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Marc Morehouse, CR Gazette – A.J. Derby has asked for a release from his scholarship and will transfer from the University of Iowa, the school announced Monday. Derby was a redshirt freshman quarterback
Mike Hlas, CR Gazette – By now, Planet Earth is well aware of the Fran Slam. But let’s have another look at Fran McCaffery’s Rage Against the Folding Chair, anyway. No Iowa player
Andrew Dyrdal, Albert Lea Tribune – LAKE MILLS, Iowa — Carlie Christianson scored 16 points, and Megan Johnson added 11 for Lake Mills, but it wasn’t enough as a poor third quarter doomed
By Susan Miller Degnan, McClatchy Newspapers – MIAMI — As thousands of screaming men, women and children ran for their lives Friday night amid the sinking Costa Concordia off the coast of
By Michael Muskal, Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. on Monday pledged to use the full force of the Justice Department to defend the Voting Rights
by Sandy Servantez – I was at the landfill meeting last Thursday evening and was looking for Janet Solberg so I could get her opinion how she felt about this CES or
The regular meeting of the Mason City Board of Education will convene at 5:30 p.m. in the Board Room of the School Administration Building, 1625 S. Pennsylvania Ave. There will be an
by Matt Marquardt – (UPDATED: Two city Council members with close family either work for or on board of directors at NIACC.) MASON CITY – The Mason City City Council will re-visit
WASHINGTON — Theft of American intellectual property is a serious crime, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) andU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced today that their vigorous, ongoing efforts to protect America from
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A former Gerber Boy Scout Camp director was sentenced to 95 years in federal prison for filming young boys dressing in a YMCA locker room and for a
A Maryland man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Indianapolis to seven counts of child pornography production and was sentenced to 33 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release,
WASHINGTON – A federal grand jury in Chicago returned an indictment today charging Deputy U.S. Marshal Stephen Linder, 36, with violations of federal criminal civil rights law related to two separate incidents
WASHINGTON – A former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy was charged today with agreeing to accept $20,000 in bribes in exchange for smuggling contraband into the Men’s Central Jail, announced Thomas E.
Agreement Resolves Findings of Excessive Force Uncovered During Pattern or Practice Investigation WASHINGTON – Following a comprehensive investigation, the Justice Department today announced that it has resolved its investigation of the city
McClatchy-Tribune News Service – Q: Will my son be eligible to receive benefits on his retired father’s record while going to college? A: No. At one time, Social Security did pay benefits
By Kate Thayer and Duaa Eldeib, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — James Robinson will tell you the hardest part of his son’s death was having to face his fiancee. The Chicago man blames
By Terri Bennett, McClatchy Newspapers – Do you cringe when your utility bills arrive during these cold winter months? You can Do Your Part to save a lot of money when you make
By George Diaz, The Orlando Sentinel – ORLANDO, Fla. — And so the nation’s most contentious morality play is finally over, buried in the deep freeze of Foxboro, Mass. by a flurry of
By Jeff Zrebiec, The Baltimore Sun – BALTIMORE — Unable to move the ball for nearly three quarters on offense, the Ravens turned to a familiar formula to prolong their season and book
By Steven Zeitchik and John Horn, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Award season is often filled with riddles and mysteries, but few shows pack them in like the Golden Globes. On
By Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Despite all his tough talk leading to Sunday night’s broadcast, it was a markedly respectful and restrained Ricky Gervais who showed up to
By Scott Collins, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — When it came to honoring television, the Golden Globes went small. Really small. (PHOTO: The cast of “Modern Family” with their award backstage at
By Amelia Rayno, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Can this be the start of something? After losing their first four Big Ten games, the Minnesota Gophers find themselves heading home
In the Sunday paper on January 15, 2012, the Globe Gazette threw a lifeline to Eric Bookmeyer and his crew at City Hall thereby removing all doubt that they are all living
Members of the North Iowa Area Community College Foundation created an annual Honorarium in 2010 to recognize exceptional efforts from staff and faculty at NIACC. “The review committee was in awe by
By K.C. Johnson, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — The Bulls are the NBA’s stingiest defense in points allowed, surrendering just 83.8 per game. They rank third in opponents’ field-goal percentage at 41.3 percent.
By Clarence E. Hill Jr., McClatchy Newspapers – The Giants and Eli Manning are one game away from a second trip to the Super Bowl in a span of five seasons. Let that
By Michael Hunt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – GREEN BAY, Wis. — Somewhere between the turnovers and the awful pass defense and the dropped balls and the boos that deservedly rained down on the
By Tom Silverstein and Tyler Dunne, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – GREEN BAY, Wis. — When it comes to taking chances, Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy tends to lean toward the aggressive side.
By Brian Schmitz, The Orlando Sentinel – The World’s Greatest Pickup Game — a/k/a the NBA All-Star Game in Orlando — could get a little serious come Feb. 26. And, folks, these things
By Alex Rodriguez, Los Angeles Times – ISLAMABAD — In its standoff with President Asif Ali Zardari’s administration, Pakistan’s powerful military is relying on an institution that experts say is equally antagonistic toward
By Kim Geiger, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who has been campaigning furiously in South Carolina in an effort to revive his sputtering presidential campaign, said Sunday that
By Tony Barboza and Nicole Santa Cruz, Los Angeles Times – ANAHEIM, Calif. — As word spread of an arrest in the killing of four Orange County homeless men, people came to the
By Paul West, Tribune Washington Bureau – MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — The conservative contenders trying to slow Mitt Romney’s sprint to the presidential nomination are running out of time, as the same dynamic
By Alexandra Zavis, Los Angeles Times – ZABADANI, Syria — When observers from the Arab League drove into this mountain town in southwestern Syria, a hotbed of dissent against President Bashar Assad, they
By Bonhia Lee, McClatchy Newspapers – FRESNO, Calif. — Fresno police were trying Sunday to unravel a tragic mystery at a Fresno apartment complex: what led to the shooting deaths of four people
By Paul West, Tribune Washington Bureau – MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Jon Huntsman Jr. will end his run for the Republican presidential nomination and endorse longtime rival Mitt Romney on Monday, a Huntsman
PELLA, Iowa –Freshman Basil Minto (Fr., Cape Coral, FL) won his second championship at the 184-class in as many weeks while Wismit Moinius (So., Naples, FL) won his second 141-championship so far this season at the
Monday Scratch: Derek Friest 201, 300, 236 737 series Nate Juhl 210, 213, 184 607 series Blake Forthmann 222 607 series Todd Lursen 215 game Cody Brandau 257, 216 660 series
By Richard Verrier, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — The Obama administration signaled Saturday it does not support aspects of pending anti-piracy legislation, a setback for the Motion Picture Association of America,