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WASHINGTON – The outbreak of a respiratory illness may have made ill up to 1,000 kids in a dozen states, the Center for Disease Control said Monday. The problem originated around August
ROSEMONT, IL – The Big Ten Conference, through its Council of Presidents and Chancellors (COPC), has agreed today to restore Penn State’s eligibility for the Big Ten Football Championship Game. The agreement
BALTIMORE – A hot-button topic boiled over Monday after a video from a casino was released showing an NFL running back knocking his fiancé out cold with a punch to the face.
WASHINGTON – Iowa Congressman Steve King mourned the death of a fast food businessman who foundation made massive donations to anti-LGBT political groups. Chick-fil-A founder Truett Cathy died Monday at the age
CLEAR LAKE – Police stopped a Clear Lake man and arrested him for drunk driving early Sunday. Clear Lake police stopped 23-year-old Michael Blake Allie early Sunday. After an investigation, it was
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State senior wide receiver Jarvis West was named to the Paul Hornung Award Week Two Honor Roll, was added to the Hornung Award Watch List and named the
DES MOINES – On Friday, September 12, members of the Iowa Supreme Court will visit five Iowa City area high schools to meet with students and discuss the role of the courts.
IOWA CITY – University of Iowa defensive end Drew Ott has been named Big Ten Conference Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in Iowa’s 17-13 win over Ball State this
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate is poised to vote Monday evening on a Constitutional Amendment which would grant Congress and the states the power to regulate or limit the raising and spending of money
WAUKON, IOWA – The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, Iowa State Patrol and the Allamakee Sheriff’s Office are currently searching for a 9 year old boy. Lance Kirk Palmer, DOB 9-8-2005, was
DES MOINES – Governor Terry E. Branstad today announced appointments to Iowa’s boards and commissions. The following individuals’ appointments are effective August 29, 2014, and are not subject to Iowa Senate confirmation:
CHARLES CITY – A Clinton man was arrested by Charles City police recently after a disturbance at a bar. Om August 30, at about 12:20 AM, police were called to the 700
DAVENPORT – An Iowa woman was arrested after she allegedly bought heroin from a drug dealer with a child in her car. According to reports, Amanda Rae Barrett, age 26, was arrested
CHARLES CITY – A Charles City man continues to battles a list of charges – including felony drug charges – in court, and was arrested again in recent days. Jaiton Mangun, age
MADISON, WI – John W. Vaudreuil, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Jorge Gamez-Nieto, 41, a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William
CHARLES CITY – Police went to the same address twice in the same day to make separate arrests of a man and woman for harassment. On September 3, police first went to
CLEAR LAKE – The father of a man serving a second jail sentence for violating a no-contact order in connection with a felony charge of domestic assault says his son “should have
From Texas Senator Ted Cruz – Today, the President once again failed to propose any serious action against ISIS, telling the American people that we must wait several more days for the
CHARLES CITY – Police in Charles City took two women to jail after a traffic stop turned nasty. On Thursday, September 4 at about 1:12 AM, an officer stopped a vehicle driven
DoD News, Defense Media Activity – WASHINGTON, Sept. 7, 2014 – At the request of the government of Iraq, U.S. military aircraft attacked terrorists from the Islamic State of Iraq and the
MASON CITY – An Illinois man recently released from jail as he awaits trial for a swath of felony charges was arrested just a few days later for assault with a dangerous
ADEL, IA – A settlement reached in a class action lawsuit may yield some cash for folks with children in North Iowa schools. In the lawsuit, it was alleged that Iowa Educators
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man who robbed the Solon State Bank in Ely, Iowa, was sentenced on September 2, 2014 to more than three years in federal prison. Robert Melton, 51, from
IOWA CITY – University of Iowa police arrested 10 individuals during the Iowa Hawkeye football game against Ball State, some with extremely high blood alcohol levels. UI Police issued the following number
SIOUX CITY – A man who re-entered the United States illegally was sentenced on August 27, 2014, to 41 months’ imprisonment. Leopoldo Gamma-Deleon, age 40, from Mexico, received the prison term after
IOWA CITY – The 2014 edition of the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series football game, set for next Saturday, Sept. 13, when the Hawkeyes host Iowa State in Kinnick Stadium (2:30 p.m.), is
CLARION – Two persons are reported dead – including a 5-year-old child from Britt – and two injured in a two-vehicle accident in Wright county Friday evening. VEHICLE 1 WAS SOUTHBOUND ON
MASON CITY – A Mason City woman was jailed early Saturday for drunk driving. A Cerro Gordo deputy stopped a car driven by 26-year-old Cassie Marie Masters at about 2:13 AM for
MASON CITY – A generous deputy allowed a dangerous, impaired driver to continue on after a traffic stop. According to records, a Cerro Gordo deputy stopped a female driver for “erratic driving”
NIT – Islamic terrorists and militants are taking their horror to new levels, with publicized beheadings and mass shootings and rapes of nearly anyone in their path. And some Americans are joining
WASHINGTON – The Pentagon announced that Ahmed Godane, who founded the Somalia-based group al-Shabab, has been killed in a military strike. Press Secretary Rear Admiral John Kirby on Saturday said that “We
MASON CITY – A Mason City woman has been reported missing. Rachelle D. Henry, age 43, was reported missing to the Mason City Police Department on September 2, 2014. Henry’s basic appearance
MASON CITY – The Mason City council has agreed to hundreds of thousands of dollars in tax breaks that will help a fast food coffee chain, a restaurant and a retail store
MASON CITY – Third ward city councilwoman Jean Marinos snubbed another city council meeting this week. Sources tell NIT that Marinos was vacationing, most likely on the shores of Greece, where she
DES MOINES – A new poll released this week shows the President is not very popular in Iowa these days, a state that essentially catapulted Barack Obama into the Commander in Chief’s
SPENCER – A truck driver snagged power lines and dragged them for some distance before a deputy stopped the vehicle for causing a potentially dangerous situation. A Clay county deputy spotted a
DES MOINES – Law students hate it, but the Iowa Supreme Court ruled Friday that the bar exam requirement for Iowa law school graduates will be kept. The court heard from dozens
MASON CITY – The following is a joint statement from Mason City Police Department and Mason City Community School District regarding an alleged bullying incident and assault reported Aug 29, 2014: Mason
IOWA CITY – University of Iowa national champions Brent Metcalf and Tony Ramos compete at the 2014 World Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, beginning late Sunday night. Ramos competes at 57 kg on
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve King released the following statement after a recent email from the office of Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller advised county attorneys to disregard Immigration and Customs Enforcement