Band Fest weekend will get off to wet start
by Matt Marquardt – MASON CITY – Much of North Iowa is under a hazardous weather outlook, just as Band Fest festivities are set to kick off. According to the National Weather
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by Matt Marquardt – MASON CITY – Much of North Iowa is under a hazardous weather outlook, just as Band Fest festivities are set to kick off. According to the National Weather
By Paul Richter and Emily Alpert, Tribune Washington Bureau – VIENNA — The U.N. atomic watchdog agency has found evidence at an underground bunker in Iran that may mean scientists there have
Calls Lande a “great Iowan” who “answers the call to service whenever asked” (DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad has accepted the resignation of Roger Lande as the director of the
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Branstad today signed the following legislation into law: House File 609: An Act relating to trusts and estates including the administration of small estates, and certain state inheritance
MASON CITY – The Mason City Fire Department said today that the likely cause of a Thursday house fire was heating equipment for a reptile enclosure igniting nearby combustible materials. The Mason
SEATTLE — Amazon.com Inc., addressing issues that have drawn heavy criticism of the company, told shareholders Thursday that it planned to improve warehouse conditions and drop its membership in a conservative public-policy
by Matt Marquardt – MASON CITY – A Memorial Day program is planned again this year at Elmwood Cemetery in Mason City. The program is organized by the Mason City Veteran’s Memorial
by Jody Spear and Kelly Meyer – The I-35 Speedway at the North Iowa Events Center hosted a special event, featuring the United States Modified Touring Series Wednesday night. It all got
DES MOINES, Iowa – A Decorah woman never dreamed she’d win a top prize of $30,000 on her “Roulette” instant-scratch ticket while waiting for her kids to get home from school. Jessica
Cerro Gordo County Extension along with Floyd and Franklin County Extensions and Cerro Gordo and Floyd County Conservation Boards will be offering an Iowa Master Conservationist Class this summer. The Iowa Master
IOWA CITY, IOWA – – Eight members of the University of Iowa football team have been named to Phil Steele’s Preseason All-Big Ten team. The all-conference team is released as part of
AUSTIN, Texas – Iowa State throwers Hayli Bozarth and Danielle Frere and distance runner Meaghan Nelson qualified for the NCAA Championships Thursday night at Mike A. Myers Track during the NCAA West
Company files for first change in Iowa natural gas base rates since 2005 CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – May 25, 2012 – Interstate Power and Light Company (IPL), a subsidiary of Alliant Energy
By Rene Lynch, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — As the Harvard Class of 1962 prepared to gather this week, many alumni updated their profiles — no doubt proud to share their
By Sean Cockerham, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — Alaska has massive hydro, wind, geothermal and other renewable resources, but the state’s rural villages are chained to diesel and suffer oppressive energy costs they
By Rich Heldenfels, Akron Beacon Journal – The 19th-century conflict between the Hatfield and McCoy families became the definitive feud of American history. To this day it provides a shorthand way of describing
By Robin Simcox, Los Angeles Times – In the year since President Obama approved a successful raid against Osama bin Laden, public opinion has been shifting. While many Westerners still celebrate the targeted
Stephen D. Anthony, Special Agent in Charge of the Cleveland Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), for the Northern District of Ohio, in conjunction with Brian D. Lamkin, Special Agent
By Jim Wyss, McClatchy Newspapers – MIAMI — Drug fueled violence in Mexico and Honduras, mass detentions in Cuba and an executive power grab in Venezuela were highlighted in the U.S. State Department’s
By David G. Savage, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court Thursday limited the Constitution’s protection against double jeopardy in cases involving multiple charges and deadlocked juries. The 6-3 decision holds
By Molly McMillin, McClatchy Newspapers – WICHITA, Kan. — A yearlong investigation found what federal officials called a widespread problem of counterfeit electronic parts making their way onto critical defense systems — into
By Sean Cockerham, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — The Justice Department’s internal watchdog office has concluded that two federal prosecutors acted with reckless misconduct in the botched case against then-Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens
By Paul Richter, Tribune Washington Bureau – BAGHDAD — Six world powers and Iran announced Thursday after a second contentious round of negotiations over Tehran’s disputed nuclear program that they intend to continue
By Don Lee and Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times – WASHINGTON — The Eurozone debt crisis is intensifying a global slowdown, with new signs that even powerhouse Germany may be faltering, adding to
By Ashley Powers, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Brian Banks logged onto Facebook last year, and a new friend request startled him. It was the woman who, nearly a decade ago,
By Carol Rosenberg, McClatchy Newspapers – MIAMI — Pentagon prosecutors argued in a motion Thursday against splitting up the joint death-penalty prosecution at Guantanamo of the five men accused of orchestrating the 9/11
By Jeff Weiner and Rene Stutzman, The Orlando Sentinel – ORLANDO, Fla. — If George Zimmerman goes to trial in the shooting of Trayvon Martin, a jury will be asked to determine whether
By Andrew Blankstein and Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Police Department detectives want to review some interviews between a Manson Family convicted murderer and his attorney to
By Susan Jacobson, The Orlando Sentinel – ORLANDO, Fla. — The director of Orlando Sanford International Airport said Thursday that a cultural misunderstanding over a bathroom ritual led to a group of Muslims
By Mary MacVean, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — With the unofficial start of summer just days away, it’s time to stock up on sunscreen. Does it matter which one you buy?
By Andria Simmons, The Atlanta-Journal Constitution – ATLANTA — Heightened fears over burglaries and fires targeting abortion and obstetrical clinics around Atlanta have triggered heightened security across the country. The FBI, which is
By Miriam Hill, The Philadelphia Inquirer – PHILADELPHIA — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney brought his plan to improve the American educational system to a West Philadelphia charter school Thursday, and suggested class
By Jeremy Schwartz, Austin American-Statesman – WACO, Texas — A federal jury on Thursday needed slightly more than an hour to find Pfc. Naser Abdo guilty of all six charges against him relating
By Christi Parsons and Kathleen Hennessey, Tribune Washington Bureau – NEWTON, Iowa — From a wind-power factory in this battleground state, President Barack Obama urged Congress to extend tax credits he said would