Drake drops road contest at Missouri State, 69-63
Courtesy: Drake Athletics – SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Drake University men’s basketball shot 52 percent from the field but could not manufacture enough defensive stops down the stretch in a 69-63 loss
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Courtesy: Drake Athletics – SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Drake University men’s basketball shot 52 percent from the field but could not manufacture enough defensive stops down the stretch in a 69-63 loss
Courtesy: UNI Athletics Communications – CEDAR FALLS – The University of Northern Iowa men’s basketball team snapped a three-game losing streak with an 80-58 victory over the Loyola Ramblers on Wednesday in the
DES MOINES – A former youth paster at a Des Moines church has pleaded guilty to three sex crimes. Court records show that on Tuesday, February 11th, 2014, a Polk County District
MINNEAPOLIS – A United States attorney announced that a Bonesteel, South Dakota woman convicted of child abuse was sentenced on February 11, 2014, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange. Maria Janis,
GARNER – A Klemme man who plead guilty to three felonies got off easy this week as his sentence was handed down. Christopher Eugene Bachman was charged with 31 serious crimes which
DES MOINES – A bill that would increase the fiscal year 2014-2015 appropriation for the homeownership assistance program for military members from $800,000 to $2.5 million was passed Wednesday by a House
WASHINGTON – A whistle-blower will receive hundreds of thousands of dollars for turning in the company he worked for while in Iraq for ripping-off the US military. MPRI Inc. has agreed to
NEW YORK – Another member of Yankee royalty will be leaving the game. Derek Jeter announced that his 20th season of playing major league baseball will be his last. He has amassed
MASON CITY – Mason City officials reported Wednesday afternoon that there is a water main break near the 200 block of 13th Street SE. The water service will be interrupted between South
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man who sold “ice” methamphetamine from his rural Benton County home was sentenced on January 30, 2014 to just under four years in federal prison. Kenneth Gragg, 54, from
WASHINGTON – Today, continuing to fulfill his promise to make 2014 a year of action, the President will sign an Executive Order to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 for federal contract
WASHINGTON – The U.S. government is free to borrow more money after Congress gave final approval to a bill that allows it to pay its bills until March of 2015. After a
SEATTLE – Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday announced that he is imposing a moratorium on carrying out the death penalty in Washington state. Inslee’s decision comes after months of careful review of
Attorney General Eric Holder and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper released the following joint statement Wednesday: “On Jan. 3, 2014, the Director of National Intelligence declassified and disclosed publicly that the
SOCHI, RUSSIA – Kaitlyn Farrington upset three former Olympic champions to take women’s halfpipe snowboarding gold at the Sochi Games on Wednesday. The American had failed to make the final directly from
SOCHI, RUSSIA – The first matches of the men’s hockey tournament will take place on Wednesday in Sochi with the Czech Republic, Sweden, Latvia and Switzerland all taking to the ice. Six
OTAY MESA, CA – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Otay Mesa port of entry Saturday arrested a man after discovering more than $1.5 million worth of liquid methamphetamine
DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is extending the deadline to remove permanent ice shelters from state owned lakes north of Hwy. 20, to February 27. Favorable ice conditions
DES MOINES – The Iowa House voted 76-22 Tuesday to ban the sale of electronic cigarettes to minors. Representative Sharon Steckman said Tuesday via social media that e-cigs are “not safe, but
MASON CITY – A wanted Mason City man tuned himself in nearly two weeks after a domestic assault incident that led to an arrest warrant. According to Mason City police, on January 24th,
HOMS, SYRIA – More relief moved in today for Syrians trapped in the Old City of Homs for nearly two years without aid, and more evacuees moved out, as Government and opposition
By Cheryl Pellerin, American Forces Press Service – WASHINGTON – Global threats most critical to U.S. national security include Syria’s civil war and its spillover, terrorism, weapons of mass destruction and deep cuts
NEW YORK – With civilians now routinely targeted and subjected to indiscriminate brutality in most current conflicts – from the civil war in Syria to ethnic and political strife in Central African
WASHINGTON – Today the Obama Administration is announcing the launch of the Cybersecurity Framework, which is the result of a year-long private-sector led effort to develop a voluntary how-to guide for organizations in
By Nick Simeone, American Forces Press Service – WASHINGTON – Amid ongoing skepticism among lawmakers about Iran’s nuclear intentions, a senior Defense Department official told Congress Tuesday the United States will not allow Tehran