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DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will place 10, 42-day-old ospreys at Mud Lake, in Dubuque County, and Swan Lake, in Carroll County. The young ospreys are developed enough
DES MOINES – Iowa legislator Jeff Danielson defended Iowa’s emergency service providers in the wake “a scathing” Des Moines Register article published this weekend that was critical of EMS providers. “I stood
CEDAR FALLS – Former City Attorney for Mason City Tom Meyer is no longer employed at the City of Cedar Falls as its City Attorney. A call to Cedar Falls City Hall
MASON CITY – A Mason City man wanted on charges of delivering methamphetamine and crack cocaine is now in jail. Detrick Antoun Keys, 34, was booked into the Cerro Gordo County Jail
MASON CITY – A former Mason City man has plead guilty to operating while intoxicated, first offense and is now serving jail time in the Cerro Gordo County Jail. Erik Michael Halverson,
NIACC weekly release – April 9th, 2013 BASEBALL What’s next: The NIACC baseball team hosts Marshalltown Community College Thursday in a nonconference doubleheader at Roosevelt Stadium in Mason City. The first game
TOMS RIVER, N.J., April 9 (UPI) — A 6-year-old New Jersey boy has been hospitalized after police said he was shot by a 4-year-old neighbor. The mother of the younger boy called
PALO ALTO, Calif., April 9 (UPI) — The launch of Mark Zuckerberg’s political group in Silicon Valley has been delayed after an embarrassing memo was leaked, a source close to the situation
SAN FRANCISCO, April 9 (UPI) — U.S. wine sales reached a record $34.6 billion in 2012 with California vintners accounting for 58 percent of the total, the Wine Institute said. The Los
Branstad issues statement on Regents nominees: (DES MOINES) – Gov. Branstad issued the following statement upon learning Craig Lang and Robert Cramer did not receive the required number of votes in the
KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan and coalition security forces confirmed today the death of Taliban leader, Naqibullah, and several other insurgents during three operations in Sar-e Pul district, Sar-e Pul province, and Shibirghan
KABUL, Afghanistan – Two International Security Assistance Force service members died following a helicopter crash in eastern Afghanistan today. The cause of the incident is under investigation, however initial reporting indicates there
AMES, Iowa – April 9, 2013 – Today, the Iowa Transportation Commission approved a Revitalize Iowa’s Sound Economy (RISE) Local Development grant application submitted by the city of Nevada. Up to $507,938
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad will present the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) Governor’s ROTC Award for outstanding achievement to nine students from The University of Iowa, Iowa State University,
MASON CITY – The Charles H. MacNider Art Museum is pleased to present the photography exhibition, Mark Levinson: A Photographic Retrospective. Levinson was born in Brooklyn, New York, and received his B.S.
The MCHS Boys Tennis meet here tonight with Southeast Polk has been postponed. The Dodger Relays which the MCHS Boys Track Team was scheduled to run at tonight has been postponed. The
AMES, Iowa – April 9, 2013 – Distracted driving endangers motor vehicle drivers, their passengers and pedestrians. Learn more about the consequences by viewing the real-life stories of Iowans whose lives were
AMES, Iowa – April 9, 2013 – Can the grass within the right of way of state-maintained highways be legally harvested for livestock feed? Yes, during certain periods of the year and
From Senator Charles Grassley – Q: What is prompting heightened concern about drones? A: Drones, or unmanned aircraft, are most commonly known as part of overseas operations tracking down and killing members
CLARENCE, N.Y., April 8 (UPI) — A New York state man with a fear of frogs only to find his property inundated with them after his property was flooded has won a
MINNEAPOLIS, April 8 (UPI) — Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love, already out with a broken hand, will undergo season-ending knee surgery, the team said Monday. Love, who has missed the T-Wolves’ last
By JAMES ZUMWALT HERNDON, Va., April 9 (UPI) — During his unannounced trip to Baghdad last month, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to seek
NEW YORK, April 9 (UPI) — New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Mayors Against Illegal Guns coalition will now rate lawmakers on their gun records, the coalition’s director said. The coalition of more
ATLANTA, April 9 (UPI) — Luke Hancock netted 22 points and Peyton Siva added 18 Monday for top-seeded Louisville, which won its third NCAA national championship, 82-76 over Michigan. Hancock drained four
WASHINGTON, April 9 (UPI) — U.S. adults who are on Medicaid have significantly worse health than those covered by an employer or union, a survey indicates. The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index of about
AMES, Iowa – April 8, 2013 – The Iowa Department of Transportation and City of Ames are lighting up the night to remind motorists to use extra caution in work zones. Ames’
MASON CITY – The Elmwood – St. Joseph Municipal Cemetery would like to remind families and friends to remove their winter decoration as soon as possible. Meaningful winter decorations they want to
Waco, TX – The United States Marshals Service’s Lone Star Fugitive Task Force is pleased to announce that on April 2, 2013, an abducted child from Robertson County, TX, was found near
PORTLAND, Ore., April 8 (UPI) — Profits were down for Legacy Health, but a retired president of the chain of Oregon healthcare facilities got a $6.3 million payment, an analysis of data
United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Rosebud, South Dakota man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for abusive sexual contact. Laun Leroy McCloskey, age 19, was indicted
DES MOINES — After successful rallies in Des Moines and Waterloo yesterday, the Healthiest Iowa Initiative today announced details for tomorrow’s “Medicaid Madness” rally that will be held in Ames at the