Vigil and fundraiser planned Sunday for Stevie Huerta, Jr.
Steven Huerta Jr., 21, died Thursday in Mason City after an accident. That story is here. Regan Banks, the North Iowa Youth Center Director, has alerted the media to a candlelight vigil
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Steven Huerta Jr., 21, died Thursday in Mason City after an accident. That story is here. Regan Banks, the North Iowa Youth Center Director, has alerted the media to a candlelight vigil
Senator Herman Quirmbach (D-Ames, pictured), chair of the Iowa Senate Education Committee, today issued the following statement on the latest developments regarding Iowa’s application for a waiver of the federal No Child
MASON CITY – Shortly after 9am Thursday a Mason City Police Officer stopped a vehicle in the 1000 block of 4 Street SE for a traffic violation. The driver was cited for
UPDATE FROM IOWA CITY POLICE – VICTIM IDENTIFIED Donelle Derrell Lindsey (date of birth: December 7, 1981) died as a result of the injuries he received. The Iowa City Police Department, the
by Jody Spear and Kelly Meyer – MASON CITY – The Second Annual “Wings of HOsPicE Garden Party” took place Saturday, June 16th at Hospice of North Iowa located at 232 Second
Matt Peterson, Austin Daily Herald, Minn. – An Albert Lea man who sold drugs to a confidential informant in Austin pleaded guilty Thursday in Mower County Court. Joaquin Santiago-Estrada, 34, of Albert
Only a fool would not eat garlic, for centuries it has been known to offer great benefits to your health. It is served in the greatest restaurants in the world and is
MASON CITY – Pending favorable weather conditions, the City of Mason City will be treating the city owned parking lots in the downtown area for weed control on Friday, June 22, 2012.
MASON CITY – A Mason City man died after a dirt bike accident Thursday afternoon, according to Mason City police. At 3:03 PM, Mason City police responded to an accident with an
By Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times – MIAMI — LeBron James was in no hurry as he walked off the court in the final minutes, raising his right arm in triumph. Dwyane
By Barry Jackson, McClatchy Newspapers – MIAMI — Sometimes, when you’re witnessing greatness, it’s not easy to place it in historical context. So how does LeBron James’ postseason stack up historically? We
By Barry Jackson, McClatchy Newspapers – MIAMI — A team that seemingly assembled the ideally constructed roster ultimately did not have enough. Not enough defense. Not enough help from its ensemble. And
By Kent Youngblood, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — Percy Harvin returned Thursday. He stretched, laughed, joked with teammates. Oh, and he practiced. So does that mean all is again well between the
By Laura King, Los Angeles Times – KABUL, Afghanistan — With an eye toward a major international donors conference next month, President Hamid Karzai on Thursday sought to deflect fears that billions of
By Batsheva Sobelman, Los Angeles Times – JERUSALEM — Thirty Jewish families have agreed to evacuate their homes in the West Bank outpost of Ulpana and avoid confrontation with Israeli authorities acting on
By Dan Weikel, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — One of three men who kidnapped a busload of schoolchildren from Chowchilla, Calif., in 1976 has been released from custody after serving more than
By Larry Oakes, Richard Meryhew and Chris Havens, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – DULUTH, Minn. — As state officials toured Duluth Thursday to see the damage left behind by historic flash flooding, the currents
By Rene Stutzman, Jeff Weiner and Arelis R. Hernández, The Orlando Sentinel – ORLANDO, Fla. — In a video released Thursday morning, a bandaged George Zimmerman re-enacted for police what he said happened
By Kevin Diaz, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – WASHINGTON — Four years ago, Tim Pawlenty and Mitt Romney were rivals, fighting to be Sen. John McCain’s presidential running mate. Staying up late one night
CHARLES CITY – Young people at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church in Charles City collected their pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters to buy insecticide-treated mosquito nets for children in Africa. Students from
Elaine Walker, The Miami Herald – The King is back on Wall Street. Burger King returned to the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, less than two years after 3G Capital purchased
From the Iowa DNR – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is asking for input on a proposed rule to ban the transportation of live fish, except for minnows and green sunfish,
From Iowa DNR: Low stream levels, high temperatures and dry conditions set the stage for potential stream problems and fish kills. Even small amounts of polluted runoff can cause problems for fish
by Scott Powers and Alexandria Baca, The Orlando Sentinel – ORLANDO, Fla. — Declaring that America must make legal immigration more attractive, Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney outlined a plan that would
FLOYD COUNTY – New tables and chairs in the training room of the Charles City Fire Department were a popular discussion point at a recent meeting of the Floyd County Community Foundation
By Eryn Brown, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Scientists have created versions of the H5N1 bird flu that spread easily among mammals through droplets in sneezes and have concluded that the
By Lennart Simonsson – OSLO, Norway — Anders Behring Breivik, who has confessed to bombing and shooting attacks in Norway that claimed 77 lives last year, has made one thing clear during
By Alan Boswell, McClatchy Newspapers – KILO 18, South Sudan — The stories all begin and end the same. In the beginning, there were bombs. Those started dropping in the fall. Some people
MASON CITY – The Humane Society of North Iowa (HSNI) is sponsoring a fun photo contest this summer called “Going On Vacation? Take Us With You!” Here’s how it works: – Purchase
By Timothy M. Phelps, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court threw a lifeline to thousands of convicted cocaine dealers who were on the edge of what the justices called a
By Jeff Gelles, The Philadelphia Inquirer – PHILADELPHIA — U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, a lead sponsor of 2010’s Dodd-Frank financial overhaul, joined with U.S. Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren on Thursday morning to call