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DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa State’s men’s distance medley ran to a fourth-place finish Friday at the Drake Relays in Drake Stadium. UTEP won the race in 9:44.73. The Cyclone quartet of
NORMAN, Okla. – Senior Erica Miller hit her sixth home run of the season and drove in her 49th run of the season on Friday night as Iowa State (19-27, 4-9 Big
WASHINGTON – President Obama says that because Republicans in Congress allowed a series of harmful, automatic budget cuts—called the sequester—to take effect, important programs like Head Start are now forced to reduce
BOONE – DMACC sits atop the ICCAC baseball standings with a 15-3 mark. The Bears also sit atop the NJCAA Division II poll with an overall mark of 35-5. NIACC, which was
Washington D.C. – Congressman Steve King released the following statement after reintroducing the Truth in Employment Act, H.R. 1746. The bill would address a nefarious union practice called “salting,” in which professional
WASHINGTON, April 26 (UPI) — U.S. President Barack Obama said Friday he isn’t ready to accept accusations the Assad regime used chemical weapons in its fight against rebels in Syria. During a
Washington, DC- Congressman Steve King released the following statement on Friday after voting in favor of the “Reducing Flight Delays Act” which will allow the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to internally transfer
TALOQAN, Afghanistan, April 26 (UPI) — Six police officers in the Takhar province in northeastern of Afghanistan were poisoned and shot to death by a comrade, local authorities said. Khwaja Ghar District
TEL AVIV, Israel, April 26 (UPI) — Israel, which has the most advanced defense industry in the Middle East, is in the forefront of the rapidly expanding drone business that’s changing the
CUPERTINO, Calif., April 26 (UPI) — Ticket sales for Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco set a new record, selling out in just 2 minutes Thursday, the company said. The
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry Branstad today took action on 11 bills. Branstad signed the following bills into law: House File 351: an Act providing that children who are enrolled in the
PARIS, April 26 (UPI) — New measurements suggest the Earth’s inner core is far hotter than previously thought, at 10,800 degrees F as hot as the sun’s surface, French scientists say. The
PHILADELPHIA, April 26 (UPI) — A former counterfeiter told a Philadelphia radio station he “wouldn’t even attempt” to counterfeit the new $100 bills if he returned to his life of crime. Wayne
BEIJING, April 26 (UPI) — A Chinese government drive to curtail the use of pirated software by government institutions as well as corporations has been successful, officials say. Since the effort was
FORT DODGE – Larry Thomas Siemer, an inmate assigned to the Fort Dodge Correctional Facility died Wednesday April 24, 2013 at University Hospitals in Iowa City. Siemer died of natural causes due
NEW YORK, April 27 (UPI) — Developments in the U.S. oil and natural gas sectors are strengthening the country’s position in the world, national security adviser Tom Donilon said. U.S. crude oil
(DES MOINES) – On Friday, Gov. Terry E. Branstad signed a letter to be delivered to President Obama requesting a Presidential Disaster Declaration for five Iowa counties. The five counties in the
NASHVILLE, April 26 (UPI) — George Jones, the iconic country music singer known by generations for his distinctive voice and phrasing, died Friday in Nashville at 81, his publicist said. He was
DES MOINES, Iowa – The Iowa State women’s 4 x 1600-meter relay made history Thursday in Drake Stadium. The Cyclone foursome of Maggie Gannon, Dani Stack, Crystal Nelson and Ej Okoro became
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad today granted Rasberry Williams’ commutation request. Williams, age 67, committed first-degree murder on July 20, 1974, in Black Hawk County. A jury convicted Williams of
MASON CITY – A Manly man was stopped by a Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s deputy on Tuesday and arrested for drug possession. According to the sheriff’s office, Michael Patrick Reich, 26, was
JERUSALEM, April 25 (UPI) — The United States is planning a Middle East summit in Washington in June to push the Israeli-Palestinian peace process forward, officials said. Unidentified sources in the United
OLYMPIA, Wash., April 26 (UPI) — State officials in Colorado and Washington say they are struggling to prepare health and safety guidelines for recently legalized recreational marijuana. Marijuana, like other agricultural commodities,
FOREST CITY, IOWA, April 26, 2013 – Winnebago Industries, Inc. (NYSE:WGO), a leading United States (U.S.) recreation vehicle manufacturer, is renovating the Company’s Rally Grounds Activity Complex. The Winnebago Industries® Rally Grounds
MASON CITY – The Cerro Gordo County Conservation Board campground opening date has been postponed due to the unseasonably cool and wet spring. The 2013 CGCCB campground opening date is set for
by Matt Marquardt – A very knowledgeable NIT reader pointed me in the direction of an interesting story that appeared this week in the Cedar Rapids Gazette. The story, in a nutshell,
GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba, April 25 (UPI) — A hunger strike by inmates at the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is in its third month, with 93 prisoners thought to be participating,
WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced that the redesigned $100 note will begin circulating on October 8, 2013. This note, which incorporates new security features such as a blue,
MANCHESTER, Ill., April 25 (UPI) — A man suspected of killing a Manchester, Ill., family of five carried a 6-year-old survivor of the shooting to a neighbor’s house, officials said. Rick Smith,
KABUL, Afghanistan, April 25 (UPI) — The war against the Taliban in Afghanistan is being won, the commander of the international military coalition said Thursday. U.S. Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford said progress
WASHINGTON, April 25 (UPI) — Incorporating hybrid vehicles into the U.S. government’s fleet will save it the cost of buying 1 million gallons of gasoline per year, an administrator said. General Services
WASHINGTON, April 25 (UPI) — A bill advanced by the House Natural Resources Committee would prevent President Obama from delaying the Keystone XL pipeline, the committee chairman said. The full House committee
DAMASCUS, Syria, April 25 (UPI) — Syrian officials have begun trying to persuade the United States to change sides and to stop supporting the country’s rebels, The New York Times reported. Among
DALLAS, April 25 (UPI) — The mother of a past U.S. president and wife of another said Thursday in Dallas she doesn’t want to be the mother of a second president. Barbara
From Rep. Sharon Steckman – With one week left to go before the scheduled end date – May 4 for the 2013 session – we still have much to be accomplished. At
OMAHA – United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg announced that Michael A. Smith, age 30, of Omaha, was convicted today by a federal jury for aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft.
By Todd Von Ehwegen, Conservation Education Manager, Cerro Gordo County Conservation Board – In a spring that has been very stubborn in arriving, good things come to those who wait! One natural
SEOUL, April 25 (UPI) — China is considering informal, trilateral discussions with South Korea and the United States on North Korea, an official in Seoul said Thursday. Conducting the so-called 1.5-track security
WASHINGTON, April 25 (UPI) — Former President Bill Clinton has joined Twitter with the handle @billclinton and already has more than 200,000 followers. Clinton, who made his first Twitter post on Comedy
NABLUS, West Bank, April 25 (UPI) — More than 700 olive trees planted by Palestinians were uprooted by Israeli forces Thursday in the West Bank, a Palestinian parliamentarian says. Najah Abu Bakr,