenge in the United Kingdom and a more comprehensive and targeted response is needed to address the scourge, an independent United Nations human rights expert
NIT – The ongoing unrest in eastern Ukraine, if not addressed as a matter of priority, risks seriously destabilizing the rest of the country, a senior United Nations human rights official warned
WASHINGTON – Democrats in the House of Representatives say a recently approved budget by Republicans would harm Iowa’s economy. By a vote of 219-205 on Thursday, April 11, House Republicans approved a
MASON CITY – A Mason City felon accused of violent crimes and wanted for months for parole and probation violations turned himself in to police Tuesday night. Benjamin Bravo Gonzalez, age 31,