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WASHINGTON – A new set of standards agreed upon last week by politicians and other agencies will set new standards for energy efficiency for pay-TV set-top boxes that will result in “significant
WASHINGTON – Was church a part of your holiday season? For many Americans, the apparent answer was “no.” According to a new poll from Gallup, only 40% of Americans attended church last
MASON CITY – How far would you go to help a homeless person during the holidays? On Christmas Eve at about 1:21 PM, Mason City police were dispatched to the area of
MASON CITY – A Mason City man recently arrested for felony domestic assault was arrested again on Christmas morning for violating a court-imposed no contact order. Joshua Joe Jennings is no being
NANGARHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Afghan National Security Forces detained four suspected insurgents during a village clearing operation in Khogyani district Dec. 24. Commandos with 1st Special Operations Kandak arrested the suspected insurgents
MASON CITY – A man in jail since August facing felony charges of burglary and attempted murder had new charges added this week after a jailhouse scuffle. According to jailers at the
MASON CITY – Police were busy keeping the peace at a North End house this week. Records indicate that Mason City police officers visited 718 North Tyler Avenue five times between December
AMES – Iowa State faces Boise State Wednesday in the championship game of the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic. Tipoff is slated for 7:30 p.m. (CT) with ESPN2 broadcasting the game. Iowa
MASON CITY – On Thursday, January 2, 2013, the Mason City Historic Preservation Commission will discuss and vote on a recommendation to nominate both Parker’s Woods Park and East Park to the
WASHINGTON – Military personnel and civilian workers received a 1% pay raise on Monday after President Obama signed an executive order adjusting certain rates of pay beginning in 2014. Last week, Congress
From the Secretary of Defense, Chuck Hagel – Eliminating sexual assault in the military is one of the Department of Defense’s highest priorities. We welcome President Obama’s continued leadership on this issue,
DES MOINES – Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad today announced the Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEMD) submitted an appeal to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the reconsideration
From the UI Department of Public Safety – On the morning of Dec. 21, the University of Iowa Police received a report from a student that either during the late night of
Gov. Branstad brings bipartisan group of six governors together in support of RFS; Letter sent to President Obama, Administrator McCarthy and Sec. Vilsack calling for reconsideration on the EPA’s proposed RFS rule
WASHINGTON – The White House issued a statement Monday condemning the “ongoing air assaults” by the Syrian government against civilians, which have reportedly killed more than 300 people, many of them children.
NEW YORK – Amid ethnically targeted killings, arbitrary detentions, rising displacement and now the discovery of mass graves, the United Nations human rights chief today urged the South Sudanese leadership to curb
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley joined 42 other senators in requesting the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to stop what they call unlawful regulations on small family farms. In a statement,
NEW YORK – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today that preparations for the long-awaited international conference aimed at achieving a political solution to the crisis in Syria are moving ahead, and stressed that
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley will begin holding meetings with Iowans in every county again next year with meetings in Floyd and Chickasaw counties on Friday, Jan. 3. “Representative government is
WASHINGTON – Earlier this week, the Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014, which included language by Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.) transferring 22 military
CLEVELAND, OH – The 2013 Federal Reserve Payments Study, released last week, shows that card payments – credit and debit – now account for more than two-thirds of all noncash payments, while
Courtesy: cyclones.com – HONOLULU, Hawaii – No. 14 Iowa State tied its best start in school history as the Cyclones improved to 10-0 with a 83-60 win over Akron Monday afternoon at
MASON CITY – The State of Iowa Ombudsman Office has found grounds to warn the Mason City School District for violations of open records laws. A concerned citizen – who wishes to
AMES – A man is wanted in connection with a locker room theft during the Iowa Hawkeye – Iowa State Cyclone football game that was played in in September. According to the
WASHINGTON – The federal government reported this morning that Monday is a “record day so far” at the health care marketplace website – www.Healthcare.gov – as people line up to get health
DES MOINES – Two Iowa deer hunters sustained non-life threatening injuries during the final weekend of the shotgun deer season. Michael Otto, 50, of Madrid, was treated after sustaining an injury to
WATERLOO – A crime tip helped authorities capture a man wanted in a Waterloo murder case. On Thursday, November 14, 2013, at 6:56 PM, Waterloo Police and Waterloo Fire Rescue were sent
MASON CITY – A local teen has now been missing for four days. According to a report, Sierra R. Jones, age 16 of Mason City, went missing on December 19th. Mason City
AMES – The Ames Police Department received a call of an accidental shooting that had taken place at 4810 Westbend Drive at 10:31 P.M. on December 20, 2013. When officers arrived, they
Senator Rob Hogg of Cedar Rapids, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee and a member of the interim committee on mental health, issued the following statement late last week: “At Tuesday’s interim
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry E. Branstad has co-written a bipartisan governors’ letter urging President Obama and Congress to make forward progress on three trade agreements that have great potential to open
From the Ames Police Department, December 23, 2013: With the snow and cold and storm, our officers mostly dealt with issues related to weather. The snow ordinance was used and some cars
Courtesy: cyclones.com – HONOLULU, Hawai’i – No. 17 Iowa State used a strong end to the first half and start to the second half to pull away from George Mason Sunday and
MASON CITY – Police reacted quickly to a burglary in progress Monday morning and arrested a local man they found hiding in a shed. According to police, shortly after 2:00 AM this
AMES – Iowa drivers may have a pleasant surprise when they renew a driver’s license after Jan. 1, 2014. New legislation allows the Iowa Department of Transportation to transition from driver’s licenses
SAN CLEMENTE – U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents arrested a man at the San Clemente, California checkpoint on Interstate 5 for narcotics smuggling yesterday. At approximately 10:30 a.m., agents at the
From Sen. Charles Grassley – The EB-5 visa program has been used for decades as a tool to encourage foreign investment and job creation in the United States in exchange for a
Norfolk, VA – United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Virginia, Robert W. Mathieson, announces the capture of Richard “Andy” Barnett. Mr. Barnett was wanted out of Norfolk, VA for taking
SAN DIEGO – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the San Ysidro port of entry Wednesday afternoon apprehended a 39-year-old man after he threw a “Molotov cocktail” at them. On December
DES MOINES – Attorney General Tom Miller filed lawsuits against four contractors who allegedly damaged natural gas and electrical lines during excavations without first notifying Iowa One Call. The suits, filed Friday,