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Michelle and I were saddened to hear about the passing of Andy Griffith this morning. A performer of extraordinary talent, Andy was beloved by generations of fans and revered by entertainers who
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Minnesota and ordered Federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by severe storms and
By Matt O’Brien, Contra Costa Times – SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s Legislature is poised to become the first in the nation to pass an “anti-Arizona” law instructing police to release illegal immigrants instead
By Frances Robles, McClatchy Newspapers – MIAMI — George Zimmerman posted bond and walked out of jail Friday, a day after the judge in his second-degree murder case set his new bond at
By Ben Fritz, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Last year’s “Puss in Boots” was made on the lush 13-acre DreamWorks Animation campus in Glendale, Calif., by 300 people working for four
By John Horn, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Oliver Stone’s new movie, “Savages,” based on the Don Winslow novel of the same name, centers on marijuana trafficking and the bloody fights
By Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — “The Amazing Spider-Man” continues to weave an enticing web at the box office as the superhero has ensnared $59.2 million after two days
By Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press – DETROIT — Like most brand-name classic rock acts, Aerosmith has never been short of young fans — a kind of perpetual audience regeneration as the songs
By David Hiltbrand, The Philadelphia Inquirer – When Andy Griffith died this week, I went back to look at clips from his old show just for nostalgia’s sake. And what I discovered is
By Patrick Kevin Day, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Seth Meyers begins a week-long guest hosting stint on “Live! With Kelly” on Monday and many interested parties will be watching those
The North Iowa Youth Center will be celebrating its 14 year anniversary Saturday from 1 PM to 4 PM at their locaton at 138 5th St. SW. From the North Iowa Youth
By Rick Hummel, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – ST. LOUIS — Lance Lynn’s last three starts had been, in a word, duds, at least compared to his impressive body of work for the first
Mara H. Gottfried, Pioneer Press, St. Paul – A speeding SUV lost control on St. Paul’s East Side, traveled about 50 feet down an embankment and fatally struck a 16-year-old girl near Harding
Matt Peterson, Austin Daily Herald, Minn. – A 40-year-old Austin man has pleaded not guilty after allegedly beating a woman during a March 11 church service. Agwak Othow Omat, 40, pleaded not guilty
WASHINGTON — Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis issued the following statement on the June 2012 Employment Situation report released today: “Our nation’s labor market added 80,000 jobs in the month of June,
By Shan Li and Dalina Castellanos, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Consumers anxious about the economy kept their wallets in check, raising worries of a possible slowdown in spending during
By David Undercoffler, Los Angeles Times – You’re not going to see Lindsay Lohan crash a 2013 Nissan Altima into the back of a garbage truck. Your 10-year-old won’t be hanging a
MASON CITY – Updated at 2 PM: Early Friday morning, Mason City police investigated “loud shouting” at Northside Liquor, 1303 North Federal Avenue. The responding officer found a subject at the rear
MASON CITY – Thursday morning, Mason City Police Officers responded to a call of an apparent intoxicated person at the Mason City Public Library. It was said that the person did not
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – July 6, 2012 – Interstate Power and Light Co. (IPL), an Alliant Energy company, announced today it will cycle air conditioners for all participating Iowa customers. Weather conditions
From NIT reader: Photo of Mason City Mayor Eric Bookmeyer walking in Clear Lake 4th of July parade.
By Tracey Kaplan, San Jose Mercury News – SAN JOSE, Calif. — A jury Thursday acquitted a San Francisco man of felony charges that he beat up and abused the cleric he
By Ihosvani Rodriguez, Sun Sentinel – HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. — The lifeguard fired earlier this week for leaving his post to help a drowning man was offered his job back Thursday. His
By Rene Stutzman, The Orlando Sentinel – SANFORD, Fla. – A judge Thursday ordered George Zimmerman, the Neighborhood Watch volunteer who shot and killed Trayvon Martin, released on $1 million bail but
Rod Boshart, CR Gazette – DES MOINES — The index of leading economic indicators for Iowa rebounded into the positive column in May, after a slight monthly downturn, and continued on a
By Rene Lynch, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Four-time Olympic gold medalist sprinter Michael Johnson has been quoted as saying he believes slave descendants make superior athletes — and that
By Bob Ford, The Philadelphia Inquirer – Lamar Odom, traded last week from Dallas to the Los Angeles Clippers, informed USA Basketball on Tuesday that he won’t be available to play for
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Former Beijing Olympian, Lindsay Seemann will join the University of Iowa women’s swimming and diving team for the 2012-2013 season, UI head coach Marc Long announced Thursday. Seemann
ST. PAUL (Minn.) — Special Agent in Charge Bernard J. Zapor of the St. Paul Field Division, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and Chief Timothy Dolan, Minneapolis Police Department,
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A federal grand jury in Providence, R.I., on Wednesday returned a two-count indictment charging a Chinese national with selling and importing counterfeit tobacco products into the United States from
ATLANTA — Federal and state law enforcement officials today announced the takedown of a long–term storefront sting operation designed to focus on illegal gun trafficking in Atlanta, which resulted in the arrest
By David O’Brien, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution – ATLANTA — After falling behind early in far too many games during their long, scorching hot and largely disappointing homestand, the Braves and pitcher Mike
Salvador Rodriguez, Los Angeles Times – As many as 64,000 Americans could be knocked offline Monday as a result of malware unless they change their DNS server addresses, according to a report.
By Christi Parsons, Tribune Washington Bureau – MAUMEE, Ohio — President Barack Obama cranked up his campaign a notch first thing on Thursday, boarding Air Force One with not one but two
By Maeve Reston, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Emphasizing his disagreement with the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold President Obama’s healthcare law, Mitt Romney criticized Chief Justice John G. Roberts
A director of a bank in southern Georgia who has been missing for two weeks has been charged in the Eastern District of New York with embezzling approximately $17 million in bank
By Christi Parsons and Mitchell Landsberg, Los Angeles Times – MAUMEE, Ohio — A week after the Supreme Court upheld most of President Barack Obama’s signature domestic policy achievement, the politics of
TRENTON, NJ—Mordchai Fish, the principal rabbi of Congregation Sheves Achim in Brooklyn, New York, was sentenced today to 46 months in prison for conspiring to launder approximately $900,000 he believed was criminal
A former Chicago resident who has been the subject of a global manhunt since February of 2009 was arrested last week at O’Hare International Airport without incident by special agents assigned to
North Iowa Republicans are seeking volunteers. “We are door knocking for Gov. Romney this Saturday in the Mason City area and would love to have additional help from anyone that is interested,”