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FARGO – U.S. Attorney Timothy Q. Purdon announced that on March 3, 2014, Robert Olie, 66, Torrance California, was sentenced before U.S. District Judge Ralph R. Erickson, to 12 months of electronic
DES MOINES – Members of the Family Alliance for Veterans of America (FAVA), based in Forest City, visited with legislators at the Iowa Statehouse on Tuesday, February 25th. FAVA works to educate
SIOUX CITY – Janelle Zoch, age 47, and Darwin Zoch, age 45, both of Storm Lake, Iowa, and Brandon Hinesly, age 35, of Truesdale, Iowa, have pled guilty in U.S. District Court in
NEW YORK – Three police personnel died in a terror blast in Daih while police were dispersing rioters, the Bahrain Interior Ministry reported. Witnesses reported hearing a blast during clashes between anti-government
FOREST CITY – Professor and pianist, Dr. Timothy Schmidt, and his daughter, soprano Marie Sophia Schmidt, will be performing March 8 in Waldorf College’s Odvin-Hagen Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m. Dr. Schmidt
FOREST CITY – Winnebago Industries, Inc., a leading United States manufacturer of recreation vehicles, announced the promotion of Jay Swearingen to the position of motorhome training manager. In his new position, Swearingen
TUSCON, US – Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents arrested two convicted sex offenders this week. One of the subjects is a U.S. citizen and the other was a citizen of Mexico. Both
DOUGLAS, AZ – A 33-year-old female resident of Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico was arrested Wednesday for attempting to smuggle 270 pounds of marijuana through the Port of Douglas. U.S. Customs and Border
MASON CITY – Two women were helped to safety Monday evening by a passer-by and a neighbor before firefighters arrived on the scene. Around 4:30 PM Monday, a call for a possible
MASON CITY – A Mason City woman is serving jail time for her second conviction for operating while intoxicated. Officers arrested Brianna Marie Hansen-Simmer, age 21, last July for operating while intoxicated,
NEW YORK – The United Nations atomic energy chief today highlighted some of the most pressing issues on the agenda of his agency, ranging from nuclear safety to verification of the activities
DES MOINES – The Iowa Senate on Monday voted 48-0 to approve a bill that would make it illegal for an adult to knowingly allow an underage drinking party to commence on
Editorial by Matt Marquardt – A former Mason City city administrator now working in Waukee is set to get a healthy pay bump, the Des Moines Register reported Monday. Moerman is now
Editorial by Matt Marquardt – NIT – Beaten again. Left out in the cold. Bamboozled. That is what self-serving, unimaginative, sold-out leadership – and a populace asleep at the wheel – will
San Diego – U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested seven individuals this weekend who were involved in three separate human and drug smuggling events in the east and north county of San Diego.
NIT – Lazy Americans, things just keep getting easier for you. Europeans – who are much less fat than Americans – are preying on the slothful lifestyles of Americans, with a new
First Lady Michelle Obama and U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announce proposed school wellness standards and roll out of breakfast and lunch programs for schools that serve low income communities
WASHINGTON – Based on extensive input from the public and a broad range of stakeholders, including public health groups, auto manufacturers, refiners, and states, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today finalized
MASON CITY – A Mason City man who was charged with aggravated domestic assault on Christmas day had that charge (and another) thrown out by a judge, before he was later arrested
IOWA CITY – The University of Iowa wrestling program led the nation in attendance for the eighth consecutive season according to annual Division I attendance report released Tuesday by Roby Publishing. Iowa
KHARKIV, Ukraine. March 3 (Interfax) – A senior Ukrainian border guard official said on Monday that no Russian Armed Forces had entered Ukraine across its northern border. “We are conducting permanent monitoring.
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry E. Branstad, Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds and Iowa Department of Education Director Brad Buck today announced the first group of Iowa school districts selected to launch teacher
SIOUX CITY – Eddie Sandoval-Rouillard was placed on escape status after failing to return to the Sioux City Work Release Facility from an assigned program meeting. Sandoval-Rouillard was transferred to work release
MASON CITY – The Charles H. MacNider Art Museum’s 2014 winter film series, Films in February, Movies in March (Some in January, Too), ends on Saturday, March 8 at 2 p.m. with
WASHINGTON – Protesters against the Keystone Pipeline XL were arrested in a peaceful protest after strapping themselves to the White House fence and blocking sidewalks in a sit-in, the Associated Press reported.
El Paso, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and U.S. Border Patrol agents working at the El Paso port of entry made multiple drug seizures this weekend. The most notable
WASHINGTON – Leaders of seven of the largest industrialized nations in the world on Sunday condemned the Russian offensive in Ukraine that threatens a major conflict. We, the leaders of Canada, France,
WASHINGTON – The First Lady will travel to China from March 19-26, 2014. She will be visiting Beijing from March 20-23, Xi’an on March 24, and Chengdu from March 25-26. During her
Santa Teresa, New Mexico – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Santa Teresa port of entry were very busy this weekend. Officers at the New Mexico border crossing seized
Edinburgh – U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Rio Grande Valley Sector arrested 27 convicted sex offenders, who were illegally present in the United States, and 15 members of notorious street gangs
MASON CITY – The Mason City Public Library announced this week that it is the first public library in Iowa to offer public availability of thousands of movies, television shows, music albums
MASON CITY – Police are investigating a theft at a Mason City storage business. Police reported that a number of campers were broken into at Monroe Storage, located at 1627 South Monroe
WASHINGTON – In Kyiv (the capitol of Ukraine) on March 4th, Secretary Kerry will meet with senior representatives of Ukraine’s new government, leaders of the Rada, and members of civil society. The
St. Louis, MO – University of Northern Iowa junior forward Seth Tuttle has been honored as Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week, per the league office. Tuttle averaged 21.0 ppg and
BURCHINAL – A Rockwell man was taken to jail Sunday for assault. According to police, Lee Alan Best, age 24 of Rockwell, was arrested on Sunday at about 3:50 PM for simple
MASON CITY – A convicted domestic abuser wanted on arrest warrants was caught by police last week at a local bar. Timothy Dean Smith, age 24, was at Cueless Bar, 1401 North
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, last week praised new proposed rules from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to
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WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) today released the following statement on Russia’s military intervention in Ukraine: “I am deeply concerned that Russia’s ongoing military intervention in Crimea may soon
DES MOINES – For the third consecutive week, retail gasoline prices in Iowa recorded an increase. Prices rose $.11 this week, closing at $3.44 as of Tuesday. Prices appear to have moved