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DALLAS – Britney Griner scored 31 points as No. 1 Baylor (32-1) beat Iowa State (23-8), 75-47, Monday in the championship game of the Big 12 Conference postseason tournament in the American
NEW YORK, March 11 (UPI) — U.S. markets rose after a slow start Monday following a week in which the Dow Jones industrial average set multiple records for closing highs. The index
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State senior men’s basketball player Anthony Booker made the following statement Monday: “I have personally written President Clements and the West Virginia student body president apologizing for making
NEW YORK, March 11 (UPI) — U.S. markets rose after a slow start Monday following a week in which the Dow Jones industrial average set multiple records for closing highs. The index
NEW YORK, March 11 (UPI) — Monday is the last day to buy an oversize sugared drink in New York City, with a 16-ounce limit on drinks to go into effect Tuesday.
BOSTON, March 11 (UPI) — News outlets including Boston.com and Breitbart.com were duped by a satirical website into reporting economist Paul Krugman had filed for bankruptcy. Boston.com, run by the Boston Globe,
MCLEAN, Va., March 11 (UPI) — Gonzaga retains the No. 1 ranking in the final regular-season USA Today coaches’ basketball poll, updated Monday. Gonzaga (30-2) pulls in 29 first-place votes, as it
MASON CITY – A Mason City mother is seeking help in locating her missing daughter. Sara Jane Eden says her daughter, Arianna Marie Kennedy has been missing since 6 PM Sunday. Sara
MASON CITY – NIACC freshmen Chelsey Jacox and Lateeka Thompson have been named to the Region XI women’s basketball first team. Jacox (Plymouth, Minn.) averages 14.0 points (3rd in ICCAC) and 4.1
MASON CITY – NIACC sophomore Chris Davis and freshman David Humphries have been named to the Region XI men’s basketball first team. Davis (Colorado Springs, Col.) averaged 18.4 points (3rd in ICCAC)
(DES MOINES) – Local elected officials joined Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds at their weekly news conference this morning to express their support for the administration’s property tax reform
MINNEAPOLIS—Earlier today in federal court, a 52-year-old Coon Rapids man was charged with allegedly stealing prosthetics and related supplies from the University of Minnesota Medical Center-Fairview and selling them online. Peter Stasica
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry Branstad announced today that Adam Michael Zaccone and Maya Frances Amjadi have been selected as the two most promising young scientific leaders in Iowa’s 2013 high school
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, March 10 (UPI) — Former South African President Nelson Mandela is doing “well” and was released after an overnight stay in a Pretoria hospital, government officials said. Mandela, 94,
ALAMEDA, Texas, March 11 (UPI) — Police in Texas said they pulled over an ice cream truck with expired registration and discovered suspected marijuana. The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said deputies
DAMASCUS, Syria, March 11 (UPI) — A U.N. unit warned the conflict in Syria has become increasingly militarized and sectarian, accusing both sides of waging irresponsible campaigns. In its report, the U.N.
SIOUX CITY – A woman who conspired to manufacture and distribute methamphetamine was sentenced March 6, 2013, to fourteen years in federal prison. Alicia Mofle, 25, from Webster City, Iowa, received the
SIOUX CITY – A man who distributed and received child pornography was sentenced March 7, 2013, to five years in federal prison. Adam Stephenson, age 20, of Otho, Iowa, received the sentence
MASON CITY – Two men caught breaking into a car in Clear Lake in the early morning hours of December 2nd have both received probation for the incident, along with a 2nd
MASON CITY – For a second time in four months a Mason City man has received a plea bargain in felony charges. Drake Andrew Shimon, age 21, received a plea bargain on
UNITED NATIONS, March 11 (UPI) — The United Nations said it has put parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo military on notice over allegations of widespread rape. More than 120 incidents
Forest City, Iowa – The seventh annual food-packaging event at Waldorf College resulted in 70,848 meals packed for children in Tanzania, Africa. The school once again partnered with Immanuel Lutheran Church to
DES MOINES – Iowa will lose millions during the federal government sequestration, according to information released this week from the Iowa Department of Management. Department of Management Director David Roederer prepared a spreadsheet
MCLEAN, Va., March 11 (UPI) — The average federal tax refund this year will be $2,803 and 35 percent of U.S. adults say they plan to spend all or part of theirs,
By AL SWANSON Nearly a year ago I asked the question: “Who is buying all these cars?” The answer not surprisingly was baby boomers, parents and grandparents of today’s students who had
WAVERLY – Art Walk, Waverly’s annual juried fine arts and crafts show, is seeking interested artists to participate in the 2013 show. The deadline to apply is March 22, 2013. Late applications
NEW YORK, March 10 (UPI) — Human rights advocates cheered a U.N. resolution that would establish a formal inquiry into abuses long suspected in North Korea. The U.N. Human Rights Council will
NORTH PALM BEACH, Fla., March 10 (UPI) — Former tennis star Jennifer Capriati was investigated for stalking after she allegedly punched her ex-boyfriend at a Florida health club, police said. Investigators in
From Sen. Amanda Ragan – I was pleased to manage SF 302, which promotes hiring armed forces employees, through the Veterans Affairs Committee. The bill creates a Hire a Hero state tax credit.
DETROIT, March 11 (UPI) — Alan Mulally has acquired holdings worth $317 million in six years as Ford Motor Co. chief executive officer, U.S. analysts said. Mulally — who is credited with