AMES – The 20th-ranked Iowa State women’s basketball team (7-0, 0-0 Big 12) defeated the UNI Panthers (2-6, 0-0 Missouri Valley) 83-55 Wednesday evening, extending Iowa State’s nonconference home win streak to…
Day: December 4, 2013
Twins give huge deal to pitcher Ricky Nolasco
MINNEAPOLIS – The Minnesota Twins this week signed pitcher Ricky Nolasco to a four year deal worth $49 million. The right-hander Nolasco, who played for the Dodgers last season, signed the biggest…
Disabled Mason City man missing
MASON CITY – A disabled Mason City man was reported missing to police recently. According to a missing person’s report, Cary Rockman has been missing since September 27th. Mason City police said…
Alliant Energy offers updated energy efficiency plan
CEDAR RAPIDS – Alliant Energy’s Iowa utility customers will benefit from the company’s latest effort to increase energy efficiency in the state. This five-year plan, approved this week by the Iowa Utilities…
NIACC men’s basketball team ranked No. 16
MASON CITY – The NIACC men’s basketball team is ranked No. 16 in the NJCAA Division II poll released Tuesday. NIACC (10-2 overall, 0-1 in the ICCAC) returns to action Wednesday at…
Culprit dead, 2 officers injured in western Iowa chase Wednesday
AVOCA, IOWA – A western Iowa man fleeing police was killed and two officers were injured Wednesday in Shelby county. According to a report from the Iowa State Patrol, 52-year-old Bruce Coenen…
Nebraska football coach Pelini reprimanded, fined for unsportsmanlike conduct
Rosemont, Ill. – The Big Ten office this week issued a public reprimand of Nebraska football head coach Bo Pelini for violating the Big Ten Sportsmanship Policy following Nebraska’s game against Iowa…
Senator Ted Cruz rips Harry Reid for exempting staff members from Obamacare
HOUSTON, TX — U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released the following statement on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-Nev.) decision to exempt staff members from Obamacare exchanges: “Sen. Reid’s decision to exempt…
Home of former Iowa legislator raided by FBI
DES MOINES – A former Iowa legislator and former top aide for Michele Bachmann’s failed presidential bid had his home searched last month by the FBI. According to the Des Moines Register…
Des Moines police trade gunfire Wednesday with man on city’s south side
DES MOINES – Reports are surfacing Wednesday afternoon of a shoot-out in the Iowa capitol between Des Moines police and a male subject. The Des Moines Register reported today that at just…
NIACC women ranked No. 3 in latest poll
MASON CITY – The NIACC women’s basketball team is ranked No. 3 in the second NJCAA Division II poll of the season. NIACC (9-0 overall) was not ranked in the preseason poll….
North Iowa orchestra students to perform at Wartburg’s Holiday Feast Concert
WAVERLY— More than 120 musicians will join forces to perform a wide range of holiday music at the Wartburg Community Symphony’s Holiday Feast Concert Sunday, December 15, at 3 p.m. in Neumann…
Lover’s spat at motel sends Mason City woman to jail
MASON CITY – A quarrel between two women this week at a local hotel sent ended with one of the women in jail. Mason City police were called to the Ashley Inn…
Lawsuit against Worth County Development “satisfactorily resolved”
NORTHWOOD – A lawsuit brought by a North Iowa woman against the Worth County Development Authority (WCDA) has been dismissed. Roxanne Conlin out of Des Moines represented Kimberly Koenigs in the lawsuit,…
Clear Lake man arrested for delivery of meth
CLEAR LAKE – Clear Lake police made a drug arrest Sunday while investigating a domestic disturbance. According to police, on Sunday, December 1st, 2013 at 7:15 pm, Clear Lake police officers were…
Hawkeyes officially open indoor track season
IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa track and field team opens its 2013-14 season with the Black and Gold Intrasquad meet Saturday. The event will be held at the UI…
Iowa squeaks past Notre Dame, 98-93
IOWA CITY – The Iowa basketball team got a signature win Tuesday in beating Notre Dame in the Big Ten – ACC challenge, 98-93 at Carver Hawkeye Arena. Five Hawkeyes scored in…
Waterloo police report on shooting incident this week
Waterloo – On Sunday, December 1, 2013 at approximately 6:30 PM, Waterloo Police were sent to the 500 block of Mildred on report of shots fired. Officers found that Tyler Nicholas Clark,…
Ohio State’s Braxton Miller claims second consecutive Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year award
Rosemont, Ill. – For the second consecutive season, Ohio State’s Braxton Miller was named the Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year, the Big Ten Conference announced on Tuesday. Also among Tuesday’s individual…
Iowa DNR extends safety reminder on frozen lakes
DES MOINES – The Iowa DNR reminds citizens that although lakes may appear to be frozen, they may not be 100% safe, and precautions should be taken before venturing out. Among the…
Iowa communities awarded grants
Childhood Obesity Prevention-based Grant Awards Iowa YMCA of the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Area (Cedar Rapids, IA) $50,000 challenge grant award Dissemination of the SWITCH Obesity Prevention Program in Iowa Geographic Reach: Linn County, IA…
NIACC Trojan Tennis Club Hosts Tournament
MASON CITY – The North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) Tennis Club is hosting the second annual Tennis Tournament December 13, 14 and 15 at the NIACC Recreation Center. The cost is $15…
U.S. – Yemen talk political-military alliance
WASHINGTON – On December 2, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Tom Kelly hosted Yemeni Minister of Defense Major General Mohammed Nasser Ahmed Ali for the second session of the…
Former Medical Doctor Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Engaging in Illicit Sexual Conduct with Minors in Kenya
WASHINGTON – A former medical doctor was sentenced today to serve 20 years in prison for engaging in illicit sexual conduct with minors in Kenya. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of…
Prognosis is good for former NIACC all-American Tatum
DES MOINES – Grand View wrestler Isaiah Tatum, a former NIACC all-American, could be released from the hospital later this week according to his coach Nick Mitchell in a story in the…
Heroin dealer sentenced to 10 years in federal prison
PITTSBURGH—A Pittsburgh resident has been sentenced in federal court to 120 months’ imprisonment, followed by eight years’ supervised release, on his conviction of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney David J….
Report: Private sector employment increased by 215,000 jobs from October to November
ROSELAND, N.J. – December 4, 2013 – Private sector employment increased by 215,000 jobs from October to November, according to the November ADP National Employment Report. The ADP National Employment Report is…
Governor’s committee releases recommendations in broadband study
DES MOINES – The STEM Advisory Council’s Broadband Committee this week released the findings of its study on how to improve broadband connectivity throughout Iowa as part of the Connect Every Iowan…
Milwaukee surges past UNI, 83-72
Courtesy: UNI Athletics Communications – The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee used a 23-3 run, that included a 17-0 run in the second half to surge past the University of Northern Iowa men’s basketball…