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NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BAHRAIN (NNS) — Search and rescue (SAR) efforts for the remaining two crew members involved in a U.S. Navy MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter crash were suspended Sept. 23 at approximately
NEW YORK – With just over 800 days left to achieve the most ambitious anti-poverty programme the world has ever seen, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon gathered Monday at UN Headquarters heads
FOREST CITY – The sound of drums and brass will again fill the air this fall as Forest City High School and Waldorf College host the High School Marching Band Invitational on
KABUL, Afghanistan (Sept. 23) – Two International Security Assistance Force service members died following an improvised explosive device attack in eastern Afghanistan yesterday. It is ISAF policy to defer casualty identification procedures
MASON CITY – Sophomore Kevin Trobaugh shot a career-best round of 73 to earn meet medalist honors and led NIACC to the NIACC Fall Invitational title Monday at the Mason City Country
by Republican Party of Iowa DES MOINES, Iowa- At tonight’s Republican Party of Iowa’s State Central Committee meeting, the committee moved the date of the 2014 Republican Party Caucus and State Convention.
AMES – Iowa State (0-2, 0-0 Big 12) hits the road for the first time this season at Tulsa (1-2, 0-0 C-USA) Thursday night. The teams met twice last season, as the
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — U.S. Department of Labor Administrative Law Judge Linda S. Chapman has ordered Bank of America Corp. to pay 1,147 African American job applicants $ 2,181,593 in back wages and
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced today that it will monitor the special municipal election on Sept. 24, 2013, in Hattiesburg, Miss. The monitoring is designed to ensure compliance with the Voting
From Sen. Amanda Ragan – Iowa ranks among the ten most peaceful states in America in the 2012 U.S. Peace Index report, which looks at homicide, violent crime, policing and prison rates.
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds today announced a new partnership with the Iowa Grocery Industry Association and its participating members in helping to fund the Governor’s
MASON CITY – The NIACC volleyball team won a pair of matches on Sunday in the NIACC gym. NIACC topped the Gustavus Adolphus junior varsity 25-21, 25-16, 25-23 and stopped Riverland Community
NEW YORK – Calling the recent prisoner release in Iran “a step in the right direction,” an independent United Nations human rights expert today urged the Government to let go hundreds of
A CNBC poll released Monday says that the majority of Americans oppose defunding Obamacare if it means shutting down the government and defaulting on debt. CNBC reported Monday that by a plurality
AMES, Iowa – Sept. 23, 2013 – Iowa’s wet spring and very dry summer have made for an interesting growing season. With harvest around the corner, motorists will soon be sharing the road with
UPDATE: The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation has identified the deceased in the Northwood incident as that of 39 year-old Michael Lee Zubrod of Charles City, Iowa. An autopsy was conducted on
IOWA CITY – TwoIowa players have been named Big10 players of the week. Senior B.J. Lowery a defensive back from Cincinnati, Ohio, set a school record by returning two interceptions for touchdowns
MASON CITY – A Clear Lake man is in jail at this time, held on accusations of delivering methamphetamine. Clear Lake police picked up Todd Michael Cookman on the evening of September
NEW YORK – As the plight of civilians trapped by the Syria conflict grows more desperate, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is calling for greater efforts to ensure humanitarian access that
NEW YORK – The rights of persons with disabilities must be directly addressed by the post-2015 development agenda, United Nations officials today urged a High-level meeting of the General Assembly, where world
MASON CITY – Saturday was the day to see a re-enactment of the 1934 John Dillinger robbery of First National Bank in Mason City. Main Street Mason City describes the event as
WASHINGTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) returned five gold artifacts and an ancient vase to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan last week during a repatriation ceremony at
TULSA, Okla. – A Mexican man, who is a convicted felon and is wanted in Mexico for murder, was indicted Tuesday in the Eastern District of Oklahoma for illegally re-entering the United
AMES, Iowa – Sept. 18, 2013 – Nighttime road construction work to grind and retexture the pavement on northbound Interstate 35 between 13th Street (exit 113) near Ames and Story County Road
DES MOINES – The Iowa Accountability Project, an effort by Progress Iowa to root out misuse of public money and corruption in our government, launched today with the filing of an Iowa
WASHINGTON – U.S. officials reacted to the killing of dozens in an attack at a mall in Kenya, saying no Americans were killed, but called the brutal attack a “massacre” and reminder
IOWA CITY, Iowa – The No. 25 Iowa State volleyball team was required to show some fight Saturday night against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. However, the Cyclones were able to
Courtesy: UNI Athletics Communications – GREELEY, Colo. – The University of Northern Iowa football team earned its third win of the season today over Northern Colorado, 26-7. The Panthers improved their overall
MASON CITY – The NIACC campus came alive Saturday with a community-wide Fields of Fun celebration as part of this year’s homecoming festivities. The morning kicked off with Robert’s Run, with participants
SWALEDALE – A man is in jail after authorities were called due to shots being fired in a reckless manner. According to a report, at least four Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s deputies
NEW YORK – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Security Council have condemned the terrorist attack at a shopping mall in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, which killed scores of people and wounded many more.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) late last week issued the following statement in response to a bill under consideration in the U.S. House that would cut food assistance by $40
DES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate edged up to 4.9 percent in August, as more Iowans continued to enter the labor force. The August rate was up from 4.8
WASHINGTON – In his weekly address, President Obama said the economy is making progress five years after the worst recession since the Great Depression, but to avoid another crisis, Congress must meet two
OSAGE – A Charles City man is dead and five other persons were injured late Friday in a one-vehicle accident just east of Osage. According to a report, at about 11:37 PM
MASON CITY – The No. 23 NIACC women’s cross country team placed sixth at the Grand View Viking Invitational on Friday with 173 points. Drake won the team title with 15 points
ANKENY, IOWA – The autopsy results have been released in the death of 31 year-old Maggie Weaver, who was found dead in a cornfield outside of Lenox, Iowa in rural Taylor County
FOREST CITY – Winnebago Industries, Inc. (NYSE: WGO), a leading U.S. manufacturer of recreation vehicles, received a “Best in Show” award from BusCon for having the best new product or service at the
Statement from Secretary General of the Kenya Red Cross Society Abbas Gullet, regarding massacre: My Deepest Condolences to Victims of West Gate Mall Shoot Out. I just got back home from leading
MASON CITY – The 10th annual ethnic Lunch by Central Park event was held Friday in Mason City’s Central Park. This event is intended to highlight the diverse ethnicity in the area