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WASHINGTON – An American man who traveled between the US and China – molesting young girls in both countries – received three decades in prison for his crimes. Hector Orjuela Jr., 47,
INDIANAPOLIS – The Iowa men’s basketball team has hit the skids at the wrong time of year, slipping to a six seed in the 17th annual Big Ten tourney and now forced
MASON CITY – Police worked to take an alleged drunk driver in a dangerous situation into custody this weekend. Police said that Saturday morning at abut 12:45 AM a vehicle was discovered
NIT – Massachusetts courts and lawmakers last week hastily dealt with questions of decency and what is perverted behavior and what is not. On Wednesday, the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled that it is
OMAHA – To shoot or not to shoot. That was the question that faced an Omaha police officer when he spotted a young male walking down a street carrying a rifle, which
KENT, Ohio – UNI wrestling grabbed two more spots at the NCAA national tournament en route to a second-place team finish in the final day of the Mid-American Conference Championships. UNI will take
CHARLES CITY – The St. Patty’s annual parade in Charles City is set for March 15th, followed by a pub crawl. The 21st annual – 1st ever – Charles City St. Patty’s
ROSEMONT, Ill. – Penn State won its fourth-straight Big Ten Wrestling Championships title on Sunday, claiming first place with a score of 140.5. The Nittany Lions become just the fifth school to
CLEAR LAKE – A Mason City man got too feisty at an 80’s tribute band concert in Clear Lake late Friday and was arrested. According to police, 48-year-old David Michael Haag became intoxicated
AMES – Iowa State senior Melvin Ejim has been named the Big 12 Player of the Year, announced today by the Big 12 Conference. Ejim is the first Cyclone to earn the
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State men’s basketball players were well-represented on the 2013-14 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Men’s Basketball Awards, as announced by the Big 12 Conference today. Seniors Melvin Ejim and
WASHINGTON – The leader of an identity theft ring that stole more than 600 identities from U.S. government employees and others was sentenced today to serve 12 years in prison, followed by
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced last week that it had entered into a consent decree with national tax preparer H&R Block, which requires it to redesign its websites and mobile apps
DES MOINES – On Friday, March 7th, in a letter sent to members of the Republican Party of Iowa’s State Central Committee, Chairman A.J. Spiker announced he was stepping down from his
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MASON CITY – Registration is open for summer courses at North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC). Students are encouraged to call now and enroll. Summer school is a great opportunity for many
SPENCER – A wanted Iowa sex offender was caught in Des Moines and taken to North Iowa to await trial on a number of new charges. Gerald Busch, age 48, was recently
WASHINGTON, D.C.— U.S. Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement on the February employment numbers. Friday’s report shows that the
WASHINGTON – The US State Department recognized Sunday as the seventh anniversary of the day that former FBI agent Robert Levinson disappeared from while on a mission for the CIA. Statement from
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Rep. George Miller (D-CA), senior Democrat on the House Education and Workforce Committee, released the
KANSAS CITY – The University of Kansas has earned the 2013-14 Big 12 men’s basketball regular-season title and will be the No. 1 seed in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Men’s Basketball
FAYETTEVILLE – The U.S. Marshals Service, Eastern District of North Carolina, announces the arrest of Oscar Rodriguez, 34, in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. Rodriguez is wanted for multiple alleged sex crimes he committed
MASON CITY – The Cerro Gordo County Department of Public Health is asking county residents for their help in assessing the best way to communicate with our residents. The survey is designed
NORMAN, Okla. – The Iowa State wrestling team took home a pair of Big 12 titles Saturday evening at Oklahoma’s McCassland Fieldhouse. Cyclone grapplers Lelund Weatherspoon and top-ranked Kyven Gadson both won
WASHINGTON – The number of people who have lost their unemployment benefits as a result of the Emergency Unemployment Compensation program’s expiration has surpassed two million this week, according to a new
FOREST CITY – On April 2, Waldorf College students, faculty, staff and alumni will come together to celebrate the honors of academic excellence. The annual Waldorf College Honors Day ceremony will be