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DES MOINES – The Iowa Federation of Labor AFL-CIO, (IFL) has filed a formal ethics complaint against Americans for Prosperity (AFP) regarding the apparent illegal lobbying action of Drew Klein, State Director
DES MOINES – AFSCME Iowa Council 61 and four public employees are suing over changes to collective bargaining law for state employees that drastically reduced their bargaining ability. The defendants are the
U.S. Senator Charles Grassley is a family farmer, a lifetime resident of New Hartford, Iowa, and the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Q: What is the status of filling the vacancy
MASON CITY – A Mason City man was jailed after law enforcement witnessed him illegally operating an ATV. The incident took place Saturday evening, February 18 at about 11:38 PM. A Cerro
DES MOINES – Getting there faster may be a possibility if the Iowa Legislature approves a bill increasing speed limits. Current law provides that the speed limit on highways that are part
DES MOINES – A bill has been introduced in the Iowa Legislature that would phase out state income tax on retirement income. Senate File 34 exempts retirement income from the State income
AMES, Iowa – Kevin Dresser, the 2016 National Wrestling Coaches’ Association Coach of the Year, has agreed to return home to his native state to become Iowa State’s Head Wrestling Coach. Director
CHARLES CITY – The Floyd County Board of Supervisors and the Charles City Council have established a committee to study the viability of a joint law enforcement center. Prochaska & Associates has
DES MOINES – The state of Iowa requested that its contract-covered union employees forgo a raise – and they said no way. AFSCME Iowa Council 61 said Monday that a request came
From the White House: February 20, 2017 – After one month in office, President Donald J. Trump is already achieving results for the American people. Jump starting Job Creation: President Trump is
IOWA FALLS, IOWA – A Hampton woman was jailed last week after an investigation into a drunk driving incident involving a child in the vehicle. Carrie Lea Young, formerly of Mason City
MASON CITY – North Iowa Area Community College is pleased to announce that 717 individuals have been named to the 2016 Fall Term Dean’s List and President’s List. These students represent 105
DES MOINES – Today, at the Administration’s weekly press conference, Gov. Terry Branstad, Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds and Iowa Department of Public Health Director Gerd Clabaugh highlighted a program, known as The
MADISON, WISCONSIN – A Wisconsin man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for attempting to join ISIS and “join the war against America.” Joshua Van Haften, 36, of Madison, Wisconsin,
DUBUQUE – An Iowa man lost his life this weekend during the unseasonably warm weather while riding his motorcycle. On February 18, 2017, at 9:05 AM, Dubuque, Iowa police and fire personnel
MASON CITY – A Kensett man has been sent to jail after another theft crime. Joseph James Buchite, age 26 of Kensett but working in Mason City as a line cook, is
MES, Iowa – Minnesota (7-5, 5-4 Big Ten) defeated Iowa State (1-12, 1-5 Big 12), 40-7 Saturday afternoon in wrestling action in Hilton Coliseum. Iowa State honored its 11 seniors in their
The following is a press release from a Mason City citizen announcing his candidacy for mayor in this year’s elections: My name is Alex D. Klein, and I am running for mayor
MASON CITY – The Mason City Community School District Board of Education will hold a meeting on Monday, February 20, 2017 at 5:30 PM at the Administrative Center Board Room. AGENDA: I.
STORM LAKE – NIACC’s Wal Khat claimed a pair of NJCAA Region XI indoor track and field titles this past weekend. Khat won the 600-meter run in a school-record time of 1
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA – Expert surgeons and doctors at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester helped give a Wyoming man a new start in life with a successful near-total face transplant. Andrew Sandness is
HOUSTON, TEXAS – A Houston man was sentenced to 220 months in prison today for sex trafficking of a minor, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Blanco of the Justice Department’s
EDINBORO, Pennsylvania — The third-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team scored bonus points in five of its seven wins to top No. 23 Edinboro, 28-9, on Saturday night in the NWCA Division
MASON CITY – A man supposed to be serving time in the Beje Clark Halfway house and wanted on an arrest warrant was caught walking the streets of Mason City this weekend.
MASON CITY – A man with a violent past who had avoided capture on a warrant for months was nabbed by cops and taken to jail. An alert Cerro Gordo county deputy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today issued the following statement upon being re-named the Subcommittee Chairman on Rural
SOUTH BEND, Indiana – It was a history-making day for the Iowa State men’s track and field team Saturday at the Alex Wilson Invitational. The Cyclones took down the program’s decade old
AMES – A couple of second-half surges saw Iowa State run away to a 68-53 victory over West Virginia Saturday afternoon at Hilton Coliseum. The Cyclones completed their first season sweep of
MASON CITY – A man and a woman allegedly committed a crime of opportunity when they grabbed an expensive musical instrument from a student who wasn’t looking and then tried to sell
By Sen. Chuck Grassley as published in USA Today – “We will keep our word” and put Judge Gorsuch on the Supreme Court. The late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was an
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From Senator Amanda Ragan – The last couple weeks at the Statehouse, we’ve been focused on standing up to an attack on hard-working Iowans. I’m standing up because I believe law enforcement
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DAVENPORT – A man was shot dead in Davenport Friday evening, leading to the arrest of a suspect. On Friday, February 17, 2017 at approximately 9:49 PM, officers responded to 625 East
BOONE, IOWA – An Iowa man is facing upwards of 205 years in prison after he was proven guilty of sexually abusing at least 5 children. On February 17, 2017, a Boone
Legislative update from Rep. Linda Upmeyer of Clear Lake – Members worked hard this week as we debated reforms to the state’s collective bargaining laws. On Thursday afternoon, both the House and
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad today signed the following bill into law: House File 291: an Act relating to employment matters involving public employees including collective bargaining, educator employment matters, personnel
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Score one for the fossil fuel industry after President Donald Trump and Appalachia senators struck down a last-minute anti-coal industry regulation left behind by the Obama administration. Thursday, President
WASHINGTON, DC – China’s National Narcotics Control Commission this week announced that scheduling controls against four fentanyl-class substances — carfentanil, furanyl fentanyl, valeryl fentanyl, and acryl fentanyl — will begin on March
DES MOINES – In response to the passing of Republican-sponsored, SF213 and HF291, bills that gut a Chapter 20 law that has worked well for forty years to the benefit of working