Twins fall to Angels
By Joe Christensen, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — Each of the first two home openers at Target Field ended with a capacity crowd on its feet and a thunderous roar as a
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By Joe Christensen, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — Each of the first two home openers at Target Field ended with a capacity crowd on its feet and a thunderous roar as a
by Matt Marquardt – MASON CITY – The Cerro Gordo County Attorney’s office today confirmed that new charges have been brought against two former employees of a Mason City auto dealership. In
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you so much. (Applause.) Thank you, everybody. Everybody, please, please have a seat. (Applause.) Everybody, sit down, sit down. I was going to head over here earlier and they
South Lawn, The White House – 10:46 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody! (Applause.) How about Rachel Crow? Give her a big round of applause. (Applause.) I want to wish everybody a
By Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press – DETROIT — A parent who’s experienced the tragedy of bullying is giving the new documentary “Bully” his endorsement. Kevin Epling is the father of Matt Epling,
By Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Fox announced Monday that it is renewing “Glee,” “Raising Hope” and “New Girl.” That means “New Girl” is back for a second season,
by Jody Spear and Kelly Meyer – MASON CITY – It was a fun and exciting night at the first race of the 2012 I-35 Speedway racing season. The racers were eager
Dan Hinkel, Chicago Tribune – After failing to procure beer from a liquor store, a Chicago man approached a woman nearby and used a toy gun to try to rob her of
Dan Hinkel, Chicago Tribune – A Chicago man robbed a Radio Shack of $17,000 in merchandise, but police tracked him down quickly thanks to the global positioning equipment he stole, prosecutors said.
Rosemary R. Sobol, Chicago Tribune – A woman suffered a head injury when her hair was pulled into a corn bottling machine while working at a plant in southwest suburban Bedford Park
Jarrel Wade, Tulsa World, Okla. – Two men suspected in a string of killings in north Tulsa made their initial court appearance this morning via closed circuit video in Tulsa County District
BOISE—Bryan Mark Johnson, 55, of Las Vegas, Nevada, was sentenced in United States District Court today for robbing two Boise banks, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. U.S. District Judge David O.
PITTSBURGH—David J. Hickton, United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, issued the following statement today on the bomb threats that have been disrupting the University of Pittsburgh community since mid-February:
MINNEAPOLIS—Earlier today, a federal jury found a former Twin Cities bank officer and a bank customer guilty of fraud. Their crimes were related to the customer’s multi-million-dollar check-kiting scheme and a loan
ANCHORAGE—United States Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced that John Mark Felton, 48 a U.K. citizen who most recently resided in Boston, Massachusetts, was sentenced on April 5, 2012 in federal court in
By Mary Cornatzer, McClatchy Newspapers – The deadline to file state and federal tax returns is bearing down on us. For last-minute-types, that probably feels like plenty of time. For everyone else,
The majority of what we are really about, no one can see at first glance. That is because it is inside of us; what you are is stored in the top of
by Jody Spear and Kelly Meyer – MASON CITY – Saturday, April 7th, the Mason City Dames of Anarchy took on the Newton Rollin Rebels in a home bout of roller derby
By Paul West, Tribune Washington Bureau – MECHANICSBURG, Pa. — Rick Santorum is back on familiar ground, seeking redemption and a lifeline for his presidential candidacy in the state that rejected him
MASON CITY – April will be a very busy month at the Mason City Public Library! Not only will we celebrate National Library Week from April 9 – 14th, but we will
MASON CITY – A member of the Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s department made a stop of a vehicle Saturday afternoon in the 300 block of North Federal. During the traffic contact the
by Matt Marquardt – CHARLES CITY – The Floyd County Supervisors approved plans on March 27th to restore the word “Floyd” back on the courthouse. The Supervisors, by a 3-0 vote, will
(Mason City) – The Cerro Gordo County Department of Public Health is offering county businesses a FREE and unique opportunity to participate in a year-long Worksite Wellness Programming initiative. The goal of
By Stacy St. Clair, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO—To sit in judgment of William Balfour, prospective jurors will have to reveal everything they know about singer Jennifer Hudson, including whether they watched her on
Rick Smith, CR Gazette – CEDAR RAPIDS — The state of Iowa wants its money back. An upstart company that surfaced in Cedar Rapids in 2011, secured support from local economic-development officials
By John Byrne, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO—Expensive solar-powered garbage receptacles are being removed from around downtown Chicago before next month’s NATO summit in favor of wire trash cans that police can more easily
By Meghan Farnsworth, The Hechinger Report – Meredith Ballard is an economics major at Colorado College. But when she began her senior year last fall, she started feeling she was spending more time
The following editorial appeared in the Chicago Tribune: ——— They cost too much to make. They weigh down your pockets. Retailers hate counting them. As a unit of value, they’re practically worthless.
By Sergei Loiko, Los Angeles Times – MOSCOW—Russian authorities relented Sunday and let demonstrators wearing white ribbons take to the cobblestones of Moscow’s Red Square, strolling unhindered past the Kremlin walls and the
By Susan Schrock, McClatchy Newspapers – ARLINGTON, Texas — As an EF-2 tornado tore its way along Arlington’s western edge Tuesday afternoon, warning sirens wailed for 23 minutes straight, warning residents in the
By Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – MILWAUKEE — In the event the Milwaukee Brewers thought the St. Louis Cardinals would be any less formidable this season sans Albert Pujols and Tony La
News & Record, Greensboro, N.C. – WINSTON-SALEM — Four people were wounded Sunday night in two separate incidents that police believe are related. Three people were wounded at an apartment complex after