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James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 3:15 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: This afternoon, I spoke with Governor Malloy and FBI Director Mueller. I offered Governor Malloy my condolences on behalf…
HONORING THE VICTIMS OF THE TRAGEDY IN NEWTOWN, CONNECTICUT – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION As a mark…
MASON CITY, Iowa – Dec. 14, 2012 – Road work to repair sewer lines along the westbound lanes of Iowa 122, as well as the Iowa 122/South Virginia Avenue intersection…
Op-Ed by Otis Lewis – AMERICA has lost respect for human life! It really is this simple and these shootings are all predictable! It starts with removing “prayer in school”,…
Des Moines, Iowa – In response to Congress going on recess without resolving the fiscal cliff and ending the Bush Tax Cuts for the wealthiest two percent of Americans, Progress…
The Hartford Courant newspaper reported Friday morning that a shooter had shot and killed several people, including up to 18 children, at an elementary school. The Courant reported that the…
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad today submitted a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to inform the Federal government that Iowa will avoid a costly…
DES MOINES, IA—On Wednesday, December 12, 2012, former Des Moines Police Department Officer Mersed Dautovic was sentenced to 20 months’ imprisonment, followed by one year of supervised release, for violating…
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:08 P.M. EST MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon. Thanks for being here at the White House. I have no announcements, so let’s go straight to…
MASON CITY – A Manly woman was arrested this week on a warrant for serious assault causing injury. Julie Ann Hove, 41, was picked up by Cerro Gordo County sheriff’s…
MASON CITY – State Senator Amanda Ragan of Mason City will help shape the work of the 2013 session of the Iowa Legislature through her work on several Iowa Senate…
Statement by the President on Ambassador Rice’s decision to remove her name from consideration for Secretary of State: Today, I spoke to Ambassador Susan Rice, and accepted her decision to…
MASON CITY – The boys North Iowa Conference/Corn Bowl Conference Challenge is set for Saturday in the NIACC gym. A total of eight games between the two conferences will be…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the week ending December 8, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 343,000, a decrease of 29,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a letter to President Obama, a group of lawmakers led by Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) today urged action in response to the recent fire in the…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An employee at a contracted state license office pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to conspiracy to unlawfully assist more than 100 illegal aliens obtain fraudulent…
DES MOINES – Most animal and crop producers know there is greater potential for runoff and nutrient loss following winter manure application. State law, however, sets some dates when producers…
IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa head baseball coach Jack Dahm announced the signing of a five-player recruiting class Thursday. Four of the five players are ranked in the…
MINNEAPOLIS—Today in federal court, a 60-year-old Red Lake man was sentenced for sexually abusing two young girls. United States District Chief Judge Michael J. Davis sentenced Dean Earl Wilkens to…
WASHINGTON—Bryan Benson, a former Anderson, California, police officer, was arrested today on charges of deprivation of civil rights for sexually assaulting a woman while transporting her to jail and of…
WASHINGTON D.C. – Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) announced that the Calhoun Rural Electric Cooperative has been awarded $3,410,137 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Program (HMP.) The…
SACRAMENTO, CA—Harold E. Waller, 45, of Circle, Montana, pleaded guilty today to one count of attempting to board an aircraft with a concealed, dangerous weapon, United States Attorney Benjamin B.…
MASON CITY – The Cerro Gordo County Conservation Board Roadside Management staff is continuing with annual tree and brush removal efforts within county road right-of-ways near Mason City and Clear…
By Steve Alexander, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – QUESTION: Recently I’ve been unable to send emails from my home email address. In addition, my incoming email contains several notices of undeliverable emails…
MASON CITY – NIACC sophomore shortsop Reynaldo Sala signed a national letter of intent to play baseball at Campbellsville University, a NAIA school in Campbellsville, Ky. Sala, who is from…
By Juan O. Tamayo, The Miami Herald – MIAMI — Furniture giant IKEA reported Friday that its investigation found no evidence the company knew of the possible use of Cuban…
Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune – When Zipeng “Frank” Jiang arrived in the U.S. for the first time, he was a 16-year-old Chinese honors student with big dreams, limited English skills and…
LOS ANGELES—A former United States Congressman has been sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison in a tax fraud case related to his failure to disclose to…