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NORTHWOOD – A Northwood teen was injured Sunday afternoon after her vehicle rolled. According to a report, 18 year-old Lisa Irons of Northwood was traveling northbound on Interstate 35 at the 166
I welcome the agreement reached today between the US Secretary of State John Kerry and the Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov on the elimination of Syrian chemical weapons. This is an important
Remarks from Secretary of State John Kerry and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu September 15, 2013 PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU: Mr. Secretary, John, a pleasure to welcome you again in Jerusalem. I very
~ Sunday, September 15, 2013 Thank you, Congresswoman [Terri] Sewell for those kind words; for welcoming me back to Birmingham this afternoon; and for bringing together so many civil rights pioneers and
MASON CITY – It is shaping up to be a two-candidate race for the Second Ward City Council seat in Mason City: Jodi Draper versus incumbent Travis Hickey. The filing deadline for
MASON CITY – The Mason City School Board will meet Monday evening at 5:30 p.m. in the Board Room of the School Administration Building. The board may establish a voter approved ISL/PPEL
The following information was sent to the NorthIowaToday.com newsroom. The information was part of an email sent between North Iowa Republican leaders. NIT agreed to publish the information on condition of anonymity:
I welcome the progress made between the United States and Russia through our talks in Geneva, which represents an important, concrete step toward the goal of moving Syria’s chemical weapons under international
WASHINGTON – The President last night declared a major disaster exists in the State of Colorado and ordered Federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by
WASHINGTON – In his weekly address, President Obama followed up on his speech to the nation on Tuesday and said there is the possibility for a diplomatic solution in Syria, partially because of
Op-ed by Peter Children: “The common citizen voting for Eric Bookmeyer and his gaggle of councilpersons is like a chicken voting for Colonel Sanders.” I actually took license with that quote; it
MASON CITY – A Mason City couple woke up in the middle of the night and found an uninvited guest in their home, watching TV. According to Mason City police, they were
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Afghan commandos detained two suspected insurgents and found several weapons and drug caches in an operation that concluded Sept. 9 in Helmand province. Commandos of the 7th Special
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) announced last week that Primary Health Care, Inc. will receive $537,140 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to open a community
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today received the 2013 Fueling Growth Award from Growth Energy for his work to develop clean-burning, domestically produced ethanol. The award acknowledges that Grassley’s “hard
KNOXVILLE, IOWA – One Iowan is dead today after a single-vehicle rollover incident southeast of Des Moines. According to a report, at about 1:13 AM Sunday morning, a 1998 Saturn four door
MASON CITY – The North Iowa Diversity Appreciation Team (NIDAT) partnering with Main Street- Mason City is sponsoring the 10th annual ethnic Lunch by Central Park event with live music, food, cultural
IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa volleyball recorded its third victory of the weekend against UIC 3-1 on Mediacom Court in Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Saturday night. With the win, the Hawkeyes
WARDAK PROVINCE, Afghanistan- Afghan National Security Forces and Afghan Local Police guardians repelled an insurgent attack on a checkpoint Sept. 13 in Wardak province’s Sayadabad district. At least 10 armed militants opened
Anthony K. Mastrogiovanni, 30, of Crofton, Md., was sentenced last week to serve 25 years in prison for sexually exploiting more than 30 male juveniles – ranging from 9 to 16 years
BADAKHSHAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Afghan commandos from the 5th Special Operations Kandak killed 13 insurgents in Operation “Hindu Kush” Sept. 11-12 in Badakhshan province’s Warduj District. After intercepting insurgent radio communications and
United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Parmelee, South Dakota man has been indicted by a federal grand jury. Joseph Morrisette, age 53, was indicted on August 21, 2013, for
AMES, Iowa – It happens to all kinds of flat, disk galaxies – whether they’re big, little, isolated or crowded in a cluster. They all grow out of their irregular, clumped appearance
MCALLEN, TX—Six Mexican Nationals convicted of hostage taking and conspiracy to commit hostage taking of a college student have been sentenced to significant federal prison terms, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson.
United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Norris, South Dakota man has been indicted by a federal grand jury on two counts of sexual abuse of a minor. Jeremy Eagle
MINNEAPOLIS—Earlier today in federal court in St. Paul, a 33-year-old Red Lake man was sentenced for endangering the health of a baby. United States District Judge Donovan W. Frank sentenced Chad Joseph
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State University is again among the top 50 public national universities in U.S. News & World Report’s 2014 “America’s Best Colleges” rankings out last week. Iowa State is
Courtesy: cyclones.com – AMES, Iowa – Iowa controlled the game on the ground, outgaining Iowa State 218-59 behind 145 yards from Mark Weisman, en route to a 27-21 win in the Iowa
Office of the Spokesperson for the U.S. State Department Washington, DC September 14, 2013 Taking into account the decision of the Syrian Arab Republic to accede to the Chemical Weapons Convention and
LINCOLN, Neb. – No. 17 Iowa State fought hard to get back into its match against No. 12 Nebraska, but came up short in a 3-0 (13-25, 22-25, 25-27) defeat Saturday night
MCALLEN, TX—Six Mexican Nationals convicted of hostage taking and conspiracy to commit hostage taking of a college student have been sentenced to significant federal prison terms, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson.