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MEN’S BASKETBALL What’s next: The NIACC men’s basketball team (17-9 overall, 4-6 in the ICCAC) plays at Southwestern (13-12, 6-5) on Wednesday. Game time is set for 7:30 p.m. Last time out:
CHICAGO, Feb. 18 (UPI) — A Chicago father said the last talk he had with his daughter was about President Barack Obama’s gun control proposal — hours before she was fatally shot.
CHICAGO, Feb. 18 (UPI) — A 15-year-old boy was arrested Monday after trying to bring a handgun into northwest Chicago’s Foreman High School, police said. The boy was with his mother as
HEBER SPRINGS, Ark., Feb. 17 (UPI) — Troubled country singer Mindy McCready, the mother of two young sons, has died of an apparent suicide, in Heber Springs, Ark., police said Sunday. She
NEWTOWN, Conn., Feb. 18 (UPI) — The Newtown, Conn., massacre gunman was influenced by violent video games and a desire to out-do Norway’s most notorious mass killer, sources told CBS News. Law
Raymond Bailey, Jr., of Ionia, died Monday, February 18, 2013, at the Floyd County Medical Center in Charles City. Funeral services for Raymond “Red” Bailey Jr. will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday,
ANKENY, Iowa – Feb. 18, 2013 – The Iowa Department of Transportation’s Office of Motor Vehicle Enforcement, in cooperation with the Iowa Department of Public Safety, will increase patrols on the Interstate
In his State of the Union speech, President Obama suggested raising the minimum wage for American workers from $7.25 to $9 per hour. Senator Tom Harkin has also shown strong support for
Des Moines, IOWA — A severe weather event and major crash will be simulated to show off new technology at the Iowa Department of Public Safety tomorrow, February 19, 2013 in Des
MASON CITY – Shortly after 5am Sunday morning, a quick thinking McDonalds’ worker called Mason City Police Department to report a possible drunk driver that had just ordered food at the McDonalds
MASON CITY – Shortly after 7:30pm Mason City police responded to a two car traffic accident in the 2700 block of SE 4th Street near the entrance to Mulligan’s Bar. The driver
ALBANY, N.Y., Feb. 17 (UPI) — A central New York woman hopped on the stage during a school assembly and began stripping, police said. Aydrea Meaders, 24, was attending a Black History
From Sen. Amanda Ragan – One good way to grow Iowa’s middle class is to help Main Street businesses and other employers grow. This “Main Street Tax Cut” the Senate is working
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 (UPI) — A Republican senator said his party will block any deal that includes tax increases to avoid steep budget cuts in defense and domestic programs. Sen. John Barrasso,
MASON CITY – The Mason City School Board will meet Monday and discuss a range of issues, including a timeline and procedures for a Physical Plant and Equipment Levy (PPEL). A PPEL
WICHITA, Kan., Feb. 17 (UPI) — Police said two brothers who were celebrating their $75,000 winning lottery ticket in Kansas purchased drugs and then accidentally blew up their house. One brother, 27,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 (UPI) — Arizona Sen. John McCain questioned Sunday whether Democrats really want to pass immigration reform, or merely bring up the issue for political gain. McCain, who has been
COUPEVILLE, Wash., Feb. 17 (UPI) — A former Washington state beauty queen will spend four years in prison for her role in helping lure a man to his death, prosecutors said. Peggy
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 (UPI) — Obama administration officials say they are considering shifting some of the CIA’s covert drone operations to the U.S. military. John Brennan, Obama’s nominee to be CIA director,
Forest City, Iowa – Waldorf College is pleased to announce the winners of the 2012-2013 Salveson Prizes in Poetry and Prose. The prizes, named after Waldorf College’s founder, honor outstanding poems and
MASON CITY – A blood drive will be held at NIACC on Tuesday, February 19 from 8:30 AM – 1:30 PM and on Wednesday, February 20 from 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM.