Fatal Motorcycle Accident
Updated: 9 hours agoLaw enforcement officials respond to a fatal motorcycle accident in Mitchell County.
Gov. Branstad to Sign Health Care Bill in Mason City
Updated: 15 hours agoTwo local lawmakers helped create the bill.
North Iowa Men Sentenced After Bank Robbery
Updated: 13 hours agoKIMT Update // Two men sentenced in robbery that injured officers
Governor says Iowa school start rules are too lax
Updated: 9 hours agoDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Gov. Terry Branstad says the rules governing school start dates in Iowa are “too lax.”
Branstad told reporters Monday that the existing policy hurts summer tourism in the state and that he expects… More »
Cresco Man Charged with Indecent Contact
Updated: 12 hours agoThe victims were underage girls.
Afghan president’s forces taking security lead
Updated: 29 mins agoKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan President Hamid Karzai says his country’s armed forces are taking over the lead for security around the country from the U.S.-led NATO coalition.
The handover of responsibility on Tuesday marks a significant milestone
Seeking a Syria consensus despite US-Russia divide
Updated: 1 hour agoENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) — Hunting for a glimmer of common ground, the leaders of major economic powers are declaring themselves dedicated to a political solution to Syria’s bloody civil war, even as President Barack Obama and Russian
Seeking a Syria consensus despite US-Russia divide
Updated: 2 hours agoENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) — The leaders of major economic powers are declaring themselves dedicated to a political solution to Syria’s bloody civil war, even as President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin stake out diametrically opposite
Report: US adult smoking rate dips to 18 percent
Updated: 2 hours agoATLANTA (AP) — The results of the latest national health survey by the government finds the percentage of smokers in the United States has dropped to 18 percent in 2012.
The nation’s smoking rate generally has been falling
Report: US adult smoking rate dips to 18 percent
Updated: 2 hours agoATLANTA (AP) — Fewer U.S. adults are smoking, a new government report says.
Last year, about 18 percent of adults participating in a national health survey described themselves as current smokers.
The nation’s smoking rate generally has been