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CHICAGO, March 31 (UPI) — Chicago’s Luol Deng heated up in the fourth quarter Sunday, putting in 14 points down the stretch to carry the Bulls over Detroit 95-94. Deng…
From Rep. Sharon Steckman – We received a report from the non-partisan Revenue Estimating Committee this week that contained the good news that general revenues to the state are continuing…
Courtesy: UNI Athletics Communications – CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The Weber State University Wildcats advanced to the championship game of the 2013 CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT) with a 59-56 win over…
MARCUS, IOWA – Two Iowans were injured after their car plunged into a storefront Friday afternoon. According to a report, Verna Nicks, age 55, was driving her 1998 Dodge Intrepid…
by Jody Spear – MASON CITY – The Dames of Anarchy won their second home bout against the Platte Valley Roller Vixens Saturday night at the North Iowa Events Center…
DALLAS, March 31 (UPI) — A mint condition, signed mono copy of the Beatles’ “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” album sold for $290,500 at a Dallas auction house, officials…
JUMEIRAH, United Arab Emirates, March 31 (UPI) — Police in the United Arab Emirates arrested a woman who allegedly buried her dead newborn girl at the Jumeirah Open Beach. The…
CHICAGO, March 31 (UPI) — Police in Chicago arrested 28 young people during two incidents on the Magnificent Mile and an elevated train car, officials said. The first incident occurred…
SEOUL, March 31 (UPI) — South Korean President Park Guen-hye announced she has chosen Ahn Ho-young, a former vice foreign minister, as ambassador to the United States. Ahn, 56, served…
NEW YORK, March 31 (UPI) — New York developer Donald Trump has filed a suit seeking $400,000 in damages from a man he says illegally set up websites bearing the…
FORT WORTH, Texas, March 31 (UPI) — Dallas Wiens, the first recipient of a full face transplant in the United States, got married in Texas to a woman he met…
NEW YORK, March 31 (UPI) — Lifetime has canceled “America’s Most Wanted,” effectively ending the reality series after 25 years, TV Guide Magazine reported. Host John Walsh’s production company declined…
WASHINGTON, March 31 (UPI) — U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., says reports a bipartisan group of U.S. senators have agreed on immigration reform “are premature.” Rubio issued a written statement…
LOS ANGELES, March 31 (UPI) — “G.I. Joe: Retaliation” was the No. 1 movie at the U.S. box office, grossing an estimated $41.2 million in its opening weekend. The figure…
WATERLOO – On Friday, March 29, 2013 at approximately 10:34 AM, Waterloo Police and Waterloo Fire Rescue were dispatched to 914 Wellington Street on report of a house fire. Officers…
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Sixteen Indiana runs on 23 hits were too much for the University of Iowa baseball team Saturday afternoon at Duane Banks Field, falling 16-5 in its…
INDIANAPOLIS — The University of Iowa men’s swimming and diving team wrapped up the 2013 NCAA Championships, tallying 14 points to finish 32nd overall int he team standings. It is…
AMES, Iowa — The military deployment and potential domestic use of drones is fast becoming a central debate of our time. Iowa State University’s World Affairs Series will host a…
AMES, Iowa – People are quick to point the finger or dismiss the effect of violent video games as a factor in criminal behavior. New evidence from Iowa State researchers…
MASON CITY – An alert Mason City police officer led to the arrest of a Polk County man suspected of stealing a car. According to the Mason City Police Department,…
by Jody Spear – MASON CITY – The Oasis Tattoo Company and Tattoo Muzik presented the Tattoo Palooza and Cancer Benefit Saturday night at the Rose Bowl in Mason City.…
WASHINGTON – President Obama uses his weekly address to mark a sacred time for the millions of Americans celebrating Easter and Passover, and he calls on everyone to use this…
MIAMI, March 31 (UPI) — Miami police say a man accused of human trafficking arranged to have his nickname tattooed on an eyelid of a 13-year-old girl who threatened to…
SANTA ANA, Calif., March 31 (UPI) — A California hockey mom convicted of having sex with a 16-year-old boy has had a second mistrial declared on charges she sexually assaulted…
AMES, Iowa – For nearly all collegiate distance runners, a runner-up finish in the 5,000 meters and a fourth-place effort in the 3,000 meters at the NCAA Indoor Track and…
Forest City, Iowa – Waldorf College welcomes two former Iowa State University professors to the Recital Hall on Monday, April 8, for a special music presentation: “Shouts of Joy! A…
WASHINGTON, March 31 (UPI) — Bio-diesel fuel fraudster Jeffrey Gunselman was sentenced to nearly 16 years in a U.S. prison Friday and ordered to repay nearly $55 million. The 30-year-old…
AMMAN, Jordan, March 31 (UPI) — Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Jordan King Abdullah have signed a pact to defend Jerusalem and its holy sites, officials said. Abbas…
WACO, Texas – Iowa State (14-19, 0-3 Big 12) fell in its weekend finale at No. 16 Baylor (29-7, 3-2 Big 12) on Saturday, 7-5. Senior Tori Torrescano hit her…
TEL AVIV, Israel, March 31 (UPI) — Despite U.S. President Barack Obama’s pledge of “eternal” U.S. support for Israel, the Jewish state still worries that Obama’s heavy defense cuts will…
BOSTON, March 31 (UPI) — NPR said Friday in Washington it is canceling its “Talk of the Nation” after 21 years and host Neal Conan “will depart” the network. The…
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., March 31 (UPI) — A once-wealthy Minnesota car dealer convicted of fraud is traveling the country at taxpayer expense, having been moved to his ninth prison in eight…
MASON CITY – The North Iowa Concert Band, under the direction of John Klemas, will present a Spring Concert on Tuesday, April 2nd at 7:30 p.m. in the North Iowa…
MASON CITY – A Mason City man was arrested early Saturday morning after police responded to a report of a domestic situation at 621 South President Ave. Officers arrived on…
NEW YORK CITY – Iowa basketball coach Fran McCaffery held a press conference on Friday as his team prepares to battle Maryland in the NIT semifinals at Madison Square Garden.…
NEW YORK, March 29 (UPI) — Canadian-born actor Jim Carrey is blasting Fox News for what he calls vicious slander after the release of his satirical anti-gun video “Cold Dead…
MARSEILLE, France, March 29 (UPI) — Ancient skeletal remains found in Italy may be of a human/Neanderthal hybrid, the first such known instance of the species interbreeding, scientists say. If…
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, March 29 (UPI) — Republican leaders denounced the use of the term “wetback” by U.S. Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, with House Speaker John Boehner calling it “offensive.” Young,…
MARANA, Ariz., March 29 (UPI) — One Navy SEAL was killed and a second injured in a parachute training accident in Arizona, military officials said Friday. A Naval Special Warfare…
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