‘Madagascar 3’ to stay on top of box office
By Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — “Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted” will be at the top of the box-office food chain for the second consecutive weekend, beating out
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By Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — “Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted” will be at the top of the box-office food chain for the second consecutive weekend, beating out
By Aida Ahmad, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Top brass at Warner Bros. International Television Distribution have unveiled plans to capitalize on the instant popularity of the studio’s updated “Dallas”
By Mitchell Landsberg, Los Angeles Times – ATLANTA — There’s no doubt that America’s Roman Catholic bishops have had their share of what might quaintly be called bad press. The priest sex-abuse
By Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angeles Times – HOUSTON — Texas billionaire financier R. Allen Stanford was sentenced to 110 years in prison Thursday for running what authorities have called one of the
By David Zucchino, Los Angeles Times – DURHAM, N.C.—Too many Americans may be overweight couch potatoes, but a new study finds that people in four other big countries are just as out
NEWARK, N.J. – A Ukrainian citizen who founded and operated a hardcore child pornography website appeared in Newark federal court today to face child exploitation charges. He was extradited from Thailand over
JAKARTA, Indonesia – A former Indonesian bank executive convicted in absentia in that country for her role in a massive fraud scheme that cost that country’s government more than $260 million was
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad today named Nick Gerhart as the new Iowa Insurance Commissioner. Gerhart will begin work within the department this fall, and will fully assume responsibilities from
MASON CITY – At just after noon Thursday, a gas leak was reported on South Illinois Avenue. Road work was being completed on that street by Larry Elwood Construction when a gas
HAMPTON – Tim Culpepper was the featured artist Tuesday in Hampton for Tuesday on the Town. Culpepper, a Nashville, TN country music recording artist, performed several songs including his new single, Ghost. Culpepper’s style
MASON CITY – Cell-U-Byte has closed its doors in Mason City. The phone message at the store says it closed due to “unfortunate circumstances.” Cell-U-Byte, now formerly located at 1531 4th Street SW
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MASON CITY, Iowa – The NIACC men’s and women’s golf teams have signed a number of players to add to the already existing rosters for next year’s teams. Levi Fink of Valley-Elgin
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that Bank of America has agreed to pay up to $161,180 to settle allegations that one of the bank’s
Editorial by Matt Marquardt – I’ll make this quick this morning. City Hall is about to blow $76,500 to move a few walls in its first floor. The mayor, council and city
If you live your life in accordance to the rules set forth by a lawful society, and that constitutes the community you live in, then you must believe that law applies to
FOREST CITY, IOWA, June 14, 2012 – Winnebago Industries, Inc. (NYSE:WGO), a leading United States (U.S.) recreation vehicle (RV) manufacturers, today reported financial results for the Company’s third quarter of Fiscal 2012
By Eryn Brown, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Researchers have assembled the complete genome of the bonobo, an African ape that is one of humans’ closest relatives. The achievement, reported
By Christine Mai-Duc, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — A 25-year-old Marine stationed at Camp Pendleton was charged Wednesday with drunken driving in an Orange County crash that left three fellow
By Mitchell Landsberg, Los Angeles Times – ATLANTA — Stung by criticism that they are engaging in partisan attacks in a presidential campaign, the nation’s Roman Catholic bishops insisted Wednesday that their
By Andrew McGill, Adam Clark and Peter Hall, The Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.) – BELLEFONTE, Pa. — Jerry Sandusky waited three years to make his move. He met the boy through The
By Matt Carroll, McClatchy Newspapers – BELLEFONTE, Pa. — A legal expert sitting in on the Jerry Sandusky trial said the challenges for the former Penn State coach’s defense team are growing
By Mike Dawson, McClatchy Newspapers – BELLEFONTE, Pa. — A Penn State janitor didn’t know who Jerry Sandusky was, but he was sure about one thing: He told his fellow janitors that
By Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Lance Armstrong could be stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and is banned from competing as a triathlete as a
By Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — The dismantling of the 2012 Cubs won’t be done in a day or a week. But when the process gets under way, manager Dale
By Alex Pavlovic, San Jose Mercury News – SAN FRANCISCO — Matt Cain has talked openly of his lifelong dream of throwing a perfect game. It’s no longer just a dream. Cain
MASON CITY – The Mason City Fire Department was called to another dumpster fire early Thursday morning around 1 AM. This latest incident was in an alley just south of Good Shepherd
Photo sent by an NIT reader, with the following note: “Snapped this picture just north of St. Ansgar on hwy 105. Where can I get one?” (Apparently referring to the Mitchell County
MASON CITY – North Iowa Area Community College is ranked #14 in the nation for student success, according to an article published this week on CNNMoney.com Read the complete article here. College
MASON CITY – A Mason City Recreation Department fishing derby was held on June 2nd at East Park. According to persons in attendance, “the event went great, the sun was shining, and
By Shannon Ryan, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — For college football fans hoping to hear a plan has been reached for a postseason playoff, keep waiting. But maybe not for long. Eleven