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MADISON, WISCONSIN – Iowa kept the game close but after many lead changes, came up short to Wisconsin Wednesday night, losing to the Badgers 64-52.
RURAL CERRO GORDO COUNTY – A Northern Iowa man was hurt in a two-car crash outside Mason City Wednesday afternoon.
KIELER, WISCONSIN – One of the nation’s largest food safety sanitation services providers paid a big fine after the federal government found the company employed at least 102 children – from 13 to 17 years of age – in hazardous occupations and had them working overnight shifts at 13 meat processing facilities in eight states.
CARBONDALE, Ill. – UNI struggled to defend the three-point line and finish shots in the paint as the Panthers fell to the Southern Illinois Salukis on Wednesday night at the Banterra Center in Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) play, 86-63.
STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA – No. 20 Iowa State rallied from a nine-point halftime deficit to take the lead but was unable to fend off Oklahoma State Wednesday evening at Gallagher-Iba Arena.
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CEDAR FALLS – The final week of the regular season gets underway for UNI men’s basketball as the Panthers visit Southern Illinois in their final road game of the year on Wednesday night.
DES MOINES – Iowa Democratic lawmakers in the Legislature have introduced a bill to legalize marijuana.
Jane Johns, 86, of Ackley, passed away on Monday, February 20, 2023 at her home in Ackley.
MAR-A-LAGO CLUB, PALM BEACH, FLORIDA – This week, Donald J. Trump announced his senior campaign staff in Iowa, including the sons of Terry Branstad and the state’s GOP Chairman.
AMES – Coming off two big wins last week, No. 20 Iowa State will look to keep the momentum going at Oklahoma State in a battle for third in the Big 12 Wednesday night.
CEDAR FALLS – Former UNI defensive back Benny Sapp III was selected with the 27th overall pick in Tuesday’s United States Football League (USFL) Draft by the Memphis Showboats.
Louis Carl Schoning, 92, of Sheffield, sadly left us on February 18, 2023, at MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center in Mason City.
MASON CITY – NIACC sophomore point guard Audrey Martinez-Stewart was selected as the ICCAC women’s basketball player of the week for the week of Feb. 13-19.
Carol Elaine Allen, 69, of Popejoy, Iowa, passed away Saturday, February 18, 2023, at Mercy One Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa.
Lyle Kuyper, age 92, of Algona, passed away Sunday, February 19, 2023 at the Kossuth Regional Health Center in Algona.
Marjorie Ann (Hanig) Kampman, 94, died on February 19, 2023, at Franklin Country View Nursing Facility, in Hampton, Iowa, just two days shy of the 40th anniversary of her husband’s death. Marj was a longtime resident of Dumont, Iowa.