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On Monday, March 12th, 47-year-old Joseph Wayne Ingham was sentenced to serve 5 days in jail on an amended charge of 1st offense OWI, and a child endangerment charge was dismissed as
by Matt Marquardt – NORA SPRINGS – In the face of strong public opposition, the Floyd County Board of Adjustment approved a conditional use permit for Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) today.
CLEAR LAKE – The Iowa DNR tweeted an interesting fact about today “This year will be the 3rd earliest ice out for Clear Lake! Earliest on record is March 5, 1932; second
MASON CITY – At 3:59 a.m. Sunday morning Mason City police responded to a report of a domestic argument at 933 Jackson Ave North in Mason City. As a result of an
MASON CITY – There have been reports of a “person with a gun” on Mason City’s north side early this afternoon. NorthIowaToday.com was told that person was in the vacinity of Casey’s
By Neela Banerjee, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — Against the backdrop of gasoline prices rising at the pump in an election year, a new Obama administration report cites “significant progress” in reducing
By Stephanie Dickrell, St. Cloud Times, Minn. – March 12–MAPLE LAKE — The people of Maple Lake will be celebrating St. Patrick’s Day on Saturday, but they’ll do so without the official
Trey Mewes, Austin Daily Herald, Minn. – A man and juvenile were arrested and one juvenile was taken into foster care after they allegedly drove around Mower County shooting things, including one cat
Just think how much effort goes into trying to circumvent the public from your true agenda. Wouldn’t it be easier to share with those who elected you? I am not necessarily referring
The University of Northern Iowa men’s basketball team will make its first-ever appearance in the National Invitational Tournament. UNI (19-13 overall, 9-9 MVC) will travel to St. Joseph’s (20-13, 9-7 Atlantic 10) to take
by Joe Buttweiler – MASON CITY — Sydney Rottinghaus and her dad, Joe, won the Father-Daughter Shootout free-throw contest at Mohawk Gym on Thursday night, topping a second-place finish by Sydney and
March 12, 2012—The Internet Crime Complaint Center continues to receive reports of counterfeit check schemes targeting U.S. law firms. The scammers contact lawyers via e-mail, claiming to be overseas and requesting legal
The City of Mason City Water Supply Division is flushing water mains in the northeast quadrant of town, all areas east of Federal Avenue and north of Hwy 122 starting Monday the
(DES MOINES) – Iowa Governor Terry Branstad and Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds are urging Iowans to be prepared year-round for emergencies. The recent tragic tornado outbreaks in the Midwest and South, and
Scott Dochterman, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa – IOWA CITY — Iowa’s men’s basketball program was left for dead Friday in Indianapolis. The season virtually was over but a flicker of hope remained
Skipper throws another lifeline to one of his favorite politicians. In doing so he points out others in the area who have served long terms; he points out Ken Kline the county
Sarah Stultz, Albert Lea Tribune, Minn. – People attending hearings at the Freeborn County Courthouse may encounter heightened security as they enter the courtrooms. On Friday, as part of a random screening, two
By Paloma Esquivel, Los Angeles Times – Berkeley’s police chief apologized Saturday for sending a sergeant to a reporter’s house in the middle of the night to request changes to a story. Chief
By Roy Gutman, McClatchy Newspapers – ON THE TURKISH-SYRIAN BORDER — The Syrian military in the past month planted a band of anti-personnel mines along stretches of the border with Turkey, where last
By Drew Desilver, The Seattle Times – SEATTLE — Four commercial fishermen whose boat disappeared off the southwest Washington coast early Saturday are presumed dead. The Coast Guard suspended its search for the
By Shandel Richardson, Sun Sentinel – MIAMI — Throughout his career, Miami Heat forward LeBron James has never dealt with being in the role of secondary player. With so much talk about who
By Ken Dilanian, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — Despite President Barack Obama’s assurances that the United States will know if Iran begins to secretly build a nuclear bomb, some senior officials familiar
By Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney’s campaign has long considered Illinois to be in its win column, but a new poll shows the candidate has some
By Kevin G. Hall, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — Plain-vanilla money-market funds, part of the skeletal structure of American finance, may be a $2.7 trillion disaster hiding in plain sight. When Congress in
By Joe Flint, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES—Fear not television executives: Teenagers are not abandoning the tube for the Internet and cellphones. In fact, teen television viewing is actually on the
By Takehiko Kambayashi – TOKYO — The following is a chronology of what happened during Japan’s 2011 nuclear disaster: March 11: A magnitude-9 earthquake and tsunami strikes northeastern Japan at 2:46 pm
By Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times – GULFPORT, Miss. — With the Alabama and Mississippi primaries two days away, Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich tussled on Sunday over which Republican presidential hopeful would
By David S. Cloud and Don Lee, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — The killing of 16 civilians in Afghanistan, allegedly by a lone U.S. serviceman, is one more blow to President Barack
By Art Stapleton, The Record (Hackensack N.J.) – NEW YORK — Carmelo Anthony was the first one to hear the booing from the home fans and the game had not even started. Mike
By Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune – Just as fans eagerly anticipate the start of the NFL shopping season, one quarter of the Bears’ roster from last season is anxious to see what free
Mapleton, IOWA – At approx 8:35AM, Thursday, March 8th, 2012, the Monona County Communications Center received a 911 call reporting that a shooting had occurred at 14496 Poplar Ave. in Mapleton. The