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March 5, 2012 As all of you know, the University of Northern Iowa is a special place — a place to earn an outstanding education in a beautifully maintained academic setting. Many
GODFREY, Ill. – The NIACC baseball team earned another split on Sunday with 9-0 and 1-3 decisions against Lewis and Clark Community College. The Trojans (2-2) had 15 hits in game one’s
By Andrew Blankstein, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Former New York Mets star and financial guru Lenny Dykstra was sentenced Monday to three years in California state prison after a judge
HAMPTON, IOWA – The City of Hampton will be holding a Special Election on TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 2012, 12:00 p.m. (noon) to 8:00 p.m., to fill the City Council Ward I vacancy.
By David Ovalle, McClatchy Newspapers – MIAMI BEACH — Prosecutors on Monday dropped a misdemeanor battery charge against Gloria Marie James, the mother of Miami Heat star LeBron James, and she will complete
By Michael A. Memoli, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. John McCain said the United States should lead a military air assault on government forces in Syria, arguing the Obama administration’s
By Sergei L. Loiko, Los Angeles Times – MOSCOW — With police helicopters hovering low over central Moscow and security forces blanketing the streets, at least 20,000 protesters gathered Monday to accuse Vladimir
MASON CITY – Authorities have arrested today the second suspect in a Mason City bank robbery. Mason City Police Investigators, Waterloo, Iowa police and FBI agents arrested Emily Elizabeth Francis, 29, of
From Iowa Rep. Sharon Steckman: The Iowa House will hold a special public hearing on the Education Reform bill tonight at 6:30 p.m. in the House Chamber. Iowans are invited to provide
COACH KIRK FERENTZ: We’ve had a lot going on obviously the last couple months here. The circumstances with Ken’s departure was a little different than the other couple openings we’ve had. Long
By Erika Gudmundson 3/5/2012 This morning, Treasury Assistant Secretary for Financial Markets Mary Miller discussed continued progress on implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act at the Annual
by Matt Marquardt – OSAGE, IOWA – The city of Osage is considering a curfew for youths up to the age of 15. The issue will be discussed at this evening’s city
CALMAR & PEOSTA- Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC) has received a grant of $4,870,648 to support its “Skill Up” program, a comprehensive information technology training opportunity in the advanced manufacturing, professional and
A multiple vehicle crash blocked U.S. 20 east and westbound just east of Webster City, in Hamilton County, this morning. Motorists were advised to avoid the area and use an alternate route
AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State men’s basketball team has surprised many people in its steady rise throughout the 2011-12 campaign. The national sportswriters are starting to notice too, as the Cyclones
Albert Lea Tribune, Minn. – Three Rochester teenagers were arrested early Sunday morning after a short chase in downtown Albert Lea. According to police, Ibrahim Abdirahman Mohamed, the driver of the vehicle,
United States Attorney Laura E. Duffy announced that on March 1, 2012, a federal jury in San Diego convicted We Lend More, Inc., a National City pawn shop, and its owner, Marc
MASON CITY, Iowa – March 5, 2012 – The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) will soon begin reconstruction of 6.49 miles of southbound Interstate 380 from the U.S. 20 interchange to west
Mike Hlas, CR Gazette – This week brings us the 15th Big Ten men’s basketball tournament. Iowa is the No. 8 seed. It plays No. 9 Illinois in Thursday’s session-opening game. Will
Rod Boshart, CR Gazette – According to Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal, the 2012 legislative session is about three priorities: “jobs, jobs, jobs.” Likewise, House Speaker Kraig Paulsen, R-Hiawatha, says this year’s
John Mangalonzo, The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa – Authorities said a Columbus Junction man just couldn’t help himself and sent a text message to another person, indicating he was inside someone’s home taking
WASHINGTON – Thomas Perez Jewell was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Oakland, Calif., to 29 years in prison and was ordered to pay $234,000 in restitution for producing child pornography, announced
The Justice Department’s Consumer Protection Branch recovered more than $913 million in criminal and civil fines, penalties, and restitution in 2011, Tony West, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division, announced today. In
NEW HAMPTON, Iowa – March 5, 2012 – Nighttime road construction work on Interstate 380 between Black Hawk County Road V-49 (exit 66) and Evansdale Drive (exit 68) near Elk Run Heights will
by Matt Marquardt – MASON CITY – Jay Urdahl, a long-time Democrat serving his 24th year as a Cerro Gordo County Supervisor, recently approached prominent Republican Dr. Gary Blodgett for help in
Let me attempt to explain what Orthodoxy really means to someone born Orthodox. The Orthodox faith is more, much more than a church building or a priest in regal robes with gold
By Michael A. Memoli, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — The number of advertisers who have at least temporarily cut ties with Rush Limbaugh grew to seven on Sunday in the aftermath of
SHEFFIELD, Iowa – Two projects in Iowa and one in Ontario, Canada, have been chosen 2012 Top Project Award winners by Sukup Manufacturing Co. The projects and the dealers who sold them
By Barbara Demick, Los Angeles Times – BEIJING — China on Sunday announced an 11.2 percent increase in its 2012 defense budget, the latest double-digit hike in recent years. For the first time,
MASON CITY – The Visit Mason City Board has approved marketing grants to help 10 organizations attract tourism and visitor spending to Mason City. Visit Mason City Executive Director, Sue Armour, stated
MASON CITY – On Tuesday, February 28th, 30-year-old Whiskey Elana Bearbow of Mason City was sentenced to serve three to five years of probation after plea bargaining to three counts of possession
By La Velle E. Neal III, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – FORT MYERS, Fla. — It has become an annual rite of spring for the Twins: Head to Florida and try to figure out
By Lauren Beale, Los Angeles Times – Singer-dancer Paula Abdul, who until recently was a judge on “The X Factor,” has put her house in Sherman Oaks on the market at $1.899 million.
By Shan Li, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Cafeteria. Camping ground. Transportation hub. Travelers know that airports can take on many identities. Now, around the country, they are taking on a
By Dominika Maslikowski – WARSAW — Fifteen people were killed and 54 injured when two trains collided head-on in southern Poland, officials said Sunday as rescue work continued. “This is the most
By Jeffrey Fleishman and Zaid Al-Alayaa, Los Angeles Times – SANAA, Yemen — Militants intensified their attacks against U.S.-backed Yemeni military forces on Sunday, killing at least 35 government soldiers in a lawless
By Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax” posted the biggest opening of the year at the box office over the weekend, evidence that moviegoers were eager
By Melissa Hayes, The Record (Hackensack N.J.) – NEW YORK — Holding pictures of lost loved ones, relatives of people killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center stood
By David Heinzmann and Jeff Coen, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — Even if everything goes according to plan, the first day of the Group of Eight summit will be a very trying Saturday
By Kim Murphy, Los Angeles Times – SEATTLE — Amid the tangle of towering steel, heavy cranes and overcast skies of Seattle’s busy commercial shipyards, Shell Oil’s massive Kulluk drilling rig is preparing