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IOWA CITY – Iowa welcomed a newly-potent Northwestern into Carver-Hawkeye Arena Tuesday night and after a deadlocked first half, the Hawkeyes surged to a big 86-70 win over the Wildcats.
AMES – Iowa State will face 11 teams that played in bowls this season according to the 2023 football schedule announced today by the Big 12 Conference.
LUBBOCK, TX – Iowa State led by 23 points with under 13 minutes to play in this Big 12 Conference road game, but found a way to blow it and lose in overtime Texas Tech, 80-77.
FORT DODGE – In yet another gun scare in this community, a 12-year-old boy was arrested in Fort Dodge after saying he had a gun at the middle school.
SAC COUNTY, IOWA – A Northern Iowa couple is accused of an illegal drug operation as cops execute search warrant and snare stolen guns, meth, cocaine, and weed.
DES MOINES – Iowa is extremely red these days, and down-and-out Democrats wanting to change that have selected Rita Hart to lead the party into the future.
Alan H. Curran, 78, of Charles City, passed away on Monday, January 30, 2023, at MercyOne Medical Center North Iowa.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The nation’s capitol has become a clown show to Americans, and amid the soap opera called the federal government, a newly-elected Congressman vital to GOP majority is stepping off committee assignments to deal with his many controversies.
FORT DODGE – A male teen threatened gun violence at a Fort Dodge school, and police quickly detained and shipped him to Eldora to await court on a felony terrorism charge.
JoAnn died Monday, January 23, 2023, at Accura Healthcare of Milford.
March 31, 1933 – January 23, 2023
SIOUX CITY – A Las Vegas man involved in a conspiracy to ship meth into Northern Iowa and distribute it will go to prison for a long time. James Conlan, 58, from
NORTHWOOD – The following are the expenses paid by Worth county and Board of Supervisor meeting minutes for the period ending on January 30, 2023:
Jeffery James Waters, 80, of Mason City, passed away on Wednesday, January 25, 2023, at MercyOne Hospice Inpatient Unit.
DES MOINES – Iowa law enforcement announced a plan for a statewide crack down on motorists during this year’s Super Bowl festivities.
Donna Hurlburt, age 85 of Lone Rock, passed away on Saturday, January 28 at Accura Healthcare in Bancroft.
Michael Moe, 62, of Algona, passed away on Saturday January 28, 2023 at his home.
Dorothy Janice (Jan) Cast, age 88, passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home in West Bend, Iowa, on January 21, 2023.
Judith Karen Newport Hansen, 80, of Hampton, Iowa, passed away Sunday, January 22, 2023, at Liberty Hospital in Liberty, Missouri.