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IOWA CITY – The Iowa Hawkeyes improved to 4-0 in NIT home games with a 87-75 first round win over South Dakota Wednesday night. Freshman point guard Jordan Bohannon led Iowa with
DES MOINES – To promote economic growth in the state, the Iowa Senate has OK’d a bill that puts a cap on the damages livestock producers would face in nuisance lawsuits. In
ORLANDO, FLORIDA – Victims of the worst mass-shooting in U.S. history will benefit from upwards of $8.5 million in federal grants. Today, the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), part of the
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. government is offered a big reward for information leading to the capture of Al Qaeda terrorists who murdered an American in Yemen. The U.S. Department of State’s
MASON CITY – A Mason City man is guilty of 8 no-contact order violations and has been given a lengthy jail sentence. Mason City police were called to 231 8th Street SE
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States says Russian Federal Security Service officers protected, directed, facilitated and paid criminal hackers to infiltrate Yahoo and as many as 500 million email accounts. A grand
DES MOINES – Today, Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds commend the Iowa Department of Human Services (DHS) for releasing the third Medicaid Modernization Quarterly Report demonstrating improved patient outcomes, strong consumer protections, and robust
NEW YORK – The conflict in Syria is the “worst man-made disaster the world has seen since World War II,” the United Nations human rights chief said, calling for an end to
DES MOINES – The Iowa Senate, led by Republicans, has approved a ban on abortions after 20 weeks. SF 471 passed the Iowa Senate 32-17. The act, “being deemed of immediate importance”,
ELDORA – An Eldora man was arrested for at least his third domestic abuse assault – a felony – and then quickly released from jail. Eldora police arrested Andrew Carl Stonebraker, who
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad signed the following 2 bills into law: House File 293: an Act concerning state purchasing from prison industries for products manufactured in this state. The bill