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RICHMOND, VA – Republican U.S. Representative Steve King staged an anti-imigration rally Monday evening in Richmond, Virginia and it was reported that the event, held near the district of House Majority Leader
MANLY – A one-year old child – long with an adult – was injured Sunday in a car-train collision east of Manly. According to a report, at about 3:44 PM Sunday, August
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State’s volleyball team will once again has the respect of the nation’s coaches before it steps onto the court as the Cyclones are ranked at No. 15 in
AMES, Iowa – The “sold out” sign has been hung for 2013 season football tickets at Iowa State. More than 43,000 football season ticket packages have been sold. The season ticket sellout
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa swimming and diving team announced its 2013-14 schedule Monday. The home slate includes eight home dates at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center Pool,
CHICAGO — A former Roman Catholic priest in the Diocese of Joliet, Ill., who was convicted of sexually molesting a young boy for five years, was deported to Bolivia Tuesday by U.S.
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that projects in 17 states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico will receive loan and grant assistance to create jobs and boost
MASON CITY – An armed, convicted felon was caught driving while intoxicated, police said Monday morning. According to police, Monday morning August 12th at about 3:54 AM, a MasonCity police officer stopped
Op-ed: Today’s Monday and John has taken his cheap shot to start the week. This time it was against all who oppose the current seated council. First in his sights was Leonard
TRENTON, NJ—Two members of the Aryan Terror Brigade white supremacist group were sentenced to prison today for their roles in the New Year’s Eve 2011 hate crime assault of two Middle Eastern
WASHINGTON – Cyber criminals have long used spam (unsolicited e-mails, usually containing links to websites selling counterfeit goods) as a method to make money and infect computers with malicious software (malware.) Spammers
SPRINGFIELD, MO—Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Nixa, Missouri man pleaded guilty in federal court today to receiving and distributing child pornography over the
San Diego – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at ports of entry along the California/Mexico border over the weekend seized almost 7,000 pounds of narcotics valued at about $7.8 million and
DES MOINES – Sen. Jack Hatch Sunday released a :30 campaign advertisement, the first of the 2014 gubernatorial campaign. The ad features a parody of the 1970s film “Smokey and the Bandit,”
WASHINGTON – On the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, President Obama announced last week more than $195 million in additional humanitarian assistance to provide life-saving food, medical care, and relief supplies for people
DES MOINES, IA – A public hearing is scheduled for 1 p.m. Wednesday, August 28, 2013, for the Iowa Board of Medicine’s proposed administrative rule establishing standards of practice for physicians who
MASON CITY – The First Annual Slippery Saints Mud Run was filled with positive energy and heart-felt fun. All day Saturday, a total of 200 people were running, sliding, crawling and jumping
Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOSEPH BOREA, 56, of New Canaan, pleaded guilty today before United States District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in
MIAMI—Wifredo A. Ferrer, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; John P. Carlin, Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security; Michael B. Steinbach, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation
RALEIGH – United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that today in federal court today, Senior United States District Judge W. Earl Britt sentenced BRUCE WAYNE LORETTE , 34, of Leland, to
CLEAR LAKE – The City of Clear Lake is finalizing details on a project that would renovate the police station and City Hall. The city is working with Bergland & Cram architects at