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By Jerry McDonald, The Oakland Tribune – The football season of middle linebacker Rolando McClain was in question Thursday after his conviction on charges of assault, reckless endangerment, menacing and wrongful discharge of
By Joe Strauss, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – SAN FRANCISCO — The St. Louis Cardinals rolled into AT&T Park on Thursday morning dressed to kill. Unfortunately they played defense like it was casual Friday.
By Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — The opening round of the City Series this weekend is likely to provide the Cubs with the only playoff atmosphere they will see at Wrigley
By Scott Powers, The Orlando Sentinel – ORLANDO, Fla. — An eccentric billionaire intends to blast his rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to the International Space Station early Saturday morning —
From the Hampton School District, May 17, 2012: High School Parents and Students: Late this afternoon, it was reported to high school administration that a bomb threat was written on a wall.
By Cynthia Dizikes, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — The spelling and pronunciation of some 65 international leaders have been checked and rehearsed. A circular table so massive a school bus could fit on
By Joe Christensen, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – DETROIT — Nothing has come easily for the Minnesota Twins this year, so everyone in their clubhouse could only chuckle over how difficult they made it
By Howard Cohen, McClatchy Newspapers – Donna Summer, 63, who earned the title Queen of Disco for her era-defining music but who transcended the genre over the years, died of lung cancer Thursday
MASON CITY – According to a Mason City Police Department incident summary report, police were called to 938 North Federal Ave. Apartment #1 Thursday at 1:16 p.m. for a disturbance. An NIT
Trish Mehaffey, CR Gazette – The Manchester teen accused of killing his grandparents over the weekend had a hunting knife, marijuana and bottles of prescription pills with him when he took his
Kyle Wilson, Creston News Advertiser, Iowa – By KYLE WILSON CRESTON — Prairie Solid Waste Board decided during a special meeting Wednesday, May 9, they will not even look at GGI Energy’s 20-year
Glenda Anderson, The Press Democrat, Santa Rosa, Calif. – A Lake County woman accused of having sex with her teenage son is scheduled to be back in Napa County Superior Court on Thursday.
MASON CITY – James Eric Farnsworth left the Cerro Gordo County Jail yesterday after posting $200,000 bond. Farnsworth was required to put up $50,000 and the rest came from Lederman Bonding Company.
DES MOINES – The Vision Iowa Board awarded $443,316 in grants to the construction of a bicycle/pedestrian bridge in Janesville, an agriculture and motorsports museum in Algona and renovations to the Family
From Iowa DNR: It started with a phone call a couple weeks ago, in Solon, Iowa. “I have eight baby raccoons. Their eyes are barely open. The mother raccoon is dead.” So
Manchester, IOWA — As the investigation into the death of 62 year old Janet Sweet and 55 year old Richard Sweet continues, law enforcement are now releasing the cause and manner of
By Walter Hamilton, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Facebook Inc. is certain to make a dramatic entrance to the stock market Friday with its hotly awaited initial public offering. What’s less
By Laura King and Aimal Yaqubi, Los Angeles Times – KABUL, Afghanistan — Gunmen and bombers stormed the governor’s compound in a southwestern Afghan province Thursday. Afghan police managed to repel the assault,
By Mike Bresnahan, Los Angeles Times – OKLAHOMA CITY — This is the loss that will haunt the Los Angeles Lakers for months, years, perhaps even longer for Kobe Bryant, if their
MASON CITY, Iowa – May 17, 2012 – The Iowa Department of Transportation, at the request of the West Fork School District, is alerting motorists to pay close attention when approaching a
May 17, 2012 – Alliant Energy is warning its utility customers of a potential customer scam. A small number of customers have reported receiving calls from individuals claiming to be Alliant Energy
The clock is running, it never stops, and there is nothing you can do to slow it down. I will admit it is not something to dwell on but it is something
By Vijay Prashad – The coming NATO summit in Chicago will see a lot of protests, as it should. Once constrained to the defense of Europe, NATO has now put itself forward
By Richard Simon, Los Angeles Times – WASHINGTON — Responding to an increase in smuggling tunnels along the California and Arizona borders, the House on Wednesday passed legislation aimed at helping law
By Salvador Rodriguez, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — A Verizon official announced the company will begin forcing users with grandfathered-in unlimited data plans to choose data share plans when they
By Marc Caputo and Adam C. Smith, McClatchy Newspapers – TAMPA, Fla.—Mitt Romney swung through Florida on Thursday, picking up more than $2 million in political contributions while bashing President Barack Barack
By Amina Khan, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Researchers have some reassuring news for the legions of coffee drinkers who can’t get through the day without a latte, cappuccino, iced
By Salvador Rodriguez, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — In another move to beef up its mobile offering, Facebook has hired the entire staff of Lightbox, a tiny start-up known for
By Lesley Clark, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — U.S. presidents have long sought relief from battles inside the Beltway and have entertained visiting heads of state at Camp David, the presidential retreat
by Jody Spear and Kelly Meyer – CLEAR LAKE – The Cerro Gordo Secondary Road Department has it’s hands full maintaining the gravel roads of Cerro Gordo County. After wintry weather of
By Ken Dilanian and David S. Cloud, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — In an escalation of America’s clandestine war in Yemen, a small contingent of U.S. troops is providing targeting data
By Barry Jackson, McClatchy Newspapers – Including playoffs, the Heat this season has gone 6 for 18 on shots to take the lead or tie the game in the final 24 seconds
By Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — How much will Eduardo Saverin save by ditching his U.S. citizenship? At least a cool $67 million in federal taxes according to
ATLANTA—Henry Guy Jones, 51, of Marietta, Georgia, who falsely claimed that he was hired by terrorists to build a weapon that could contain a combustible, poisonous, or a toxic substance that would
By Lisa Mascaro, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — As President Barack Obama welcomed congressional leaders for a White House chat over hoagies about setting aside differences to improve the economy, a
AUSTIN, Minn. – Tuesday, May 15 – Local leaders today thanked their local legislators Sen. Dan Sparks and Rep. Jeanne Poppe , among other state legislators, for their successful efforts in the
By Anne Blythe, McClatchy Newspapers – GREENSBORO, N.C. — When prosecutors and defense lawyers in the John Edwards trial take their turns before jurors Thursday morning for closing arguments, each side will
By Ian Duncan, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — Brian McNamee, the key prosecution witness in the Roger Clemens perjury trial, said he had never made up details about the pitcher’s drug
By Paul Walsh and Curt Brown, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — Prosecutors can usually rely on blood-alcohol tests to put the worst drunken drivers in prison. But in a deadly crash
By Steven Zeitchik, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — ABC is doubling down on nighttime soaps in its bid to get out of third place. The network of “Revenge” and “Scandal” announced