Lottery fever hits Mason City
by Jody Spear and Kelly Meyer – MASON CITY – People all over Mason City were out Friday buying their MegaMillions Lottery Tickets for a chance to win a record breaking $640,000,000.
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by Jody Spear and Kelly Meyer – MASON CITY – People all over Mason City were out Friday buying their MegaMillions Lottery Tickets for a chance to win a record breaking $640,000,000.
Editorial by Matt Marquardt – Today your local media sunk to the lowest depths I have ever witnessed. KIMT, The Globe Gazette and other regional news outlets camped outside Gretchen Crooks’ funeral
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds are releasing a letter they sent to superintendents this afternoon, encouraging them to continue choosing lean, finely textured beef in
By Amelia Rayno, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – NEW YORK — For six possessions after getting his fifth foul, Rodney Williams sat slumped over his knees on the Gophers bench, unable to pull his
By Michael Russo, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – ST. PAUL, Minn. — Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. That’s not for Jason Zucker, who became the eighth Wild player this season to make his NHL debut Thursday night. That
By Jerry Brewer, The Seattle Times – It’s a gag gift, Dad says, with a heavy emphasis on “gag.” Two Christmases ago, he and Mom bought me a University of Kentucky golf shirt.
By Annie Sweeney, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — For two years, mob killer Frank Calabrese Sr. allegedly passed cupcakes, candy bars and a copy of a psalm through the food slot in his
By John Byrne, Kathy Bergen and Jon Hilkevitch, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — Unveiling a plan for “Building a New Chicago,” Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Thursday promoted a package of infrastructure initiatives that
By Alan Bavley, McClatchy Newspapers – KANSAS CITY, Mo. _ Lauren Shouse wonders why her third child, Luke, is autistic. Was it his difficult birth? Was it something inherited that made her
By Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – MADISON, Wis. — U.S. Rep. Ron Paul made his first stop in Wisconsin Thursday in advance of Tuesday’s presidential primary in the most unlikely of Republican
By Lisa Mascaro, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — In a rare sign of bipartisan cooperation, the Senate approved dozens of President Barack Obama’s nominees as leaders sought to temper the brinkmanship that
By Steve Mills, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — Nearly two decades after John Wayne Gacy’s execution, Cook County sheriff’s officials hope to excavate the backyard of a Northwest Side apartment building in their
By Susan Jacobson, The Orlando Sentinel – SANFORD, Fla. — The city of Sanford Thursday night decided that reporters won’t be arrested for pursuing the Trayvon Martin story after normal business hours. A
By Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times – FAIRFIELD, Calif. — Republican leaders and voters, frustrated by their party’s prolonged presidential contest, are increasingly coalescing behind front-runner Mitt Romney. Yet Rick Santorum on Thursday
PARIS — Police in southern France arrested around 20 suspected Islamic extremists early Friday, a news report said. The raids were “not directly linked” to a series of killings this month by
ANKENY, Iowa – March 29, 2012 – The Iowa Department of Transportation, in cooperation with Iowa’s 99 county treasurers, will implement a 10-year license plate replacement cycle beginning April 2. The Iowa DOT
By Tina Susman, Los Angeles Times – NEW YORK — In a protest reminiscent of those surrounding the death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Florida, marchers in New York City held a demonstration
by Matt Marquardt – MASON CITY – As Best Buy Co., Inc. announced Thursday steep cuts in its stores and employees, the future of the Mason City store remains unclear. The company
By David G. Savage, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON—Eight years ago, Bush administration lawyers went before the Supreme Court arguing that the justices should defer to the president during wartime and allow the
by Matt Marquardt – If you are bummed that the “gentlemen’s club” idea didn’t pass in Mason City, your dreams of female companionship are not totally dashed. According to their Facebook page,
MASON CITY – Elmwood-St. Joseph Municipal Cemetery will be kicking off their Adopt a Section program with a volunteer meeting on Thursday, April 5th at 9:00 AM in the classroom at the Mason
By Colin Covert, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – The fact that a movie as harsh and despicable as “Goon” can be promoted as a comedy says terrible things about the state of the American
From Rep. Linda Upmeyer – It is hard to believe that we are already wrapping up another month at the Capitol. While the beautiful weather outside is hard to resist, we remain
By Donald Bradley, McClatchy Newspapers – KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Nothing stirs up a small town quite like the American Civil Liberties Union. When attorneys for that group demanded that the high school
By Joseph A. Slobodzian, The Philadelphia Inquirer – PHILADELPHIA — She was a 13-year-old girl, fifth child of seven in a devout Catholic family in suburban Roslyn, Pa., whose mother attended Mass once
By Jean Marbella, The Baltimore Sun – INDIANAPOLIS — Michael Phelps essentially owns the 100-meter butterfly race, holding the U.S. and world records for it, and he kept his hold on it Thursday
By Alan Zarembo, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Federal health authorities have significantly raised their estimate of the prevalence of autism in children, concluding in a new study of 8-year-olds that
MASON CITY, Iowa – NIACC broke a six-game losing streak by taking advantage of 10 walks in both games during a 10-2, 10-3 sweep over Riverland Community College. The Trojans (8-10) didn’t
MASON CITY, Iowa – Kyle Moses (So., Saint Ansgar, IA) and Drew Verstegan (Fr., Mason City, IA) allowed only one hit each as seventh-ranked NIACC baseball team swept Dakota County Technical College
By Don Lee, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — Fresh evidence indicates that the labor market is continuing to heal and that there’s stronger economic growth supporting new hiring than the most obvious
MASON CITY – A two car accident caused a non-serious injury to one man Thursday in Mason City. The incident ocurred at the intersection of Highway 122 and South Federal Avenue at
NEW HAMPTON, Iowa – March 29, 2012 – Road construction work on U.S. 218 near Janesville will resume Monday, April 2, and continue until early November, weather permitting, according to the Iowa