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AMES, Iowa – Iowa State received a major boost on its offensive line with the addition of Rhode Island transfer Tyler Catalina, Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell announced today. Catalina, who
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CITY OF MASON CITY Publication Report 12/17/2015 Payee Description Amount —————————————— ——————– ABSOLUTE WASTE REMOVAL REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 255.32 ADVANCED SYSTEMS INC OFFICE SUPPLIES 268.91 AFFORDABLE TOWING MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE275.00 ALL STAR PEST
BROOKLYN, NY – Martin Shkreli, the CEO and founder of Turing Pharmaceuticals and the same man who made national headlines for raising the price of a viral drug called Daraprim from $13.50 a pill to $750.00, has been
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Big government interference or just keeping kids cancer-free? That’s the question being asked today after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) unleashed proposals to ban indoor tanning for
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DES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate continued to drop in November, falling to 3.4 percent from 3.5 percent in October. “That’s the lowest since 2001 and 6th lowest in
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, President Barack Obama granted commutations of sentence to 95 individuals and pardons to two individuals. The President granted commutations of sentence to the following 95 individuals: Donald Allen
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) announced she has nominated 42 Iowa students to be considered for appointments to United States service academies. “It is truly an honor to
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MASON CITY – A Mason City man was arrested and charged Friday for injuries he allegedly inflicted on a 6-week-old child. Mason City police said today that they arrested 21-year-old De’airreo Jerrid
MASON CITY – A Mason City man with a revoked driver’s license was caught drunk driving for a second time. A Cerro Gordo county deputy stopped a vehicle just before 4:00 AM
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MASON CITY – A retirement party was held for Police Chief Michael Lashbrook today at city hall. There was cake, punch, and coffee, and the public was invited. Plenty of city staff
LOS ANGELES – Enrique Marquez Jr., 24, of Riverside, California, a longtime friend of Syed Rizwan Farook, the male shooter in the San Bernardino, California, terrorist attack, was charged today with conspiring
FORT WORTH, TEXAS – A former Missouri cop has been sent to prison for accessing thousands of child porn images. Eric Miltonhall has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge John McBryde to
Wednesday, December 16, 2015 Fran McCaffery Men’s Basketball Q. When you look at Drake, maybe record-wise they’re not there yet but they’re competitive and he’s got guys he seems to like. What
DES MOINES – Iowa Democratic legislators and their nemesis, Republican Governor Terry Branstad, both claimed a victory after a decision by the federal government concerning the governor’s push to privatize Medicaid here
AMES, IOWA – Average Iowa farmland value is now estimated to be $7,633 per acre—having dropped in value for the second consecutive year. Per acre value declined $310, or 3.9 percent, since
CITY OF MASON CITY Publication Report 12/10/2015 Payee Description Amount —————————————— ——————- ADVANCED SYSTEMS INC COPY CHARGE 230.20 AHLERS AND COONEY PC PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 15,036.00 ALEX AIR APPARATUS INC M/E SUPPLIES 21.05
MASON CITY – The NIACC women’s basketball team is ranked fifth in the NJCAA Division II poll released Wednesday. It is the 28th straight poll that the NIACC women have been ranked
From Rep. Sharon Steckman – A non-partisan panel of state budget experts said state revenues will rise by 4% next year, which is just over $281 million. The Revenue Estimating Conference (REC)
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AMES, IOWA – Iowa State head football coach Matt Campbell announced today that five players have signed letters of intent to begin school at second semester (Spring 2016). Oge Odeogu Clifford Fernandez
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry E. Branstad today appointed Mark E. Kruse judge to the District Court in the 8B Judicial District created by the retirement of the Honorable Cynthia H. Danielson.
MASON CITY – Hillary Clinton was back in Mason City Wednesday night, December 16, 2015. The Democratic presidential front-runner was at the North Iowa Events Center campaigning. She was introduced by Cerro
CLEAR LAKE – The Clear Lake School board voted unanimously Wednesday evening to part ways with School Superintendent Anita Micich. Sources reported the development to NIT Wednesday evening, saying “They voted to
ALBERT LEA, MINNESOTA – Police in nearby Albert Lea, Minnesota, are investigating a fatal hit-and-run accident that claimed a woman’s life. Around 8:00 PM Wednesday police were on the scene of a
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CEDAR RAPIDS – A man who was once the superintendent of the Effigy Mounds National Monument in northeast Iowa has been charged with stealing human remains, federal prosecutors said this week. Thomas
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve King submitted nine amendments to an omnibus spending bill coming before the House of Representatives, each striking a blow at some of Democrats’ top priorities, including gay
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement with the Chicago Board of Education, which oversees the third largest school district in the United States,
DALLAS – Staying true to its mission of bringing troops a slice of home wherever they may serve, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service will team with The Walt Disney Studios
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Steve King said this week that socialist presidential candidate Bernie Sanders attacked him after questions were raised about a Muslim Congressman’s loyalty to the Constitution versus Sharia Law. Rep.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Although abortion rates are declining, there were still nearly 700,000 babies aborted in 2012, newly released data from the federal government reveals. Each year, Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
DES MOINES – Today, Gov. Terry E. Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Mercy Health Network has joined three major hospital systems in the state’s Medicaid Modernization plan. Iowa’s Medicaid Modernization