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DES MOINES – State Senator Amanda Ragan of Mason City this week helped pass a bipartisan measure which will exempt Iowa state taxes on military pensions. “Exempting military retired pay…
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad today appointed Congressman Leonard Boswell to the Iowa Department of Transportation Commission. The appointment comes after Tom Rielly resigned from the commission due to…
MASON CITY – Instead of enjoying a few weeks off for their winter break, 19 NIACC criminal justice students signed up for a winter course that included a pretty amazing…
WASHINGTON – The Navy will christen Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) John Glenn on Feb. 1, during a 10 a.m. PST ceremony in San Diego, Calif. Chief of Naval Operations Adm.…
DES MOINES – A man found guilty by a Cerro Gordo county jury of raping a 14-year-old girl has been denied further review of his sexual abuse conviction by the…
CEDAR RAPIDS – Brady Verlo, age 22, of West Branch, Iowa, has been charged with one count of receipt of child pornography. The charge is contained in an Indictment filed…
AMES – Iowa-based Renewable Energy Group – which has a biorefinery plant in Mason City – today announced that it will provide biodiesel to power generators at the Super Bowl…
CEDAR RAPIDS – A former employee of a financial brokerage firm in Mason City, Iowa, who stole $391,725.31 from multiple firm clients was sentenced today to more than five years…
DES MOINES – Iowa Friends of Companion Animals (IAFriends) will host a public presentation at the Humane Society of North Iowa in Mason City on Monday, February 3, 2014, starting…
AMES – Police in Ames reported Wednesday that they have had residents say that they received calls from numbers they did not recognize related to a scam outlined by the…
MASON CITY – The following update on NIACC spoorts was sent by the NIACC Athletic Department this week: WOMEN’S BASKETBALL What’s next: The No. 2 NIACC women’s basketball team (18-2…
FOREST CITY – Waldorf College’s Faculty Writers Series welcomes Kyle Torke on Monday, February 3. Torke, a Visiting Associate Professor at Waldorf College, will be speaking to creative writing classes…
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve King released the following video statement with his reactions and comments to President Obama’s 2014 State of the Union Address: httpv://youtu.be/yjHAIsJEm7Q…
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve King released the following statement after voting in favor of the Conference Report on H.R. 2642, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013:…
DES MOINES – One Iowa, Iowa’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) organization, responded to a conservative group’s rally held at the state historical building in Des Moines on…
MASON CITY – Emergency responders were called the the Crystal Sugar plant in Mason City after a collision on Tuesday involving two trains. Authorities reported no injuries and little damage…
WASHINGTON – The U.S House of Representatives on Tuesday passed the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, which prohibits the expenditure of federal funds for any abortion. Currently, federal funds…
WASHINGTON – Senator Mitch McConnell wasn’t a fan of President Barack Obama’s State of the Union Speech delivered Tuesday evening. “And last night, the President had a real chance to…
MASON CITY – The 2013-14 Travel and Adventure Film Series continues with “Mongolia- Land of the Genghis Khan” at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 2, 2014 in the North Iowa…
AMES – Low- and moderate-income Iowans can have their tax returns prepared for free by trained and IRS-certified volunteers at nearly 150 sites across Iowa. Iowa State University Extension and…
DES MOINES – On Wednesday, Jan. 29, beginning at 2 p.m., a Camp Dodge icon will be relocated to its new home in front of the Iowa Gold Star Military…
WAVERLY – A 16-car pileup on Highway 218 near Waverly involved several people, including residents from Mason City and Clear Lake. According to a report, white-out conditions made driving extremely…
DES MOINES – As a result of force structure and stationing study findings, the Iowa National Guard has permanently closed the Centerville armory, effective immediately. The unit previously assigned to…