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By Chris Foster, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Damage control was the order of the day around the UCLA basketball team Wednesday. As the Bruins prepared for their final Pac-12 Conference
by Jody Spear – A Mason City man lost his life Thursday, March 1, in a head on collision with a semi truck 1/8 mile east of Apple Avenue on Highway B14
MASON CITY – A Mason City man wants people to be on the lookout for a vehicle he says smashed up his car as well as a car belonging to his girlfriend.
(DES MOINES, Iowa) In a letter sent Wednesday to Google Chief Executive Larry Page, Attorney General Tom Miller, joined by 35 attorneys general from across the nation, outlined multiple concerns with recently announced changes
by Matt Marquardt – MASON CITY – Chris Watts formally declared himself a candidate for District 3 Supervisor today at the Mason City Library. Watts, entering the race as a Republican, will challenge
Fort Collins, Colo. – Tournament officials announced today the eight teams slated to compete in the 2012 Men’s Cancun Challenge played at the all-inclusive Moon Palace Resort in Cancun, Mexico. The field
AMES, Iowa – Six Iowa State wrestlers competing at the 2012 Big 12 Championships Saturday in Columbia, Mo. are ranked in the top 20 nationally of their respective weight classes, including three
CHARLES CITY – A Charles City man received a lenient sentence for a sexual abuse charge and other charges. On February 28th, Judge Colleen Weiland dismissed a charge of second degree domestic
AMES, Iowa- Iowa State head men’s basketball coach Fred Hoiberg will be inducted into the 2012 National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Hall of Fame, announced today by the NFHS.
Todd Dorman, CR Gazette – Got tied up with other things yesterday, so I neglected to comment on the Big Democratic Statehouse Walkout of 2012, and its battle cry, thundering across the
Tim Engstrom, Albert Lea Tribune, Minn. – The House Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Committee on Wednesday heard a presentation on why $7.5 million ought to be included in the state bonding bill
Trish Mehaffey, CR Gazette – UPDATE: Four former Lisbon High School wrestlers were charged Thursday with misdemeanor assault charges for multiple incidents of bullying which came to light in late December. Nathan
By Shan Li, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Drawn by unseasonably warm weather across much of the country, shoppers hit the malls in February with their wallets open and handed retailers
By Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times – WASHINGTON — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Thursday began taking complaints about bank checking and savings accounts as it continues to expand its operations. “Deposit
St. Paul – Today Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton was joined by State Legislators, Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak, Mark and Zygi Wilf of the Minnesota Vikings, and business and labor leaders to announce
DES MOINES, IOWA – U.S. Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) today announced that his office is accepting applications for nominations to the United States’ military academies for the class entering in the summer
By David Goldstein, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — The fight over the contraception mandate in the health care law will not likely determine which party wins the White House and Senate in the
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Branstad today announced the appointments of individuals to Iowa’s boards and commissions. The following appointees’ term begins on May 1, 2012, unless otherwise noted and are subject to
I read the blogs like everyone else and what I read today under the announcement on NIT concerning Chris Watts declaration that he is running against Phil Dougherty for County Commissioner, was
By Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — It seems as if the loss of one player has staggered the Los Angeles Clippers, leaving them incapable of making up for his
MCT FORUM, By Barry Goldman – I mediated a case some years ago between a small general contractor and a carpenter. The carpenter had done some work for the contractor, and the contractor
MCT FORUM, By Faheem Younus – Watching Rick Santorum rise in the polls by positioning himself as the real Christian presidential candidate is like watching the sequel of a horror movie — one
By Scott Collins, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — The prime-time rehabilitation of Charlie Sheen is almost complete. The mercurial star just got a locked-in premiere date for his new FX sitcom,
By Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Filmmaker Michael Mann and documentary director David Frankham are teaming up for a new documentary series for HBO that will follow young combat
By Susan King, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — As an actress, Lea Thompson considers herself a “long-distance runner” — someone who keeps up a steady pace instead of a sprint. “I
WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice announced today that it has entered into a settlement agreement with the Valdosta City Schools in Georgia to ensure that the school district complies with its
WASHINGTON – An Australian man and his company have been indicted today by a federal grand jury in the District of Columbia for conspiring to export sensitive military and other technology from
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced today that Ross Hack, 40, Leland Jones, 31, and Melissa Hack, 37, have been charged with first degree murder and firearms offenses in relation to the
LINCOLN, NE – Matt Gatens once again led the Iowa Hawkeyes to victory, this time 62-53 over the pesky Nebraska Cornhuskers. Iowa jumped ahead and never really looked back. Nebraska clawed to
COLUMBIA, Mo. – No. 7 Missouri used a key 9-0 second half run to down Iowa State, 78-72 Wednesday night in Columbia. Iowa State held a seven-point lead in the second half,
By Lisa Mascaro, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — After days of parlor intrigue, former Nebraska Sen. Bob Kerrey has changed course and will now enter the race to recapture his old Senate
By Lisa Mascaro and Michael A. Memoli, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — Even before Republican Sen. Olympia J. Snowe of Maine blindsided her party by announcing she would not seek re-election, GOP
By Bill Estep and Jim Warren, McClatchy Newspapers – LEXINGTON, Ky. — A storm system that caused death and destruction in Illinois and Missouri also barreled into Kentucky on Wednesday, roaring through Henderson,
By Nancy A. Youssef, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — The head of the Air Force on Wednesday disputed a report that some unidentified remains from the Sept. 11, 2001, plane crash site in
By Don Lee, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — U.S. consumers and the economy started the year with more financial pep than previously thought, but Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke cautioned that
By David Lightman and William Douglas, McClatchy Newspapers – TOLEDO, Ohio — The battle for the Republican presidential nomination spread out across the country Wednesday, as a relieved Mitt Romney talked economics and
By Nicholas J.C. Pistor, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – HARRISBURG, Ill. — With the walls torn off three rooms by a powerful tornado Wednesday morning and the windows blown out of four others, the
By Kevin Ding, The Orange County Register – LOS ANGELES — The spotlight reflected mainly off the clear mask that protected Kobe Bryant’s broken nose as he played a day after being diagnosed
ATLANTA, Ga. – Iowa State forward Royce White made the Naismith Men’s Basketball Player of the Year Award mid-season 30 watch list, released today by the Atlanta Tipoff Club. The Naismith Award
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State (18-10, 9-8 Big 12) rolled over Kansas State (18-11, 9-8 Big 12), outscoring the Wildcats 36-16 in the second half en route to a 57-33 Big 12