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Dave DeWitte, CR Gazette – A $1.3 billion fertilizer plant proposed by a Egypt-based company for Lee County would be the largest private investment in the state’s history, Gov. Terry Branstad says.
CR Gazette – The Gazette Editorial Board – State lawmakers are considering legislation that would allow law enforcement officers in Iowa to use GPS tracking technology as an investigative tool. The bill, House
If you were to put fifty men in one room and they were all naked, you could not tell them apart. Stay with me here, do not jump to conclusions. My point
by Jody Spear – MASON CITY – Mason City police responded to an assault call at approximately 5:30 a.m. Saturday at 1313 North President. It was said that two females and one male
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Former University of Iowa football players LeVar Woods and Brian Ferentz have been named fulltime assistant coaches on the Hawkeye football staff. Woods has been named linebacker coach,
TEMPE, Ariz. — A five run top of the seventh inning lifted Illinois State to a 7-3 victory over the University of Iowa softball team Friday afternoon in its Littlewood Classic opener.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The University of Iowa baseball team recorded a season-opening 7-5 victory over Pittsburgh Friday afternoon. The game was played at Al Lang Field and was the first of
By Joe Buttweiler – BRAINERD, Minn. – Hmmm… Let’s see… It’s 5 degrees above zero with a wind chill of minus 15. Do we stand out on a windswept lake with thousands
IOWA CITY, Iowa – The Iowa State gymnastics team could not duplicate its early season victory over Iowa Friday night in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Cyclones fell to No. 24 Iowa 194.150-192.750 in
MASON CITY, Iowa – The NIACC Soccer Academy will have a Spring Break Player Development Program for kids ages 6 to 14 from March 12 to March 15. Camp fees will be
By Sheera Frenkel, McClatchy Newspapers – EILAT, Israel — Sparks flew across the desert sand as Mohammad Omar welded barbed wire to the top of a 16-foot fence that winds its way across
By Brent Snavely, Detroit Free Press – DETROIT — Chrysler says it will no longer seek a U.S. Department of Energy loan to fund the development of gas-electric hybrids and electric vehicles. “The
AMES, Iowa – Feb. 15, 2012 – The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) will hold six public information meetings regarding the update of Iowa’s state transportation plan. The information meetings will be
The North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) Tennis Club is hosting the first Annual Tennis Tournament March 2, 3, and 4 at the NIACC Recreation Center. The cost is $15 per doubles
NETT LAKE, Minn. – NIACC volleyball continues to work on its front line by signing middle hitter LaShae Brooks of Nett Lake, Minnesota. Brooks signed with NIACC volleyball on February 3, and
By Jerry Zgoda, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – HOUSTON — Seated in the noisy afterglow of a 111-98 victory at Houston, Minnesota Timberwolves center Nikola Pekovic leaned a little closer and cocked his head,
By Bill Ervolino, The Record (Hackensack N.J.) – NEWARK, N.J. — The three massive, unadorned crucifixes rising up behind the handsome altar of Newark’s New Hope Baptist Church will watch over Saturday’s funeral
RICHMOND, Va. – The VCU Rams tallied a 77-68 win over the University of Northern Iowa Panthers on Friday in a SEARS BracketBusters in the Siegel Center. UNI (17-12 overall) received a
By La Velle E. Neal III, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – FORT MYERS, Fla. — Minnesota Twins pitching coach Rick Anderson shares the same office as manager Ron Gardenhire at the team’s Hammond Stadium
By Kim Murphy, Los Angeles Times – SEATTLE — One of the last significant hurdles to offshore oil drilling in the Arctic was cleared Friday with approval of a plan to deal with
By Carol Rosenberg, McClatchy Newspapers – MIAMI — Lawyers for a Pakistani man accused of wiring money used in the Sept. 11 attacks argued in a memo Friday that, because the alleged terrorist
By John Reitmeyer and Juliet Fletcher, The Record (Hackensack, N.J.) – TRENTON, N.J. — About 24 hours after New Jersey lawmakers sent a same-sex marriage bill to his desk, Gov. Chris Christie sent
By Peter Stone, Center for Public Integrity – WASHINGTON — Casino owner Sheldon Adelson is expected to send another $10 million donation within days to the outside group that has provided life support
By Kathleen Gray, Detroit Free Press – DETROIT — Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum said he may not be from Michigan, but his Pennsylvania roots make him at least close to the hearts
By Sheera Frenkel, McClatchy Newspapers – EILAT, Israel — Sparks flew across the desert sand as Mohammad Omar welded barbed wire to the top of a 16-foot fence that winds its way across
By Richard A. Serrano, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — An immigrant from Morocco armed with a jammed automatic weapon and wearing a suicide vest packed with what he thought were explosives was