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Forest City, Iowa – On February 27 and 28, Waldorf College vocal students will have the opportunity to work with two renowned instructors: Dr. Anton Armstrong, conductor of the St. Olaf Choir
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Iowa State (19-6, 10-5 Big 12) had four players in double figures and used its height advantage to defeat Kansas State (13-14, 4-11 Big 12) and remain in second
COLORADO SPRINGS, Feb. 23 (UPI) — Former Colorado Springs police officer Joshua Carrier was sentenced Friday to 70 years to life in prison for 123 counts including sexual assault on a child.
DOHA, Qatar, Feb. 23 (UPI) — The opposition Syrian National Coalition has pulled out of international talks on ending the Syrian conflict, blasting “international silence” on the violence. It particularly pointed a
DES MOINES – Basil Minto went out a winner. The NIACC sophomore beat North Idaho’s Caleb Rivera 9-2 in the fifth-place match at the NJCAA national wrestling tournament Saturday afternoon at the
LONDON, Feb. 23 (UPI) — U.S. rating agency Moody’s Friday downgraded its rating of British bonds from AAA to Aa1, sparking criticism from the Labor Party over economic policies. Chancellor of the
DES MOINES – NIACC’s Basil Minto, Shakheim Chapman and Alex Stockton all dropped their consolation semifinal matches at the NJCAA national wrestling tournament Saturday at the Jacobson Exhibition Center on the Iowa
NEW YORK, Feb. 23 (UPI) — Wet, messy weather has brought record snowfall to many parts of the United States, and more snow is forecast for the U.S. East Coast, forecasters say.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 (UPI) — A leading government watchdog says the transition of U.S. President Barack Obama’s re-election team into an advocacy group to promote his agenda “just smells.” Obama for America,
DES MOINES – NIACC’s Basil Minto, Shakheim Chapman and Alex Stockton all dropped their semifinal matches at the NJCAA national wrestling tournament Saturday at the Jacobson Exhibition Center on the Iowa State
JERUSALEM, Feb. 23 (UPI) — Israeli troops separated groups of Palestinians and Israeli settlers that had clashed in a West Bank village Saturday, military officials said. Israeli forces said they dispersed about
MOSCOW, Feb. 23 (UPI) — Military modernization will help the nation’s economy rely less on oil and gas in favor of a “cult of an engineer and constructor,” a government official said.
From Iowa Federation of Labor AFL-CIO – Des Moines – As Iowa working families hold actions today to call on Wall Street and the wealthiest 2% to pay their fair share in
MINNEAPOLIS — The second-ranked University of Iowa wrestling advanced through the quarterfinals of the NWCA Cliff Keen National Dual Meet Championship with a 21-16 win over No. 9 Cornell tonight at Williams
DES MOINES – Basil Minto is two wins away from his ultimate goal. The NIACC 184-pound sophomore topped Dylon Braun of Colby Community College 3-2 in double overtime in the quarterfinals Friday
SEATTLE, Feb. 23 (UPI) — Microsoft says it fought off a recent attempt by computer hackers to break through its firewalls and get into the U.S. company’s computer systems. Microsoft said in
MINNEAPOLIS — The second-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team fell to No. 4 Minnesota today, 22-15, in the semifinals of the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Dual Meet Championship. Iowa dropped six of 10
IOWA CITY – Iowa Coach Kirk Ferentz held a press conference Friday and described the process of re-vamping his coaching staff this off-season.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Sophomore pitcher Sasha Kuebel allowed two runs over eight innings for the University of Iowa baseball team in a 3-1 setback against No. 14 Oklahoma on Friday at
DELAND, Fla., Feb. 19 (UPI) — A teacher at a Catholic school in Florida has been sentenced to five years in prison for using hidden cameras to get videotape of girls changing
PHOENIX, Feb. 22 (UPI) — A woman whose son was killed in Aurora, Colo., says a comment by U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., that she needs “straight talk” on guns is “appalling.”
NEW YORK, Feb. 22 (UPI) — Three construction workers at New York’s World Trade Center were charged with possessing and selling marijuana at the site, a Port Authority spokesman said. The arrests
ATLANTA, Feb. 22 (UPI) — Influenza activity remained elevated in the United States, but decreased in most areas and some states have minimal activity, federal health officials said. The weekly report of
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico, Feb. 22 (UPI) — Two police officers in Playa del Carmen, a Mexican resort city, were charged in an alleged rape of an Italian citizen, prosecutors said. Maria
From Rep. Linda Upmeyer – This week the House passed legislation targeted at returning Iowa’s education system to #1 in the nation. In 1992, Iowa’s students ranked first in the country, and
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 (UPI) — U.S. President Obama said he and Congress have an opportunity to get something done before $85 billion in federal spending cuts go into effect next week. “Hope
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 22 (UPI) — Porn star Ron Jeremy has been discharged from a Los Angeles hospital after suffering an aneurysm near his heart last month, TMZ reported. Jeremy, 59, underwent
From the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office: Jeffery Alan Horstman, age 50, from rural Britt, Iowa died in a single vehicle accident North of 1930 Nash Ave. This location is approx. four miles
Washington, D.C. – First Lady Michelle Obama and Sesame Street’s Big Bird teamed up to film two public service announcements encouraging kids to eat healthy and get active. The new PSAs, which
On Thursday, February 21, 2013 at approximately 11:15 PM, Waterloo Police attempted to stop a 2003 Saturn for a traffic violation in the area of Edwards Street and Logan Avenue. The vehicle
MASON CITY – The Mason City Fire Department responded to an alarm for a fire in a building under construction reported by a passing motorist at 2357 hours on February 21, 2013.
MASON CITY – A Mason City man involved in an assault in April of 2012 has been arrested by police. William Scott Foster, 47, turned himself in to the Cerro Gordo County
DETROIT, Feb. 22 (UPI) — Jurors in the corruption trial of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, his father and a contractor began a fourth day of deliberations Friday. About 45 counts involving
NEW YORK – Perhaps Saturday Night Live DID go too far. Following a furious backlash from Christians after a gory SNL skit which aired a couple of weeks ago, a religious group
Joint Statement of Shared Principles by U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Thomas J. Donohue & AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka: The United States will always be a nation of immigrants who
AMES, IOWA – Feb. 22, 2013 – Due to the winter storm, roads, bridges, overpasses and ramps have become slick in many locations in Iowa. Eastbound Interstate 80 is currently blocked near
DES MOINES – NIACC advanced three wrestlers into tonight’s quarterfinals at the NJCAA national tournament at the Jacobson Exhibition Center on the Iowa State Fairgrounds. NIACC’s top-ranked 184-pounder Basil Minto moved to
STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Feb. 21 (UPI) — Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky’s attorney says he plans to appeal for a new trial in the child sex abuse case against
MIAMI, Feb. 21 (UPI) — A class-action lawsuit was filed in a U.S. court in Florida against Carnival Corp. over events that disabled the cruise ship Triumph in the Gulf of Mexico.
NEW YORK, Feb. 21 (UPI) — A general index of U.S. manufacturing activity slid January to February, but showed resilience in component indexes, a research firm said Thursday. Markit Economics said the