Gov. Branstad signs 25 bills into law
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry E. Branstad today signed the following bills into law: House File 514: an Act specifying procedures for resolving claims against purchased or pledged good held by pawnbrokers. House
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DES MOINES – Gov. Terry E. Branstad today signed the following bills into law: House File 514: an Act specifying procedures for resolving claims against purchased or pledged good held by pawnbrokers. House
DES MOINES – Wednesday, the Iowa Supreme Court approved amendments to the Iowa Court Rules for Expanded News Media Coverage (ENMC) – the court rules regulating audio and video recording and photography
MASON CITY – A man who aimed his air-soft gun at a woman when his drug deal went bad was arrested again this week in Mason City. Michael Isiah Schenker, age 18
MASON CITY – A woman who came to Mason City to buy drugs and faced a felony drug charge was given a second deferred sentence Wednesday. Tessa Rose-Marion awaited a jury trial
MAQUOKETA – On April 1, 2014, at approximately 2:51 A.M., A Maquoketa Police Officer stopped to check on a vehicle in the 200 block of West Grove Street in Maquoketa. The vehicle,
MASON CITY – Ernest “The Cat” Miller, former WCW Superstar and commissioner of the inaugural River City Sports Festival [RCSF], today announced that Dan “The Beast” Severn, the only UFC Triple Crown
BURCHINAL – A Rockwell man has allegedly committed two violent acts in the month of March and was arrested both times. On March 31 at about 10:49 PM, Cerro Gordo deputies were
NEW YORK – The cost of food worldwide has surged in March to its highest peak in 10 months, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported today. In a news
LEBANON – Now in its fourth year, the Syrian conflict hit yet another bleak milestone today, as the United Nations refugee agency reported that the number of displaced seeking refuge in neighbouring
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve King spoke on the House floor on April 2, 2014 about his concerns on immigration. Watch video: httpv://youtu.be/QbU1yWSR7MA
IOWA CITY – Police in Iowa City were tipped off that a man was pleasuring himself in front of kids walking to school, and set up a sting to catch the perpetrator.
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has weighed the largest known galaxy cluster in the distant universe, catalogued as ACT-CL J0102-4915, and found it definitely lives up to its nickname — El Gordo (Spanish
HAMPTON – A violent accused meth dealer was caught by Hampton police Monday, but not before he allegedly struck the arresting officer. Landon Gabriel Martin, no permanent address, was wanted since last
NORTHWOOD – A Lake Mills man accused of trying to shoot police who were trying to help him has pleaded not guilty to felony attempted murder. Matthew Davis, age 21 of Lake
By Joe Wilkinson, Iowa Department of Natural Resources – The electrifying gobble of wild turkeys will grip hunters, beginning with youth season hunters, who head to the woods as early as Saturday
MASON CITY- The Mason City Community Policing Advisory Board has announced plans for a free Women’s Self-Defense Seminar event scheduled from 2:00 to 4:00 pm, April 26th, 2014, at the Mason City
MASON CITY – A busy road in Mason City is closed as crews work to repair another water main break. Mason City officials reported that Winnebago Way from Park Ridge Drive to
WASHINGTON, D.C.— In a letter to U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined a group of four other
DES MOINES – More than 350,000 rainbow and brook trout will be heading to streams in 12 northeast Iowa counties over the next six months. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources began