Parker and Okafor headline Under-17 national basketball team
By Ian McCue, The Gazette – Even when more than 1,000 miles from home and sharing a court with the top high school players in the nation, it doesn’t take long to
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By Ian McCue, The Gazette – Even when more than 1,000 miles from home and sharing a court with the top high school players in the nation, it doesn’t take long to
MASON CITY -The Cerro Gordo County Democratic Party Headquarters will hold a grand opening today at 5:30 PM at 219 North Federal Ave. The party said today that everyone is welcome and
By Rene Stutzman and Jeff Weiner, The Orlando Sentinel – ORLANDO, Fla. — In a half-dozen phone calls between a locked-up George Zimmerman and his wife, the couple talk about their love
by Matt Marquardt – MASON CITY – The Mason City School Board and Superintendent Anita Micich will be meeting Monday afternoon. Among the items on the agenda is a student lunch fee
MASON CITY – Mason City police were called to the 000 block of South Delaware Ave. shortly before 2 AM Sunday morning on a report of a large crowd gathering outside a
United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that two McLaughlin, South Dakota men charged with simple assault and assault by striking, beating and wounding were sentenced on June 14, 2012, by United
By Donna Gehrke-White, Sun Sentinel – FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Be on guard against those low, low mortgage rates — you may end up spending more by refinancing than if you had
by Jody Spear and Kelly Meyer – HANLONTOWN, IA – Hanlontown celebrated the annual “Sundown Days” Saturday. The celebration coincides with the sun set on the railroad tracks making them appear golden
DES MOINES – The National Weather Service in Des Moines is warning of possible record high temps throughout the North Iowa region. Temps could reach heat indexes of 95 to 105 Monday
By Jim Doyle, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – ST. LOUIS — The purpose of United Healthcare’s new online medical cost estimator seems simple enough: to provide data its plan participants can use to
by Jody Spear and Kelly Meyer – MASON CITY – It was a quick, smooth Sunday night at the races. Very few accidents or cautions, so the night was an early one.
Values: What do they mean? First you must define the word itself. The dictionary tells us it means a “fair return” when considering monetary matters. “Something as principle or matters when considering
Photo of the day submitted by an NIT reader: “I took this photo southwest of Mason City on Indigo Ave on my way home and noticed the pot belly pig walking around
By Chuck Myers, McClatchy-Tribune News Service – The heat is on again. And with it, the battle to keep a home cooling costs in line. The summer months can exact a high
Tracie Mauriello, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – WASHINGTON — Host two conference calls, attend a Cabinet meeting, provide a mad cow disease update on a national television news program, visit an agricultural exhibit, work
By Anne Danahy, McClatchy Newspapers – STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Beginning Monday, the 12 people who will decide former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky’s fate will hear his side of the story. Last
By Nancy A. Youssef, McClatchy Newspapers – CAIRO — As Egyptians began tallying votes in their presidential runoff election Sunday night, the ruling military council expanded its control over the country yet again,
By Anne Danahy, McClatchy Newspapers – COLLEGE TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Jerry Sandusky left his house for several hours Sunday afternoon with attorney Karl Rominger, who may have been taking him for a psychological
By Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — When the FBI arrested Boston mobster James “Whitey” Bulger last June, officials documented the contents of his Santa Monica, Calif., apartment with
By Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Two A-list stars failed to attract moviegoers to the box office this weekend, as a musical featuring Tom Cruise and a comedy starring
By Rene Stutzman, The Orlando Sentinel – SANFORD, Fla. — For weeks, the death of Trayvon Martin, the investigations it launched and the civil rights rallies it spurred were the most important news
By Ameet Sachdev, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — Charles Evans believes the nation’s unemployment rate is unacceptably high, and he has a plan to get Americans back to work. In an election year,
By Hal Bernton, The Seattle Times – SEATTLE — During the last year, some 400 workers at a shipyard on Seattle’s Harbor Island have been installing new diesel engines, welding bulkheads, painting and
By David G. Savage, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney faulted President Barack Obama on Sunday for bypassing Congress to shield about 800,000 young illegal immigrants from deportation,
By David Martindale, McClatchy Newspapers – Noah Wyle experienced an “ER” flashback while filming the season premiere of “Falling Skies.” Early in the return episode of TNT’s alien-invasion drama, his character is
By Dale Roe, Austin American-Statesman – —Monday “The Glass House” 9 p.m., ABC: The most exciting thing about this alleged “Big Brother” ripoff is whether it will air in spite of CBS’s
MASON CITY – The Mason City Police Department held its 4th Annual “Runnin with the Law” Triathlon on Saturday, June 16 at the Family Aquatic Center on Birch Drive. The triathlon included
Maricella Miranda, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. – In a hotel room two years ago after prom, Samuel J. Benda didn’t question his 17-year-old girlfriend when she took a naked picture of
Judy Newman, The Wisconsin State Journal – Some wore cowboy hats or bathing suits, others were decked out in body paint, and some wore only smiles Saturday as Madison’s third annual Naked Bike
By Dave Van Dyck, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — The Cubs are feeling a little more left out than usual this season, and we’re not talking about the postseason. They have baseball’s worst
MITCHELL, IOWA – A Rockwell man was injured Sunday afternoon while riding his motorcycle. Julius Harig, 66, was riding his 2002 Harley Davidson Sunday at about 2 PM in Mitchell, Iowa, headed