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The 2nd of two defendants originally charged with felony possession of marijuana with intent to deliver has received a deferred judgment in the case. The charges followed a February 2011 search warrant
By Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel – MILWAUKEE — LeBron James had it all at the start. And the Miami Heat were having their way. But as they learned the previous time they played
By Susan Miller Degnan, McClatchy Newspapers – MIAMI — Al Golden was named national recruiter of the year at Temple, a school once so hopeless it got kicked out of the Big East.
By Jeffrey Fleishman and Amro Hassan, Los Angeles Times – CAIRO — An Egyptian soccer match between two longtime rivals turned bloody when hooligans supporting the winning team stormed the field, attacking the
Mason City Police were called to Beje Clark at 10:51 a.m. on January 25th to report that 23-year-old Jeffery Alan Morrison had ran from the facility into the nearby woods. A warrant
MASON CITY – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has canceled the Feb. 4 trout stocking at Blue Pit in Mason City, due to poor ice conditions. The DNR will release trout
By David S. Cloud, Tribune Washington Bureau – BRUSSELS — The U.S. and its allies will formally change their military mission in Afghanistan to training and advising Afghan troops next year, a shift
By Brandon Bailey and Troy Wolverton, San Jose Mercury News – SAN JOSE, Calif. — In a milestone for one of Silicon Valley’s hottest companies, Facebook on Wednesday filed papers announcing a $5
by Matt Marquardt – MASON CITY – North Iowa Landfill Director Bill Rowland is not supporting an agreement between the landfill and Energy Recovery Specialists (ERS), a company from Colorado that wants
Boone, IOWA – On Sunday, January 29, 2012 at approximately 8:02 PM, the Boone County Communications Center received a 911 call in reference to an unresponsive female at 1210 Southview Court in
By Brent Snavely, Detroit Free Press – DETROIT — Chrysler’s hourly workers are set to receive profit-sharing checks that will average more than $1,500 per worker, the Detroit Free Press has learned. Fiat
By Gail MarksJarvis, Chicago Tribune – Once traumatized, it’s tough to move on with your life without being cautious. And so goes the economy. Americans are reluctant to spend and businesses are clearly
By Tyler Dukes, McClatchy Newspapers – Q: I have several nonusable hard drive-type pieces of equipment that have personal data on them that I cannot access to remove. I need to dispose of
Diane Heldt, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa – IOWA CITY — Construction on the new University of Iowa Children’s Hospital is set to begin in October, according to an updated long-range plan for
James Q. Lynch, CR Gazette – DES MOINES — At least three members of the Iowa Senate are expected to tender their resignations Feb. 1 to save colleagues the challenge of standing for
Rick Smith, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa – The city’s 40-year-old marketing slogan, “The City of Five Seasons,” continues to confuse even as the unfortunate tagline that came to accompany it, “The City
John Bohnenkamp, The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa – IOWA CITY – It’s easy to pinpoint the recent problems of the Iowa basketball team. The Hawkeyes can’t defend, and they’re having a hard time
John Mangalonzo, The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa – Scared. That was how Quiana Lynn Saunders described what she was feeling Monday morning, as she answered questions from a district court judge. With tears
John Mangalonzo, The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa – Two people face habitual offender and enhanced drug charges after leading authorities on a high-speed pursuit through three jurisdictions last month. The charges stem from
Marc Morehouse, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa – Say what you want about national signing day, but there is some magic out there. George Kittle planned to take a scholarship offer to Weber
By Richard Simon, Los Angeles Times – WASHINGTON — Indoor tanning comes with health risks, and congressional Democrats on Wednesday accused the indoor tanning industry of providing false and misleading information about those
By Laura King, Los Angeles Times – KABUL, Afghanistan — Captured Taliban fighters have consistently expressed confidence that their movement will again rule Afghanistan, according to a report prepared by NATO forces, but
By Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times – LONDON — Four British men pleaded guilty Wednesday to planning a bomb attack on the London Stock Exchange as part of an al-Qaida-inspired plot to cause
By Kathleen Hennessey, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — As the GOP primary brawl turned to Nevada, President Barack Obama on Wednesday seemed to want to in on the fight. While the Republican
By Andrew Blankstein, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — A family member of Don Cornelius arrived at his Mulholland Drive home on Wednesday morning and found the “Soul Train” creator with a
CLEAR LAKE – North Iowa’s legendary concert venue is unveiling its latest honor. The Surf Ballroom has earned a listing on the National Registry of Historic Places. During a news conference this
by Matt Marquardt – City Administrator Brent Trout unveiled his recommendations for a multi-purpose arena in Mason City on Tuesday night. You can watch the entire presentation and the council’s discussion of
First things first. My hat’s off to John Lee for his stance on the pipe dream of building the Taj Mahal in a time of poor economic reality. Also similar applause goes
By Alejandro Lazo, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Three straight months of home-price declines in the biggest U.S. cities showed that foreclosures remain a significant drag on a housing market that
By Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Manny Pacquiao won’t fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. until November at the earliest, Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum said Monday. Arum said Mayweather is trying
CHICAGO – A federal jury today convicted Alex Campbell, 45, a northwest Chicago suburban massage parlor owner, of various federal crimes including sex-trafficking, forced labor, harboring illegal aliens, confiscating passports to further
By Paul West, Tribune Washington Bureau – JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Mitt Romney rode one of the most negative primary campaigns in the annals of presidential politics to a landslide victory in Florida, but
By Jack Z. Smith, McClatchy Newspapers – FORT WORTH, Texas — A new Texas Railroad Commission rule requiring oil and natural gas operators to publicly disclose the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing of
Trish Mehaffey, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa – A doctor testified Tuesday when he picked up 46-day-old Kaitlyn Holderfield, he could feel a crunching of her left rib and the rib cage seemed
Marc Morehouse, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa – Iowa lost one quarterback to a position switch and subsequent transfer. After next season, Iowa will lose two more quarterbacks to graduation. So, even with
Scott Dochterman, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa – IOWA CITY — Iowa’s football program spent $100,000 more on recruiting during fiscal year 2011 than it did in 2010, according to documents provided by
Rod Boshart, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa – State lawmakers gave Iowa Lottery officials high marks Tuesday for the way they handled the mysterious circumstances surrounding a winning Hot Lotto jackpot that went
Marc Morehouse, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa – You can’t have too many cornerbacks, so on the day before the national signing period begins, the Hawkeyes found a third for the 2012 recruiting
Diane Heldt, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa – IOWA CITY – State regents next week will be asked to ratify the University of Iowa purchase of a nearly $2.2 million robotic arm used
By Randy Lewis, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Promoters of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival raised eyebrows in the concert business last fall when they decided to clone the