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By Blair Kerkhoff, McClatchy Newspapers – NEW ORLEANS — Throughout the NCAA Tournament, a halftime deficit hadn’t prevented a Kansas victory. (PHOTO: Doron Lamb (20) of Kentucky defends Tyshawn Taylor (10) of Kansas in
By Richard Simon, Los Angeles Times – WASHINGTON — Remember the furor over $16 muffins? That’s nothing compared to the $100-plus-per-person reception by the government’s procurement agency. The 2010 event featured 400 pieces
By Michael A. Memoli, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says he remains confident that the Supreme Court will uphold his health care reform law, warning Monday that overturning it
By Kathleen Hennessey, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — Mexican President Felipe Calderon on Monday pushed for a revival of a ban on assault weapons in the U.S., arguing that the ban’s expiration
By K.C. Johnson, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — Thanks to the come-from-ahead debacle that resulted in a 99-93 loss to the Rockets on Monday night at the United Center, the Bulls suffered consecutive
By Blair Kerkhoff, McClatchy Newspapers – NEW ORLEANS — The story goes that seldom-used guard Adolph Rupp asked to hold the ball in one of his Kansas team photos from the early 1920s.
AMES, Iowa — Iowa State linebacking duo A.J. Klein and Jake Knott have each been ranked as one of the top 10 football players at all positions in the Big 12 Conference
IOWA CITY, Iowa — It took three hours and 12 minutes and there were 375 pitches thrown before the University of Iowa softball team got a bases loaded walk from freshman Melanie
Customers behind on bills encouraged to use self-service payment options CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – April 2, 2012 – Interstate Power and Light Company (IPL), an Alliant Energy company, encourages Iowa customers who
WATERLOO – The Director of Safety Services for the Waterloo Police Department, Daniel J. Trelka, said today in a press release that a driver cannot be stopped by law enforcement just for
MASON CITY – Beginning Wednesday, April 4, sanitary sewer maintenance will be performed at three locations in Mason City: 12th Street NW between North Jefferson and North Monroe Avenues, 15th Street SE
OMAHA, Neb. – The United States’ Attorney’s Office, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Omaha Police Department announced today four defendants have been charged with federal crimes following
DES MOINES, Iowa – The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Kansas City Field Division and the Des Moines Police Department announced today ATF is offering a reward of $2,500 for information
AMARILLO, TX—A federal criminal complaint was filed in the Northern District of Texas today that charges JetBlue pilot Clayton Frederick Osbon, 49, with interference with a flight crew, announced U.S. Attorney for
The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) is partnering with Governor Branstad’s Healthiest State Initiative to encourage all Iowans to ‘laugh out loud’ for their health’s sake on Monday, April 2. “In
by Matt Marquardt – The Mason City Police say they have been proactive in dealing with junk and nuisances within the city, according to a press release today. “During the last year,
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. – A Minneapolis police officer shot and wounded a suspect reportedly wielding a knife at a busy intersection Sunday morning, April 1. Police were called about 9
By Tom Silverstein, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – There’s a reason the Green Bay Packers have been pursuing defensive linemen as if they are a desperate team. Because they are desperate. Except it’s not
By Tom Smith, McClatchy Newspapers – The temperatures are in the 80s, and Tiger Woods is in the spotlight. The golf season must be about to start for real. Sure, the PGA Tour
By Shandel Richardson, Sun Sentinel – KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. — Novak Djokovic was already in select company on the tennis court. Now, he is an even more exclusive group. Djokovic defeated Andy Murray
By Mike Huguenin, Rivals.com – A look at Monday’s national final: ——— KANSAS vs. KENTUCKY ——— Where: Superdome, New Orleans TV: CBS Time: 9 p.m. EDT. Announcers: Jim Nantz play-by-play, Clark Kellogg and
By K.C. Johnson, Chicago Tribune – OKLAHOMA CITY — Asked directly if his injured groin will allow him to play at any point in the Bulls’ final 12 regular-season games, Derrick Rose sighed.
By Gary D’Amato, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – If you’ve heard it once, you’ve heard it 1,000 times: the key to winning the Masters Tournament is mastering the greens at Augusta National. It’s all
By Randy Covitz, McClatchy Newspapers – NEW ORLEANS — Kentucky coach John Calipari swears he’s never watched the tape from his only appearance in an NCAA championship game, when his Memphis Tigers lost
By Brian Bennett, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — U.S. intelligence agencies don’t see signs that Syrian President Bashar Assad is losing his grip on power, said the chairman of the House intelligence
By Richard Marosi, Los Angeles Times – SAN DIEGO — For years, Benjamin Arellano Felix eluded U.S. law enforcement while running a Mexican drug cartel that terrorized rivals and poured hundreds of tons
By Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — An investigation into the Chinese factories that produce Apple products found “significant issues with working conditions,” according to a report released by a
By Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times – WASHINGTON — Yahoo Inc. will offer a “do not track” feature on all its websites by early summer that will allow consumers to opt out of
Orlan Love, CR Gazette – Invasive plants and animals, many of them deliberately imported and without natural controls, continue to displace beneficial native species, degrading Iowa’s natural environment. With the early start
By Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Despite the arrival of new foes at the multiplex, “The Hunger Games” survived another weekend in the No. 1 position at the domestic
By La Velle E. Neal III, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – FORT MYERS, Fla. — After losing 99 games a year ago, the Twins knew changes had to be made. And that is what
By Jerry Zgoda, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – PORTLAND, Ore. — The last time the Minnesota Timberwolves visited Portland, they walked out of the Rose Garden and into the night winners over the Trail
By Ken Dilanian and David S. Cloud, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — A surveillance aircraft operated by the U.S. Joint Special Operations Command flew over southeast Yemen on the evening of March
By David Ovalle and Diana Moskovitz, McClatchy Newspapers – MIAMI — As more than 1,000 people flocked to Miami’s Bayfront Park Sunday under a blazing sun, Trayvon Martin’s hometown rolled out the most
by Matt Marquardt – The Cerro Gordo county unemployment rate inched down in February to 6.4%, from 6.7% in January. The number of unemployed persons in Cerro Gordo county in February was 1570;
DES MOINES, Iowa – The official results show that 108,143 tickets sold in Iowa won prizes in Friday’s world-record Mega Millions jackpot drawing, including two tickets that came within one number of
WASHINGTON, DC— In this week’s address, President Obama calls on Congress to pass the Buffett Rule, a principle of fairness that ensures that millionaires and billionaires do not pay less in taxes
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – No. 7 NIACC swept Kirkwood 7-1 and 5-4 to win the weekend series 3-1 and move to 23-4 so far this season. The Trojans, 6-2 in the ICCAC,
On Friday, March 23, 2012, at 1:25 a.m., the resident of 4130 Lincoln Swing #3, contacted the Ames Police Department and reported that a robbery had occurred at his residence. Jason Allen