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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced proactive flexibilities to allow meal service during school closures to minimize potential exposure to the coronavirus. During an unexpected school closure, schools
IOWA CITY – University of Iowa center Luka Garza was named National Player of the Year by Sporting News on Tuesday, becoming the first player in program history to earn national player
MASON CITY – Beginning Thursday, March 12th, the call center in Cerro Gordo County will open to answer questions regarding coronavirus (COVID-19). The call center will be open Monday through Friday from
MASON CITY – The Union Pacific railroad will be honored during a reception this month in Des Moines for donating land for Mason City’s High Line Trail. Union Pacific Railroad donated a
DES MOINES – Testing at Iowa’s State Hygienic Laboratory has indicated five additional presumptive positive cases of 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Iowa residents, a total of 13 presumptive positive cases. 14
DES MOINES – A bill brought by Families United Action Network and sponsored by Republican Senator Brad Zaun, for the rebuttable presumption of Shared Parenting, has passed through the Senate with a 30-18
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds signed bill SF 155 Tuesday, a bill to allow mobile barber shops in the state of Iowa. Gov. Reynolds was joined by Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg,
DES MOINES — Iowans should look out for price gouging and other scams related to the COVID-19 virus, Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller warns. Gov. Kim Reynolds declared a state of disaster emergency
SIOUX CITY – A Northern Iowa man who possessed child pornography was sentenced on January 27, 2020, to 7 years in federal prison. Raymond Painter, Jr., age 31, from Laurens, Iowa, received
DES MOINES – Iowans interested in the results of a DNR study to improve water quality in lake environments for bacteria can attend one of three meetings across the state Mar. 18,
DES MOINES — With a drier February, stream levels have improved across much of the state, according to the latest Water Summary Update. “The recent drier than normal conditions are welcome statewide,”
WAVERLY – Police in Waverly have accused an Ankeny man of a violent sex crime and the man is locked up waiting to see a judge. On March 6, 2020, the Waverly
ALBERT LEA – Law enforcement in Southern Minnesota is warning citizens of a man in a vehicle with flashing lights posing as an Iowa deputy. Freeborn county sheriff Kurt Freitag said this
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – A man who grew up in Iowa, played for NIACC and the Iowa Hawkeyes and later found himself a Pro Bowler in the NFL is hanging up his cleats.
Iowan Todd Blodgett’s newly-published memoir, REPUBLICAN CRACKHEAD, takes readers on such a wild ride that it epitomizes the adage, ‘The Truth is Stranger than Fiction’. What he survived isn’t merely surreal; it’s
IOWA CITY – University of Iowa standout center Luka Garza has been voted the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Player of the Year by the league head coaches and selected media panel, the
DES MOINES – Gov. Reynolds today signed a Proclamation of Disaster Emergency, activating the disaster response and recovery aspects of the Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management’s Iowa Emergency Response
MASON CITY – The Lime Creek Nature Center is celebrating the completion of their exhibit renovation project with a public open house on Saturday, March 21 from 1 – 4 p.m. at
ST. LOUIS – UNI guard Kam Finley scored a career-high 28 points, including the first 10 for the Panthers and the first seven of the game to lead UNI to a 91-79
SIOUX CITY – A convicted Northern Iowa felon who possessed stolen guns was sentenced on March 6, 2020, to more than a year in federal prison. Thomas Robert Ginger, Jr., age 45,
HOUSTON, Texas – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued the following statement: “Last night, I was informed that 10 days ago at CPAC I briefly interacted with an individual who is currently
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A mission in Iraq claimed the lives of U.S. service members Sunday. Two U.S. service members were killed by enemy forces while advising and accompanying Iraqi Security Forces during
DES MOINES – Fifteen Iowans applied with the State Judicial Nominating Commission to fill the vacancy on the Iowa Supreme Court that will occur upon the retirement of Justice David Wiggins. The
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – A New York man with a gun stockpile has been sent to prison for threatening to kill Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar. Patrick W. Carlineo, Jr., 55, of Addison, NY,
TULSA, Okla. – Redshirt junior Ian Parker and redshirt freshman David Carr earned individual Big 12 titles on Sunday night at the Big 12 Championship at 141 and 157 pounds, respectively. As
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NEW YORK – The S&P 500 index this morning declined by 7%, triggering a Level 1 Market Wide Circuit Breaker trading halt at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The NYSE has
CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS – Iowa dropped its season finale on the road against Illinois, 78-76 and secured the fifth seed in this week’s Big Ten Tournament. The loss snapped an Iowa five-game win
RURAL FLOYD COUNTY – Two North Iowa residents were hurt in a two-vehicle accident in rural Floyd county. The accident took place on March 3 at about 5:17 PM at the intersection
RURAL WRIGHT COUNTY – A man was killed Sunday near Eagle Grove after his car went airborne and struck a tree. The accident took place on Sunday, March 8 at about 7:07
PISCATAWAY, New Jersey – The top-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team won the 2020 Big Ten Championship on Sunday, scoring 157.5 team points and crowning three individual champions. Alex Marinelli defended his
DES MOINES – Testing at Iowa’s State Hygienic Laboratory has indicated three presumptive positive cases of 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Iowa residents. According to the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH),
TULSA, Okla. – Taylor Lujan and Bryce Steiert both controlled their Saturday evening session bouts to advance to the championship bouts at the Big 12 Championship. Steiert picked up a third-period takedown
TULSA, Okla. – No. 21 Iowa State holds the lead at the 2020 Big 12 Championships after one session of action in Tulsa. In total, eight Cyclones advanced to the semifinals, the
DAVENPORT – An Iowa man fired a gun at police after an armed robbery and fled into a corn field, but authorities were able to use a drone to locate and arrest
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds has ordered a partial activation of the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) in Johnston to ensure State of Iowa agencies are prepared in the event COVID-19
ST. LOUIS – The Drake University men’s basketball team became the first No. 8 seed in the history of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament to knock out the No. 1 team with
ST. LOUIS – The UNI men’s basketball took on the Bulldogs of Drake University on Friday afternoon, falling to the in-state rival 77-56 in the MVC Tournament quarter final game. The Panthers
DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has scheduled public meetings in Leon, West Union and Decorah after hunter harvested deer in Decatur, Fayette and Winneshiek counties tested positive
WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security announced Thursday that it will take necessary anti-fraud and abuse measures to protect the integrity of the H-2B visa program and also make available 35,000