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By Teddy Greenstein, Chicago Tribune – EVANSTON, Ill. — Did Northwestern discover a new quarterback Saturday? No, NU coach Pat Fitzgerald simply dusted off an old one. His name: Theodis Kain Colter. This
Andy Hoffman, The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa – A Burlington man is in the Des Moines County jail in lieu of a $255,000 bond on charges of delivery and possession of crack and
Jeff Linder, CR Gazette – FORT DODGE — Need further evidence of the depth of Decorah’s girls cross country team? Not even a catastrophic injury to one of their top runners could
(Des Moines, IA) The month of October is a time to honor and reflect on the individual rights of residents in nursing facilities, assisted living and other long-term care settings. Resident’s Rights
Rod Boshart, CR Gazette – UPDATE: Republican Mitt Romney told cheering Iowans Friday he will confront the problems that politicians have avoided for more than a decade if elected president, not shrink
MASON CITY – A Mason City woman was arrested Friday afternoon on a valid Cerro Gordo County warrant. At 1:38 PM Friday, Ashley Phyllis Ashby, age 25, was booked into the Cerro
Evanston. Ill. – Northwestern beat Iowa 28-17 today in Evanston. Each team has defended its home field the last two years in the series (Iowa beat Northwestern 41-31 in Iowa City in 2011).
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State University officially dedicated its $20.6 million addition to the Bergstrom Football Complex Friday. The lead donors for the project, Steve and Debbie Bergstrom of The Woodlands, Texas,
By Mark Craig, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — Technically speaking, Vikings cornerback Chris Cook’s season didn’t necessarily end with him breaking his right arm in the third quarter of Thursday night’s loss
By Carl Steward, The Oakland Tribune – DETROIT — And now, some really bad news for the Detroit Tigers: The San Francisco Giants team that clocked their best pitcher in Game 1 and
By Lori Nickel, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – GREEN BAY, Wis. — In order to get to the ultimate destination: the end zone, NFL teams must achieve success in the red zone. No team
By Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times – WASHINGTON — Despite looming tax increases and budget cuts, Americans felt better about the economy this month than at any time in the past five years
By Amy Martinez, The Seattle Times – SEATTLE — Amazon.com Inc. said Friday it will begin collecting sales taxes in Arizona next February, ending a year-old dispute with the state over a $53
By Andrew Blankstein, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES—City prosecutors charged singer Bobby Brown on Thursday with multiple misdemeanors in connection with his arrest in Tarzana this week on suspicion of driving under
By Ned Parker, Los Angeles Times – KABUL, Afghanistan — A suicide bomber killed at least 40 people in northern Afghanistan as he attacked prayer goers leaving mosque on one of the holiest
By Nathan Bomey and Brent Snavely, Detroit Free Press – DETROIT — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney repeated a false claim Thursday night that Chrysler Group may move all Jeep vehicle production to
By Kevin G. Hall, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — Better-than-expected economic growth numbers from the government were spotlighted on the campaign trail Friday, yet economists fretted that a looming congressional showdown over taxes
By Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angeles Times – HOUSTON — Two people were killed in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley after a state trooper flying in a highway patrol helicopter opened fire on a fleeing
Los Angeles Times – BEIRUT — The first day of a cease-fire in the Syrian conflict in observance of Eid al-Adha holiday went as many observers had expected: It was violated within
By Lisa Mascaro and John M. Glionna, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., was cleared for release from the hospital Friday after suffering non-life-threatening injuries when his
By Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times – WASHINGTON — Fueled by government and consumer spending, the U.S. economy expanded at a 2 percent annual rate in the three months ended in September. That
By Curtis Morgan and Jacqueline Charles, The Miami Herald – GRAND GOAVE, Haiti—Mud gushed down from mountains, boulders barreled into highways and bedraggled residents waded through chest-deep flooding to get to homes under
By Jim Carney, Akron Beacon Journal – NORTH CANTON, Ohio — The Republican presidential ticket of Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan asked an Ohio crowd Friday to help take them to the White
By Seema Mehta and Kathleen Hennessey, Los Angeles Times – NORTH CANTON, Ohio — Appealing to the same voters through different strategies, President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney forwarded their arguments across the
By Richard Winton and Wesley Lowery, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES—Downey police have arrested a man and booked him in connection with the deaths of three people killed in a shooting rampage
AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State soccer team closed out its 2012 season with a 3-0 loss to Oklahoma Friday at the Cyclone Sports Complex. The Cyclones finished their season with their
MASON CITY – Tyler Meuer, 22, of Mason City has been arrested for intimidation with a dangerous weapon after an incident on Mason City’s north end Friday evening. Meuer was booked into the
By Tom Avril, The Philadelphia Inquirer – PHILADELPHIA—With a 3:30 p.m. meeting for his group design project, a class from 6 to 9 p.m. and a mechanical engineering exam the next day, Kevin
By Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angeles Times – AUSTIN, Texas — Texas prides itself on being the biggest — now it’s also the fastest. On Wednesday, a newly constructed toll road opened about 20
By Chuck Barney, Contra Costa Times – Show of hands: How many of you had “Made in Jersey” at the top of your TV death pool? If you did, give yourself a hearty
By Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Look out, President Obama. Bill Maher is feeling conflicted about your reelection. Has the sky fallen? Has the relentless basher of Republican presidential
By Claudia Buck, The Sacramento Bee – Changes in estate tax laws can be extremely confusing. This week, Sacramento, Calif., estate planning attorney Kay Brooks answers a reader’s question about how to preserve
By Rex Huppke, Chicago Tribune – Every office has a person who has taken a few too many drags on the pep pipe. A manager or co-worker whose sunny disposition can cloud an
MASON CITY – Shortly before 2 AM Wednesday morning Mason City police were dispatched to 610 11th Street NE on a report of an attempted theft from a residence. During the investigation
By Diane Stafford, The Kansas City Star – There’s a lot of talk about how students and job hunters should train for the “hot jobs.” So, what are they? Too bad there’s no
By Mike Carter, The Seattle Times – SEATTLE — Algerian Ahmed Ressam, the would-be “millennium bomber” who was arrested with bomb-making materials in Port Angeles in December 1999, was sentenced Wednesday in U.S.
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By Carlos Mendez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram – MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Sprint Cup driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. had a lot of time to think while he sat out two weeks with a concussion, and
By Kim Murphy, Los Angeles Times – SEATTLE — A federal judge criticized the effect of solitary confinement Wednesday and refused to impose a life sentence on Ahmed Ressam, convicted in 2001 in
By Charles F. Gardner, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – ASHWAUBENON, Wis. — Eight preseason games are done and Scott Skiles still doesn’t know what his opening-night lineup should look like. The Milwaukee Bucks did