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NEW YORK, March 27 (UPI) — U.S. stock indexes slipped Wednesday following downturns in markets across Europe. The European Commission said Wednesday that economic sentiment indexes for the eurozone and…
AMES, Iowa – March 27, 2013 – An online land auction is currently underway in which nine Iowa Department of Transportation-owned parcels are being offered for sale in Jefferson, Shelby,…
AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State volleyball team that will begin its spring schedule on Thursday against Creighton has seen a lot of change this offseason. Last year’s team that…
Due to the current fiscal challenges, the Army and Air Force have announced the suspension of the federal Tuition Assistance (TA) program, effective immediately. The announcement affects all Army and…
DES MOINES — The DNR has taken the following enforcement actions: Manufacturers Bank & Trust Company and Rognes Bros. Excavating Inc., Worth County Cease illegal open burning and open dumping…
AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State volleyball team will open the 2013 spring season on Thursday night with a neutral-site match against Creighton at Harlan High School in Harlan, Iowa.…
BALTIMORE, March 26 (UPI) — The FBI Tuesday called the death of a woman passenger aboard the cruise ship Enchantment of the Seas “suspicious” and was investigating. The Royal Caribbean…
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., March 26 (UPI) — J.J. Barea came off the bench to pop in 21 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves used a huge third period to hang a…
WASHINGTON, March 26 (UPI) — From 2001 to 2010, U.S. food-borne illness outbreaks — E. coli, Salmonella and other dangerous pathogens — dropped 40 percent, a food advocacy group said.…
TRENTON, N.J., March 27 (UPI) — Gov. Chris Christie has promised to keep Prince Harry of Britain on a short leash during an upcoming visit to New Jersey. Harry will…
TACOMA, Wash., March 27 (UPI) — Police arrested a 67-year-old man Tuesday who allegedly walked through a neighborhood in Tacoma, Wash., firing randomly at houses. The man was described as…
MEXICO CITY, March 27 (UPI) — The United States added a point to their World Cup qualifying tally Tuesday by battling Mexico to a 0-0 draw at Azteca Stadium. The…
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad today appointed Henry Latham Seventh Judicial District Judge. Latham, of Eldridge, earned his law degree from the University of Iowa and is currently…
By HARLAN ULLMAN WASHINGTON, March 27 (UPI) — Ten years ago this month, the United States launched Operation Iraqi Freedom against Saddam Hussein. The real reason for this invasion was…
Statement by State Senator Jeff Danielson, chair of the Senate State Government Committee, following dismissal of election misconduct charges in Council Bluffs that were prompted by Iowa Secretary of State…
PRESTON, IA – An Iowa was killed after he lost control of his vehicle Tuesday morning. According to a report, at about 9:30 AM, Timothy Michael Vosatka, 46, of Sabula,…
ATLANTA, Ga. – Iowa State head men’s basketball coach Fred Hoiberg will coach one of the two teams at the 2013 Reese’s College All-Star Game, April 5 at the Final…
Fact Sheet Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC March 25, 2013 The 22nd Session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) underscored the importance of robust engagement at the Council, where…
MINNEAPOLIS—A federal indictment unsealed late Friday charges a 40-year-old Blooming Prairie man with producing, distributing, and possessing child pornography. The indictment, which was filed on March 19, 2013, charges Brian…
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Interstate Power and Light Company (IPL), a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation (NYSE: LNT), announced today the signing of an 11-year power purchase agreement from the…
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine was sentenced March 14, 2013, to more than six years in federal prison. Esmelin Belloso-Valle, 49, from Sibley, Iowa, received…
(Mason City) – The Cerro Gordo County Department of Public Health will celebrate National Public Health Week the first week in April. It is observed by focusing attention on issues…
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man who made a false statement to a U.S. Postal Inspector conducting a fraud investigation was sentenced today to more than one year in federal prison.…
CEDAR RAPIDS – Alvin Stanley Briggs, Jr., age 50, from Dubuque, Iowa, has been charged with one count of distribution of heroin resulting in death and four counts of distribution…