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ALBERT LEA, Minnesota – Alliant Energy’s Iowa utility supported efforts by Ventura Foods to install energy efficient equipment at the company’s processing facility in Albert Lea, Minnesota. Ventura Foods completed several energy
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today proposed a rule that would require certain shippers, receivers, and carriers who transport food by motor or rail vehicles to take steps to
BEAUMONT, Texas — A task force of federal, state and local law enforcement Thursday began arresting 32 defendants charged with racketeering and immigration violations throughout Texas and Louisiana. These arrests were announced
Courtesy: cyclones.com – LAWRENCE, Kan. – No. 16 Iowa State battled back from multiple double-digit deficits, but was never able to get ahead as the Cyclones fell to No. 6 Kansas 92-81
NEW YORK – The Security Council today extended the long-running United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until 31 July 2014, noting that progress made so far had not yet resulted in
Courtesy Drake Athletics – DES MOINES – The Drake University men’s basketball team used a barrage of three-pointers and a late scoring run to defeat the Missouri State Bears, 84-74, Wednesday night
DES MOINES – Legislators in Iowa are looking to ban the sale of e-cigarettes to persons under the age of 18. A study bill in the Iowa House relating to vapor products
FOREST CITY – Winnebago Industries, Inc. was named “Newsmaker of the Year” for 2013 by RVBusiness Magazine and RVBusiness.com. According to Sherman Goldenberg, partner and publisher of RVBusiness, “We picked Winnebago as
NEW YORK – After a “tense but rather promising” meeting today between representatives of the Syrian Government and the main opposition group on reaching a political end to the country’s three-year-civil war,
OSKALOOSA – The Oskaloosa Police Department and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation are working a death investigation regarding an 18 month old girl in Oskaloosa, Iowa. On Friday, January 24, 2014,
NEW YORK – The United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan is seeking to verify reports of human rights violations in the conflict that erupted just over a month ago, a spokesperson
MASON CITY – A person was taken to the hospital after multiple cars collided Wednesday evening near Wal-Mart in Mason City. At about 6 PM, the Mason City Fire and Police Departments
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 from Iowa
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 a business-related
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 field trip.
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. Jonathan Greenert,
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 Iowa Supreme
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 on January
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 and events
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 in federal
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 at 7PM
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 Better Business
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 overall, 7-0
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 on Waldorf
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: “This has
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 Tuesday. The
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 after two
DES MOINES – An opera legend sang to the Iowa legislature this morning. According to a news release from the Iowa Senate, opera great and Centerville native Simon Estes sang “God Bless
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 cannot be
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 unite the
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 Community Auditorium,
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 Outreach supports
WASHINGTON – President Obama delivered his fifth State of the Union Address Tuesday night. The president talked about rising graduation rates, balancing the budget, job creation, health care, and working together. “Let’s
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 Museum on
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 hazardous Sunday,
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 the Centerville
IOWA CITY – The University Iowa campus was buzzing in the hours leading up to the much-anticipated showdown between the #7 Michigan State Spartans and the #15 Iowa Hawkeyes. The men
NORTHWOOD – A wanted Northwood man who plead guilty in a stabbing case has turned himself in. Donald Monte Baker, age 26, had been wanted since he skipped a hearing on January
MASON CITY – Three Mason City men stand accused of shoplifting from big box stores in town. According to Mason City police, 21-year-old Garylee Garcia and 21-year-old Chase Froning were both arrested