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AMES, Iowa –Iowa State senior linebacker Jeremiah George is one of 51 players from 37 schools to make the Collegiate Butkus Award Watch List, announced today by the Butkus Foundation. The Butkus
MASON CITY – Gamers converged on the Clarion Inn in Mason City on the weekend of July 12th to July 14th for the MEG-CON gaming event. MEG-CON is a bring-your-own-computer/console (BYOC) gaming
IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa senior linebackers Christian Kirksey, James Morris and Anthony Hitchens have been named to the 2013 Butkus Award Watch List. The Butkus Award is annually given
MASON CITY – One person was sent to the hospital by ambulance Friday after what police called a “verbal domestic” situation. According to police, on Friday, July 12th, a verbal domestic incident
MASON CITY – Police are seeking leads in a case where several people were injured at the Mason City Country Club. Police indicated that on July 11th, 2013, at 10:26 pm, a
MASON CITY – Authorities announced a breakthrough Monday at the Mason City Police Department in a long-standing unsolved murder investigation. According to police: At approximately 8:18 AM on July 20th, 1994, John
WASHINGTON – Two hundred and fifty-five child predators were arrested and 61 victims of child sexual exploitation identified during a five-week operation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security
KABUL, Afghanistan – More than 50 people gathered to watch the grand opening of the Afghan Mission Network Operations Center at Kabul, Afghanistan International Airport July 12, 2013. The grand opening of
WASHINGTON – At the Fifth Round of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) July 10-11, 2013, in Washington, D.C., Secretary of State John Kerry, special representative of President Barack Obama, and
Edinburg, Texas – As summer temperatures continue to climb, so too does the number of illegal immigrants who succumb to the elements and die. So far in July, U.S. Border agents from
AMES – The Iowa Transportation Commission last week approved a Revitalize Iowa’s Sound Economy (RISE) Immediate Opportunity grant application submitted by Franklin County. Up to $322,000 will be made available to assistin
BRITT, Iowa – The culvert construction project on Iowa 9 at Sugar Creek, just west of Osage, opened to traffic at 2 p.m. Thursday, July 11th, according to the Iowa Department of
WASHINGTON – Iowa Congressman Steve King participated in “March for Jobs” rally in Washington, D.C. on Monday. King was a featured speaker at the event, along with Senator Ted Cruz, Colonel Allen
Pine Valley, Calif. – Last week, U.S. Border Patrol agents discovered two Mexican nationals hidden inside the trunk of a car following a pursuit on Interstate 8. At approximately 3 p.m., agents
AMES – The Iowa Transportation Commission last week approved $5.9 million for the fiscal year 2014 State Aviation Program, which includes several subprograms detailed below. The Airport Improvement Program (AIP) will fund
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man who possessed a pipe bomb during an attempted theft was sentenced today to ten years in federal prison. David Risse, 39, from Washburn, Iowa, received the prison