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WASHINGTON, May 28 (UPI) — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Tuesday in a Texas case that a defendant may raise an ineffective counsel claim, even if the state framework doesn’t permit

WASHINGTON, May 28 (UPI) — The U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday let stand a lower court ruling that struck down Indiana’s ban on Medicaid funds going to Planned Parenthood. A state law says,

MASON CITY – A Mason City man was arrested Tuesday on a warrant for a probation violation. Michael Aaron Cordell Canady was picked up Tuesday by a Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s Deputy

Des Moines, IOWA — The Iowa Department of Public Safety’s (DPS) Division of Narcotics Enforcement (DNE) is aware that a Special Agent has been charged with Felonious Misconduct in Office. Jon Borg,

(DES MOINES) – Governor Terry E. Branstad today issued a proclamation of disaster emergency in response to recent storms and flooding in northwest and central Iowa. Thirteen counties are included in this

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA – May 28, 2013 – With significant rainfall in the last week and more expected during the next few days, Alliant Energy urges customers to be safe around their

MILLVALE, Pa., May 28 (UPI) — A couple were charged with child endangerment after travelers on the Pennsylvania Turnpike saw a girl in a dog cage in the back of a pickup

ITHACA, N.Y., May 27 (UPI) — In the heat of World War II, men who experienced intense combat were more than twice as likely to turn to prayer as those who did

CHICAGO, May 28 (UPI) — U.S. proposals to lower the legal limit of a driver’s blood-alcohol content from 0.08 to 0.05 may not go far enough, a U.S. trauma surgeon says. Dr.

CHANGCHUN, China, May 27 (UPI) — A Chinese man was sentenced to death for killing a baby that he found in the back seat of a car he stole, a court announced

ROY, Wash., May 27 (UPI) — A Washington state father has been accused of putting his 6-week-old daughter in the freezer because she wouldn’t stop crying, police said. The incident happened Saturday

MINNEAPOLIS – Star NFL running back Adrian Peterson has come out against gay marriage. “That’s not something I believe in,” Peterson said in an interview last week, ESPN.com reported, despite having family

CEDAR RAPIDS – One child is dead and three children and one adult were injured when a vehicle left an Eastern Iowa roadway Sunday afternoon and rolled into a wooden area. According

Today is special, especially for voters. I know the holiday is devoted to the armed services and those who gave their lives for freedom. When you burn the forest and sift the

WASHINGTON, May 26 (UPI) — The United States is the only country among advanced economies that does not require employers to provide paid vacation time, a non-profit group says. A report by

Washington, DC- Congressman Steve King released the following statement to encourage 4th District Iowans to recognize this upcoming Memorial Day by honoring the men and women who have died in service to

APPLINGTON, IA – Senator Chuck Grassley’s appearance at the Memorial Day Parade and speak at the Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday in Aplington in cancelled due to regional flooding. Below is a

HAMPTON – Heavy rain is forecast for North Central Iowa Monday through Monday evening. Flash flood warning and watches are still in effect for most of Franklin county. Many rivers and streams

ELK RIVER, Minn., May 27 (UPI) — Divers found the body of a Minnesota toddler in the Elk River Sunday, the day before her second birthday, authorities said. Searchers found the body

PHOENIX, May 25 (UPI) — A federal judge in Arizona has ruled Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s handling of people of Latino descent amounts to racial and ethnic profiling. Judge Murray Stone,

WASHINGTON, May 26 (UPI) — A record 65 guns were found in carry-on bags at U.S. airports this week, including 54 that were loaded, the Transportation Security Administration says. Of the firearms

By NICOLE DEBEVEC Talk about a whiff. The Obama administration, in one extraordinarily difficult stretch, was belted with the specters of the U.S. Consulate bombing, word of the IRS targeting conservative groups

As each day passes and we pause at the end of the day to reflect…can we really say that the coming days will lead to liberation of a inept administration, seeped in

WASHINGTON, May 26 (UPI) — The United States is not at war with Islam as some extremists claim to justify their violence against the West, President Barack Obama said. Obama, speaking at

WASHINGTON, May 26 (UPI) — Lower-than-normal inventories and refinery work means consumers in the U.S. Midwest are facing higher-than-average gasoline prices, the Energy Department said. The U.S. Energy Department’s Energy Information Administration

CHARLES CITY – Canadian Pacific Railroad successfully removed three ethanol cars on Wednesday, May 22nd from the Little Cedar River east of Charles City and then found that more ethanol had leaked

MASON CITY – Mason City Police Officer Jason Trask was recognized as the 2012 Espeland Award recipient. The Espeland Award was created in tribute to Mason City Polkice Officer Tim Espelan who

From Sen. Amanda Ragan – The 2013 session has ended with many successful efforts  to strengthen and expand Iowa’s middle class. We found common ground by working together, Democrats and Republicans, and

HAMDEN, Conn., May 25 (UPI) — Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton does better in Iowa than Vice President Joe Biden against two GOP presidential contenders, a poll issued Friday found. The

INDIANOLA, IOWA – Today, Wednesday, May 22, 2013, John Hoyman, the former Indianola City Attorney and Indianola Municipal Utilities (IMU) general legal counsel, was arrested on felony charges of Theft 1st, Fraudulent

SIOUX CIY – A man who conspired to manufacture and distribute methamphetamine pled guilty May 23, 2013, in federal court in Sioux City. David Robley, 52, from Early, Iowa, was convicted of