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DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad today announced the continuation of Iowa’s state government payments partnership with Dwolla, the Internet’s first payment network. Today’s announcement allows carrier customers of the Iowa Department
El Paso, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the El Paso port of entry found 1.15 pounds of methamphetamine strapped to the midsection of a border crosser New
JACKSONVILLE – Acting United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announced today that a federal grand jury in Jacksonville has returned an indictment against Samuel Franklin Crews (31, Lake City), charging him
PYONGYANG – North Korea leader Kim Jong Un gave a New Year’s address to his nation. Watch video: http://youtu.be/STjSMAE9u_0
Del Rio, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Eagle Pass Station apprehended a convicted sex offender on Thursday, the second such arrest by Del Rio Sector agents in as
MADISON, WI – Highly-ranked Wisconsin has had trouble stopping the Iowa Hawkeyes from scoring – and Sunday night’s tilt was no different – but they found just enough firepower of their own
NORMAN, Okla. – The No. 14 Iowa State women’s basketball team (13-0, 2-0 Big 12) remained undefeated this afternoon, downing No. 25 Oklahoma (10-5, 1-1 Big 12) 82-75. The win marks the
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Afghan National Security Forces removed seven 107mm rockets, commonly used in attacks that result in civilian casualties, Dec. 31 from Helmand province’s Marjeh district. Afghan National Army Special
CLEAR LAKE – Five Dachshunds were taken to Patriots for Pets in Clear Lake on Saturday, after being left outside and without food. A concerned citizen approached the people who had the
by Matt Marquardt – We’ve all seen how far the Globe Gazette has slipped over the years. Most of the stories it publishes are Associated Press re-hashes and garbage written by the
MASON CITY – The man who calls himself the mayor of Mason City, Eric Bookmeyer, once declared that the “perceived” crime problem in town was solved when his city council warned a
RURAL MASON CITY – A man once elected as the Floyd County Attorney was allegedly found drunk in a snowbank outside Mason City and arrested early Saturday. According to the Cerro Gordo
MASON CITY – The Board of Education Committee of the Whole will meet at 5:30 PM on Monday, January 6, 2014, at the Mason City Community School District Administration Building Board Room,
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds have announced the State of Iowa has received final documents from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on the
WASHINGTON – Today the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) announced the start of direct talks in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, between the parties to the conflict in South Sudan. According to the U.S.
OMAHA – Hotel security cameras helped nab a woman who was leaving her hotel room with numerous items that belonged to the hotel. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Omaha, Nebraska said Thursday
IOWA CITY – The University of Iowa wrestling team swept 10 matches from Michigan State on Saturday night to defeat the Spartans, 41-0, on Mediacom Mat inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Iowa recorded 43
Courtesy: cyclones.com – LUBBOCK, Texas – No. 13 Iowa State lost a 17-point lead, but was able to put it all back together and prevail 73-62 over Texas Tech Saturday afternoon in
KABUL, Afghanistan – An International Security Assistance Force service member died following a suicide attack by enemy forces in eastern Afghanistan Jan. 4. It is ISAF policy to defer casualty identification procedures
WASHINGTON – President Obama on Saturday called on Congress to help out thousands of long-term unemployed Americans whose benefits expired on December 28th. In this week’s address to the nation, President Obama
NIT – Governor Branstad is going deer hunting again, and this time he has a new firearm to help him bag another buck. Branstad said Saturday via social media that he was
FORT DODGE – Authorities are seeking a man who escaped from a work release facility who is serving time for a violent offense. According to the Iowa Department of Corrections, 21-year-old Austin Dean
DENVER, IOWA – A Sumner woman was injured when she lost control of her vehicle early Saturday morning. According to a report from the Iowa State Patrol, 35-year-old Lenora Darrah was northbound
NIT – Stalkers, your are on the hot seat this month. On December 31st, President Barack Obama proclaimed January 2014 as National Stalking Awareness Month. “I call upon all Americans to recognize
MASON CITY – There was trouble at a Mason City apartment house Friday afternoon. Police had dealt with an un-named couple who lived at 10 South Jefferson Avenue Friday morning. Later in
NEW YORK – The security situation in South Sudan remains “fluid”, the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the country today said, confirming that it is sending reinforcements to areas affected by the
NEW YORK – The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom, expressed alarm today at the recent killing of six media workers in two separate incidents in Iraq
BRADLEY, Ill. — The University of Iowa wrestling team defeated No. 21 Purdue, 30-3, Friday night at Bradley-Bourbonnais High School in Bradley, Ill. The Hawkeyes scored 25 takedowns and surrendered just one
NEW YORK – The United Nations on Thursday called on all parties in Lebanon to show restraint following the second deadly car bomb attack in less than a week, and to support
CLINTON, IOWA – January 3, 2014 – Alliant Energy’s Iowa and Minnesota utility announced today that it plans to convert the fuel source of the M.L. Kapp Generating Station in Clinton, Iowa
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WATERLOO – A Cedar Falls man has died in a single-vehicle accident in Waterloo this week. According to Waterloo police, on Thursday, January 2, 2014 at approximately 2:43 PM, Waterloo Police and
NIT -Phil Everly of the Everly Brothers has passed away at the age of 74. He was born in Chicago and spent his childhood in Shenandoah, Iowa. Phil Everly, along with his
MASON CITY – A frozen water line that burst early Friday morning in a Mason city apartment house lead to an evacuation. Mason City fire personnel was dispatched at 6:20 AM to
MASON CITY – Police prevented a North Iowa man from taking home his marijuana Friday morning. According to Cerro Gordo County Sheriff Kevin Pals, Friday morning at about 8:51 AM, a member of
WASHINGTON – The federal government on Friday filed a brief in response to an order from a Supreme Court Justice who blocked the enforcement of the Affordable Care Act’s birth-control mandate for
MARSHALLTOWN – The No. 1 NIACC women’s basketball team returns to ICCAC action Saturday against Marshalltown Community College. Game time is set for 1 p.m. NIACC (13-1 overall, 2-0 in the ICCAC)
CHARLES CITY – A Marble Rock man who threatened to shoot police in November has plead not guilty. Court records show that on December 12th, 32-year-old John Edwin Marzen plead not guilty
SIOUX CITY – A man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine was sentenced on December 19, 2013, to more than twelve years in federal prison. Kevin Schimerowski, 46, from Odebolt, Iowa, received the
MASON CITY – Two subjects lead Mason City police on a chase through the city Thursday before one was caught. According to police, on Thursday, January 2nd, 2014 at approximately 2:50 AM,