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AMES, Iowa – Iowa State men’s basketball coach Fred Hoiberg has agreed to a 10-year, $20 million contract to remain the head coach at his alma mater. Hoiberg met with…
DES MOINES, Iowa – March 28, 2013 – In West Des Moines, the capacity improvement on Interstate 35 will continue this year with the construction of new southbound lanes between…
M E M O R A N D U M TO: Reporters and Editors RE: 8th Circuit 3-25-13 ruling on EPA rules DA: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 Senator Chuck Grassley…
MASON CITY – The Healthiest Iowa Initiative held its “Medicaid Madness” tour on Wednesday, March 27th in Mason City and other Iowa communities. The events were meant to educate Iowans…
CHICAGO, March 27 (UPI) — Luol Deng led a balanced Chicago attack Wednesday that allowed the Bulls to end Miami’s history-making run in a 101-97 victory over the Heat. With…
MASON CITY – NIT Publisher Matt Marquardt was forced to leave a meeting of elected officials Wednesday at the Mason City Public Library. Marquardt went to the library to cover…
AMES, Iowa – With half of the regular season behind them, the Cyclones (14-16, 0-0 Big 12) enter Big 12 play this weekend aiming for more strong offensive showings, like…
WASHINGTON, March 28 (UPI) — President Obama, standing with families of victims of gun violence, Thursday made an emotional appeal for Congress to act on gun control. “Shame on us…
PRETORIA, South Africa, March 28 (UPI) — Doctors said elderly patients with lung infections like former South African president Nelson Mandela can show a range of different symptoms. Mandela, 94,…
TRENTON, N.J., March 28 (UPI) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie filed the formal paperwork to run for re-election in the June 4 primary, election records show. The (Newark, N.J.)…
KANSAS CITY, Kan., March 28 (UPI) — Manufacturing in the southern central U.S. states slipped in March, but at a slower rate than February, the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank…
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, March 28 (UPI) — A Coast Guard official in Alaska said a request has been made for the Justice Department to investigate Shell Oil’s failed 2012 Arctic drilling…
MOSCOW, March 28 (UPI) — The Russian government confirmed that President Vladimir Putin ordered an unscheduled military exercise Thursday in the Black Sea. Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Putin gave…
WASHINGTON, March 28 (UPI) — The United States has reaffirmed its commitment to South Korea as North Korean threats increase tensions in the region, the Pentagon says. Defense Secretary Chuck…
NEW YORK, March 28 (UPI) — U.S. stock indexes rose Thursday, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 index flirting with an all-time closing high. The S&P 500 gained 3.37 points,…
PORTLAND, Ore., March 28 (UPI) — A former Roman Catholic priest convicted in a child-molestation scandal in Oregon died at the age of 87, the Portland archdiocese said this week.…
SAGINAW, Mich., March 28 (UPI) — A Michigan man was sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of killing his neighbor — a decision that took jury members…
GREENWOOD, S.C., March 28 (UPI) — Police in South Carolina said a woman arrested on a domestic violence charge allegedly stabbed her boyfriend and threw his prosthetic leg into the…
LOS ANGELES, March 28 (UPI) — Hollywood actress Kirsten Dunst admits she thought the kiss she shared with Brad Pitt when she was 11 in the film “Interview with the…
HOQUIAM, Wash., March 28 (UPI) — Police in Hoquiam, Wash., said they killed a man in a shootout Thursday following a standoff at a home in the Pacific Coast town…
NETANYA, Israel, March 28 (UPI) — A soccer player was arrested for his alleged involvement in the death of a woman whose strangled body was found at a Netanya, Israel,…
OSAGE – On March 27, 2013, two arrest warrants were served by the Howard County Sheriff’s Office with assistance from the Osage Police Department on Osage residents, Tyler Lee Roe,…
IOWA CITY – University of Iowa head football coach Kirk Ferentz will have an opportunity evaluate his team over the next month as his team holds about 15 practices. “Today…
DES MOINES, Iowa – A New Hampton woman was elated when she found out she won the sixth of 12 top prizes of $30,000 playing the lottery’s “Word Bank” instant-scratch…
CEDAR RAPIDS – An Indiana man who defrauded Iowa investors and an Iowa business was sentenced on March 27, 2013, to more than eight years in federal prison. Lowell Gene…
CLEAR LAKE – A Clear Lake police officer has resigned. Chuck Bengston resigned recently from the Clear Lake Police Department after serving since July of 2006. Bengston, a highly-trained law…
MASON CITY – The Mason City Board of Supervisors met on Tuesday, March 27th for its regular meeting. The board approved an agreement with TrustedID, Inc. retroactive to March 19,…
MASON CITY – On a recent winter afternoon, the archiving room at The Music Man Square was buzzing with activity. One of the many boxes of Meredith Willson memorabilia that…
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., March 27 (UPI) — A 3-pointer by Roy Devyn Marble sent Iowa on a second-half run Wednesday that gave the Hawkeyes a 75-64 win over Virginia and a…
WASHINGTON, March 28 (UPI) — The U.S. Commerce Department revised its gross domestic product estimate for the fourth quarter on Thursday, pegging growth at U.S. economic 0.4 percent. The report…
NEWTOWN, Conn., March 28 (UPI) — Release of what police found when investigating Adam Lanza, who killed 27 people in Newtown, Conn., may not add much to the gun debate,…
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