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WASHINGTON – Marriott Hotels will pay $600,000 to resolve a Federal Communications Commission investigation into whether Marriott intentionally interfered with and disabled Wi-Fi networks established by consumers in the conference facilities of
WASHINGTON – U.S. officials announced this week nearly $83 million in additional emergency assistance for refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in South Sudan and South Sudanese refugees in Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan,
SOUTH BEND, Indiana – Sophomore Carolyn Newhouse and senior Kevin Lewis paced the University of Iowa cross country teams at the Notre Dame Invitational on Friday. Newhouse led the Hawkeye women to
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man who shot at a man during a verbal dispute was sentenced yesterday to more than twenty-one years in federal prison. Donald Boman, age, 40 from Cedar Rapids,
MASON CITY – An employee at Northside Liquor has been cited for selling alcohol to an underage customer. On October 1, 2014, police department employees observed an employee at Northside Liquor, located
MANLY – The city of Manly in Worth county has hired a new police officer. Police Chief Aaron Pals updated the city council on Wednesday regarding the hiring of a new police
MASON CITY – A Mason City woman struck a light pole this week, causing thousands of dollars in damage to her vehicle. On Wednesday, October 1 at about 6:24 PM, a Mason
WASHINGTON – An inspection by the Environmental Protection Agency at a Northern Iowa dairy farm found Clean Water Act violations, and a fine was imposed. As a result of an inspection of
MASON CITY – A Mason City woman who pled guilty three years ago to dealing the illicit drug lortab may have her probation revoked. Jayanna Sue Long was arrested on a theft
DES MOINES – If you are traveling to Des Moines, be watchful, because the Des Moines Police Department (DMPD) announced Friday that it is cracking down on speeding vehicles. Beginning Monday October
DES MOINES – A new poll released Thursday shows a tighter race for Governor, and Democrat Jack Hatch feels like he has some wind in his sails. Current Iowa polling results released
WASHINGTON — The number of persons employed in the U.S. increased by 248,000 in September, and the unemployment rate declined to 5.9 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment
MASON CITY – A landlord was cleaning an apartment house in Mason City after tenants moved out and narcotics and marijuana were discovered. A Mason City landlord was cleaning his rental property
MASON CITY – A deputy made a traffic stop early Friday and caught an armed felon with illegal drugs. Dustin Nicholas Barnes, age 23 of Rockwell, was stopped driving a car in
DES MOINES – A Mason City felon who has habitually kept police in pursuit of him has been denied a chance to serve a jail sentence in Cerro Gordo county or the
MASON CITY – The Cerro Gordo County Department of Public Health has received their first round of high dose flu vaccine. This vaccine is for citizens 65 years and older. The high
CLEAR LAKE – A Des Moines man remains jailed as he awaits a trial on a felony charge of willful injury. Jose Louis Ramos, age 28, plead not guilty on September 29
WASHINGTON – The race for Congress between Steve King and Jim Mowrer is virtually deadlocked, a new poll shows. The poll, released this week by the SMART-TD’s Iowa Legislative board, asked potential
WASHINGTON – U.S. and partner nation military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria Wednesday and Thursday using a mix of fighter, attack, bomber and remotely piloted aircraft to conduct four
MASON CITY – A guilty plea has been entered by a Mason City man to a burglary charge after an incident in May in which he injured a couple at their home. Ben