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New // RICEVILLE, IA – Riceville Police Chief Kim Orth is on paid administrative leave, after a City Council meeting on June 12th. Riceville Mayor Dean Eastman is confirming that, but will not say why, and that it is a… More »
CHARLES CITY, Iowa (AP) — The Canadian Pacific Railroad says an evaluation shows no trace of fuel following a May derailment east of Charles City.
The Charles City Press reports (http://bit.ly/17XSVWy ) Wednesday that an evaluation commissioned by… More »
RED WING, Minn. (AP) — Goodhue County in southeastern Minnesota has adopted new regulations for the growing frack sand mining industry.
Commissioners approved the rules 3-2 Monday.
The regulations limit mines to 40 acres of exposed or uncovered… More »
MAPLEWOOD, Minn. (AP) — Authorities say the pilot of a helicopter that went down in a suburban neighborhood near St. Paul was killed in the crash.
Maplewood Acting Police Chief Dave Kvam (KWAHM) says the pilot was the… More »
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Vince Flynn, a best-selling author of political thriller novels, has died at age 47 after a two-year battle with prostate cancer.
A statement from Flynn’s publisher, Simon & Schuster, Inc., said he died
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Gyula Horn, a former Hungarian prime minister who played a key role in opening the Iron Curtain, has died at the age of 80.
Horn’s death on Wednesday was announced by the Hungarian government
WASHINGTON (AP) — Stone or bronze carvings depicting Dwight D. Eisenhower’s accomplishments as Army general and president mark the latest creative change Architect Frank Gehry has made to his design for an Ike memorial park in Washington.
Early
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state TV is reporting the country’s election overseer, the Guardian Council, has approved Friday’s presidential election result, affirming a first-round victory by a relative moderate.
The report Wednesday said Hasan Rowhani won the
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — This year’s World Food Prize is going to a Belgian scientist and two researchers in the United States for their innovations that brought the world genetically modified crops.
The prize organizers say the
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — This year’s World Food Prize is going to a Belgian scientist and two researchers in the United States for their innovations that brought the world genetically modified crops.
The prize organizers say the… More »