Iowa Ranks Third for Worst Bridges
Updated: 8 hours agoNearly 1.7 million people in Iowa drive over a deficient bridge every day.
Branstad Requests Disaster Declaration for Several North Iowa Counties
Updated: 14 hours agoIowa Governor Terry Branstad signed a letter today to President Barack Obama asking for a Presidential Disaster Declaration for 47 counties, including several in North Iowa.
Construction Alerts
Updated: 8 hours agoWith construction season well under way, some are feeling the pain of getting around it.
Man Found Dead May Have Been “Scrapping” Wire
Updated: 16 hours agoThe Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a suspicious death.
2nd rabid skunk found in St. Cloud
Updated: 13 hours agoST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) — St. Cloud health officials confirm a second skunk with rabies has been found in the city.
St. Cloud Health Director Lisa Schreifels says the skunk had not had any human or animal contact.… More »
Israeli PM: EU should join US push on peace talks
Updated: 19 mins agoJERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s prime minister says the European Union should join U.S. attempts to restart stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace talks
Benjamin Netanyahu also reiterated Israel’s position that talks should resume immediately and without preconditions, which is also the
South Sudan ministers face corruption probe
Updated: 31 mins agoJUBA, South Sudan (AP) — The president of South Sudan has suspended two of his ministers and ordered an investigation into corruption allegations against them.
In a presidential decree read Tuesday night, President Salva Kiir said he was
ICC to probe abuse allegations against ex-staffer
Updated: 50 mins agoTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court has ordered an independent inquiry into allegations that a former staff member in Congo sexually assaulted four people in the court’s victims and witness protection program.
The court said
Dubai sets sights on Quran-themed park
Updated: 53 mins agoDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai has added a new item to its top ambitions such as building the world’s largest Ferris wheel and bidding for an Angry Birds theme park — a site honoring the Quran.
AP Exclusive: Facebook broke Indonesia terror case
Updated: 1 hour agoJAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Sefa Riano didn’t try to hide his plans or his beliefs. A Facebook page that police traced to him is plastered with photos of bearded men in camouflage uniforms holding rifles and banners hailing