Waterloo police investigate death of 2 year-old child
WATERLOO – On Tuesday, March 12, 2013, at approximately 7:22 PM, Waterloo Police and Waterloo Fire Rescue were sent to 436 Cutler Street on report of a two-year old female not breathing.
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WATERLOO – On Tuesday, March 12, 2013, at approximately 7:22 PM, Waterloo Police and Waterloo Fire Rescue were sent to 436 Cutler Street on report of a two-year old female not breathing.
LOS ANGELES, March 22 (UPI) — Los Angeles County investigators have opened a welfare fraud probe into Nadya Suleman, the so-called octomom, who started receiving assistance in January. The Los Angeles County
AUSTIN, Texas, March 22 (UPI) — Durand Scott led all scorers with 21 points Friday and helped second-seeded Miami (Fla.) breeze to a 78-49 NCAA Tournament second-round win over Pacific. The Hurricanes
DAYTON, Ohio, March 22 (UPI) — Khalif Wyatt scored 31 points and ninth-seeded Temple held off a late North Carolina State charge Friday for a 76-72 NCAA tournament victory. Temple was up
NEW YORK, March 22 (UPI) — U.S. stock indexes rebounded Friday, with reports from Nike and Tiffany boosting confidence despite uncertainty over a bailout for Cyprus. Nike reported higher-than expected fourth quarter
PHILADELPHIA, March 22 (UPI) — Duke’s Seth Curry scored 26 points Friday and the second-seeded Blue Devils cruised to a 73-61 NCAA Tournament win over the Albany Great Danes. Duke established control
PHILADELPHIA, March 22 (UPI) — Doug McDermott scored 27 points Friday in helping seventh-seeded Creighton escape a late Cincinnati charge for a 67-63 NCAA Tournament second-round victory. With Cincinnati’s Sean Kilpatrick firing
KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 22 (UPI) — Marshall Henderson scored 16 second-half points Friday to help 12th-seeded Mississippi to a 57-46 NCAA Tournament upset of fifth-seeded Wisconsin. The exuberant Henderson’s barrage combined
CAROL STREAM, Ill. — Jack Havey’s walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the 13th inning sent Northwestern to a 2-1 victory over the University of Iowa baseball team Friday afternoon at
From Sen. Amanda Ragan – Much of this legislative session has focused on expanding access to affordable health care to more Iowans through Medicaid. As we work toward that goal, we’re also
Kossuth County, IOWA — On Friday, March 22, 2013, a collision occurred at approximately 6:20 a.m. on Highway #169 two miles north of Algona in Kossuth County. The collision involved a 1996
UNITED NATIONS, March 22 (UPI) — Iraq faces a “very real potential” that civil war in Syria will spill across the border, U.N. special envoy to Iraq Martin Kobler told the Security
HOUSTON, March 22 (UPI) — Ed Reed, an eight-time All-Pro safety, is leaving the Baltimore Ravens for the Houston Texas, the Texans said Friday. Reed, 34, was drafted in the first round
WASHINGTON, March 22 (UPI) — Insurers are telling brokers some healthcare premiums will rise in 2014 even though U.S. officials project lower rates overall under the Affordable Care Act. The Department of
NEW YORK, March 22 (UPI) — North Korea scorns a planned inquiry into its alleged human rights abuses and its people are “happy” with how their rights are protected, an official said.
NEW YORK, March 22 (UPI) — U.S. stock indexes rebounded Friday, with reports from Nike and Tiffany boosting confidence despite uncertainty over a bailout for Cyprus. Nike reported higher-than expected fourth quarter
NEW YORK, March 22 (UPI) — New Jersey rocker Jon Bon Jovi says he received the “worst phone call ever” after his 19-year-old daughter, Stephanie Bongiovi, overdosed on heroin. The Bon Jovi
DES MOINES, Iowa – Four members of the Iowa State wrestling team (11-5 overall, 3-3 Big 12) are advancing to the round of 16 at the 2013 NCAA Wrestling Championships. The Cyclones
MASON CITY – The North Iowa Area Community College Board of Directors has a vacancy due to the death of board member Robert Davis. The NIACC Board of Directors will fill this
Op-ed by Peter Children – Matt Marquardt brings substance to the table in his timely questioning of the EDC’s accomplishments under the Bookmeyer doctrine. Whereas at the same time, the flagship of
DES MOINES – A rally in Des Moines as part of national Day of Action in Iowa and across the country, will be held to “to save America’s postal service” according to
DES MOINES, Iowa — The University of Iowa wrestling team advanced six wrestlers to the quarterfinals of the 2013 NCAA Championships today at Wells Fargo Arena. The Hawkeyes sit in fourth place with
LONDON, March 22 (UPI) — England faces its most complex terror attacks in history, with extremists plotting in small groups that are harder to detect, an anti-terrorism official said. Stuart Osborne, senior
DES MOINES – AFSCME Iowa Council 61 President Danny Homan released the following statement on the newest Paul Ryan Budget: “Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) and House Republican leaders have introduced a budget
DALLAS, March 21 (UPI) — Venari Resources LLC said Tuesday it had made a major oil discovery at its Shenandoah prospect in the Gulf of Mexico. The deepwater oil exploration and production
From Senator Tom Harkin – Over the last year, I have held a series of hearings focusing on the crisis of the middle class. More and more Americans find that their jobs
CHICAGO, March 22 (UPI) — A significant number of employers in major economies are having trouble finding qualified workers, a global CareerBuilder survey indicates. In the survey conducted by Harris Interactive in
BEIJING, March 22 (UPI) — China’s trade with Africa is booming as Chinese investments in the continent soar, Chinese officials and experts say. The official China Daily reported Wednesday a growing number
From the Democratic Policy and Communications Center – The Republican budget would end Medicare as we know it by moving seniors from guaranteed benefits to a voucher program that sticks them with
From Senator Charles Grassley – WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said the refusal of the Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to allow votes on amendments such as a bipartisan proposal to freeze
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa on Wednesday filed an amendment to the budget before the full Senate that would strike the requirement to raise nearly $1 trillion through new revenue