Sandusky lawyer: ‘This man’s life is at stake’
By Anne Danahy, McClatchy Newspapers – BELLEFONTE, Pa. — Jerry Sandusky’s attorney told jurors Thursday that there was a “chain reaction” of events, starting with one boy and a story that spiraled into
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By Anne Danahy, McClatchy Newspapers – BELLEFONTE, Pa. — Jerry Sandusky’s attorney told jurors Thursday that there was a “chain reaction” of events, starting with one boy and a story that spiraled into
By Mike Dawson, McClatchy Newspapers – BELLEFONTE, Pa. — The prosecution in the Jerry Sandusky case on Thursday mocked the defense’s “grand conspiracy theory” and said the case is proved by the testimony
By Jeremy Roebuck, The Philadelphia Inquirer – BELLEFONTE, Pa. — Jerry Sandusky’s youngest adopted son stepped forward Thursday to say he had been molested by his father. The allegation was made public hours
DES MOINES, Iowa – A Mason City woman said she thought she had won a $10 prize on her “Triple Fortune” scratch ticket, but after she uncovered the rest of the zeros
By Jeff Gammage and Jeremy Roebuck, The Philadelphia Inquirer – BELLEFONTE, Pa. — After seven days of testimony, 50 witnesses, and accounts of serial abuse from eight young accusers, the jury in
Congressman Steve King Fox News – Fast & Furious – Congressman Steve King (R-IA) interview with Sean Hannity on Fox News Channel to discuss the latest on the Fast and Furious scandal
By Patrick J. McDonnell and Rima Marrouch, Los Angeles Times – BEIRUT — A Syrian air force warplane that “lost contact” with its Syrian controllers landed in neighboring Jordan on Thursday and
Crawford County, IOWA — At approximately 3:00 PM, June 19, 2012, the Crawford County Communication Center received a 911 call from the Union Pacific Railroad. Railroad employees reported that an unidentified body
The Philadelphia Inquirer – ACT OF VALOR 1 1/2 stars. This action film’s claim to fame is that it stars active-duty Navy SEALs. The problem is that these stoic warriors infect Act
MASON CITY – On Friday, June 15th, 21-year-old Kenneth Donjuan Alfonzo May was supposed to appear at the Cerro Cordo County Court House for court at 3pm on a Class C felony
By Tim Townsend, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – ST. LOUIS — On Thursday, Catholics across the country will amplify what is an already loud outcry over the federal government’s so-called contraception mandate. With
by Kelly Elbert – CLEAR LAKE – The New York Times Best Seller Todd Burpo spoke to thousands of North Iowans who filled the Clear Lake High School gymnasium Wednesday night at
Dewey E. LeSuer, 59, of 227 6th St. N.W., Mason City died at his home Monday June 18, 2012. A Memorial Service will be held at 1:00 pm, Thursday June 21, 2012
NORTH IOWA – Anybody looking to catch some great sports action this weekend needs to look no further than right here in Mason City. Sunday we have the cross-town rivalry baseball game
MASON CITY June 16, 2012 – Several Village Cooperative residents gathered on Tuesday, June 19, to help beautify the North Iowa Events Center in preparation for the July 11-15 Fair. The activity
By Maggie Clark, Stateline.org – Last year, Florida State Senator David Simmons found himself dealing with a constituent whose family had been stalked online and in person for three years. He looked
By Tiffany Hsu, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — In the largest drop in more than three years, the number of job openings in the U.S. has plunged as the hiring
POLK CITY, IA – The beach area at Big Creek State Park will be receiving a major facelift beginning Sept. 4, when contractors begin replacing the existing beach complex facilities with three
By Shandel Richardson, Sun Sentinel – MIAMI — Heat forward LeBron James is human after all. James was sidelined the final minutes of Game 4 because of leg cramps, but was back
By Farah Mohamed, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — A House of Representatives committee revisited past hearings and presented key findings Wednesday in an attempt to draw conclusions on radicalization within the Muslim
Law enforcement ill be watching boaters a little more closely this weekend, June 22-24. Operation Dry Water is a coordinated, national weekend of Boating Under the Influence (BUI) detection and enforcement aimed
By Annika McGinnis, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — Puerto Rico Gov. Luis Fortuno asked the federal government Thursday for help battling drug trafficking and violence on his island and accused the United States
By Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times – WASHINGTON — With John Bryson’s resignation as Commerce secretary, President Barack Obama lost the member of his Cabinet with the most extensive business background, and it’s
Doug Belden, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. – Opponents to a proposed marriage amendment to Minnesota’s constitution have raised more than three times the amount of its supporters. Minnesotans United for All
Tim Devaney, The Washington Times – That iPhone you bring to work to keep busy at the office could be setting up your company for big trouble. Forget wasting company time with
Elizabeth Mohr, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. – A septuagenarian robber was foiled in a Minneapolis bank heist this week, the FBI said. Roger Lovell Doughten, though not the oldest bank robbery
Tim Devaney, The Washington Times – For the second time in as many weeks, the federal government is out with new numbers measuring the toll the Great Recession has taken on the
By Arlene Satchell, Sun Sentinel – FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Although there’s still room to improve, major airlines are doing a better job of satisfying their passengers this year, according to a
by Joe Buttweiler – MASON CITY – A football autographed by former Iowa Hawkeye and Detroit Lions football player Jared DeVries will be among items auctioned off Saturday at “Riding the Cure
By Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Investors in Facebook Inc. may finally be getting a break. The social media giant’s stock closed Wednesday at $31.60, about a 16
By Troy Wolverton, San Jose Mercury News – SAN FRANCISCO — Struggling to keep pace with Apple and Google, Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled a new version of its mobile phone operating system
By Mark K. Matthews, The Orlando Sentinel – WASHINGTON — A record-breaking mission to the International Space Station has triggered another space race back on Earth, with Florida competing against Texas and
By Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times – WASHINGTON — As Europe’s problems dragged down the Federal Reserve’s economic outlook for the U.S., the central bank took a modest step to boost the
By Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Worldwide television shipments fell nearly 8 percent year over year in the first quarter, marking the steepest rate of decline since the
By Craig Davis, Sun Sentinel – MIAMI — He dazzled. He entertained. He put on the single-handed show of the NBA Finals with one jaw-dropping rush to the hoop after another. Russell
By Teddy Greenstein, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — It was college football’s version of Band of Brothers. The sport’s top decision-makers, 15 strong, stood together on a podium in the Camelot Room
MASON CITY – The Cerro Gordo County Department of Public Health is pleased to announce a fitness opportunity for area residents. FitnessWrightNow partners, Daniel Wright and Rebecca Meyer, also former contestants of
By Craig Malveaux, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – Adrian Peterson has been very active along the sidelines at Winter Park during Vikings minicamp. The All-Pro running back remains on a fast recovery from
Ben Wolfgang, The Washington Times – Passing the bar isn’t the meal ticket it used to be. Once the surest path to a six-figure salary and a life of luxury, a law
By Peter Frost, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — For the first time in its 111-year history, venerable drugstore chain Walgreen Co. is reaching beyond the borders of the United States with an