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DES MOINES – Attorney General Tom Miller warned Iowans seeking to renew their driver’s license online to watch out for look-alike sites that collect fees but do not renew licenses. “There is
DES MOINES – The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) has levied $11,375 in fines against the City of Mason City since 2012, the agency confirmed on Wednesday. According to OSHA, a
AMES – Iowa State student-athletes registered a 71% graduation rate in the most recent data released by the NCAA. That is the second-highest mark for Cyclone student-athletes in the last 15 years.
Op-ed by Chris Watts – In two weeks we have a chance to exercise our right and privilege as registered voters again. I would strongly suggest you be engaged in this process
WASHINGTON – Welcome, everyone, to Treasury. I want to thank the members of the Financial Literacy Education Commission for their hard work, and I also want to thank Secretary Arne Duncan and
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man who defrauded retailers by switching UPC codes on consumer products was sentenced today to more than one year in federal prison. Jeremy J. Fishnick, age 27, from
NEW YORK – Treatment has saved the lives of more than 22 million people with tuberculosis (TB), according to a new report by the United Nations health agency that also reveals that
MASON CITY – Two new members have joined the Advisory Council of RSVP, the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of North Central Iowa. Sue Bruxvoort of Garner is a former teacher at West
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama hosted Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and First Lady Kalsoom Nawaz Sharif at the White House on October 23, 2013. Their visit
AMES – Minor traffic delays may be encountered on northbound Interstate 35 at exit 111 near Ames while Iowa Department of Transportation maintenance staff, in conjunction with the Iowa State Patrol, test
Tens of thousands affected; none of 20 surveyed wanted or used memberships DES MOINES – A Polk County judge last week ordered two companies affiliated with JCPenney to pay more than $2.7
FOREST CITY – Winnebago Industries, Inc. (NYSE:WGO), a leading United States manufacturer of recreation vehicles, announced the promotion of Denise Yeager to the position of Consumer Engagement Manager. In her new position,
MASON CITY – A “Homes for Haiti” Fundraiser was held at the North Iowa Events Center last Saturday.
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:47 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon. Thanks, everyone, for being here. I have a couple things. First, I wanted to note that this evening, in
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley made the following statement after the Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund released a report showing that the False Claims Act provides a 20:1 benefit to cost ratio
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State women’s basketball senior forward Hallie Christofferson was named to the John R. Wooden Award Women’s Preseason Top 30, the Los Angeles Athletic Club announced today. Last season
MASON CITY – Sophomore Leo Driscoll (Huddersfield, UK) scored three goals and had two assists to lead NIACC to a 6-0 victory over Indian Hills on a chilly Wednesday afternoon at the
IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa volleyball team fell to No. 13 Nebraska, 3-0, on the road on Wednesday night. The Hawkeyes drop to 10-11 overall and 1-8 in Big
MASON CITY – The NIACC volleyball team dropped a 3-0 decision to Iowa Central on Wednesday in the NIACC gym. Iowa Central won 25-19, 25-16, 25-23. Freshman Jessica Balek (Manly, Ia.) led
WASHINGTON – Wednesday, President Obama marked the 30th anniversary of the attacks on the U.S. Marine Barracks in Beirut, Lebanon which killed dozens of U.S. service members. The following are his remarks:
MASON CITY – Mary Ann Foster, 74, of Mason City, died Thursday (October 17, 2013) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City. A funeral service will be held at
WATERLOO – On March 12, 2013 at approximately 7:21 PM, Waterloo Police and Waterloo Fire Rescue were dispatched to 436 Cutler Street reference a 2-year old child not breathing. When police arrived
CHARLES CITY – A Halloween tradition in Charles City renews Thursday evening. Community Revitalization will host the 18th Annual SpookWalk on the recreational trail behind Immaculate Conception Church and the Public Library.
NASA’s Lunar Laser Communication Demonstration (LLCD) has made history using a pulsed laser beam to transmit data over the 239,000 miles between the moon and Earth at a record-breaking download rate of
By Karen Parrish American Forces Press Service BRUSSELS, Oct. 23, 2013 – While a bilateral security agreement between the United States and Afghanistan should be completed “the sooner the better,” NATO and
American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Oct. 23, 2013 – Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, who is in Brussels today meeting with NATO defense ministers, has issued a statement commemorating the 30th anniversary of
NEW YORK – United Nations human rights experts Tuesday urged a review of the universally accepted global principles and practices for the treatment of prisoners and management of penitentiary institutions, particularly decrying
NEW YORK – A key United Nations human rights body has provided authoritative guidance to countries that have ratified the women’s rights convention on measures they need to take to ensure women’s
IOWA CITY – University of Iowa senior linebacker James Morris is one of 20 quarterfinalists for the 2013 Lott IMPACT Trophy. The announcement was made Wednesday by the Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation,
AMES, Iowa—When the Cyclones play host to Oklahoma State this Saturday at Jack Trice Stadium, they will also be hosting Sack Hunger Day. More than 400,000 Iowans, including nearly 140,000 children, struggle
From Progress Iowa – DES MOINES – The Branstad administration has offered no response more than one month after the Iowa Accountability Project submitted a request for open records pertaining to the ‘gross
IOWA CITY – Fresh off a tough loss in the horseshoe to highly-ranked Ohio State, Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz is preparing his ream to take the filed against another team that has had Iowa’s number in recent years: the Northwestern Wildcats.
CEDAR RAPIDS – A former business owner who withheld federal taxes from his employees’ paychecks but did not forward the money withheld to the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), was sentenced on October
Op-ed by Peter Children – The collaborated fairy tale that was published in today’s Globe was misplaced. It was scheduled to be slotted with the cartoon section. What do I think…you ask?
PORTLAND, OR – Stephen Francis Bukucs, 39, a resident of Northeast Portland, was arrested in Portland on Friday evening, October 18, 2013, on charges of aiming a laser pointer at two aircraft.
NEW YORK – The top United Nations political chief today called for taking advantage of the opening that now exists with renewed negotiations between the Israelis and Palestinians to achieve the long-sought vision
From the Mason City School District – The Mason City Community School District Board of Education invites the community to an open house to be held on Sunday, October 27, 2013 from
Forest City, Iowa – November brings homecoming, theatre performances and concerts to Waldorf College. Waldorf will celebrate over a century of history and tradition at homecoming Friday through Sunday, Nov. 1-3. The
FORT DODGE – On Friday October 18, 2013 at 5:38 P.M. Claude Tyree Middlebrooks, an inmate assigned to the Fort Dodge Correctional Facility, was discovered unresponsive on the floor in the assigned
ALBANY, NY – Richard S. Hartunian, United States Attorney, Northern District of New York, announces that on October 21, 2013, before Senior U.S. District Court Judge Tomas J. McAvoy, a jury convicted