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By Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times – WASHINGTON — Key private indexes of manufacturing and consumer confidence edged up in October, while the government reported an increase in construction spending in September
MASON CITY -A Des Moines woman was arrested at a Mason City hotel for an alcohol-related violation early Thursday morning. Mason City police officers were dispatched to the Super 8 hotel, 3010
By Connie Ogle, The Miami Herald – The best scene in “Flight” comes early and will undoubtedly stay with you a good long time: A commercial pilot (Denzel Washington) tries to land
By Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times – “Rachel from Cardholder Services” may not be calling you anymore. A federal court order Thursday morning temporarily halted operations at five telemarketing firms that
By Randy Lewis, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi, Billy Joel, Christina Aguilera, Sting and other celebrities will join forces for a one-hour live telethon “Hurricane
By Brent Snavely, Detroit Free Press – DETROIT — Hurricane Sandy forced thousands of auto dealers in the Northeast to close, cutting industry sales by about 30,000 in the final days of
By Ben Fritz, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Disney’s new “Wreck-It Ralph,” set in the world of video games, will probably take the high score at the box office this
By Shan Li, Los Angeles Times – Shoppers handed retailers a healthy sales gain in October before Sandy pummeled the East Coast, but questions remain about how recovery efforts after the storm
by David Wharton, Los Angeles Times – EUGENE, Ore. — The clanks and booms of heavy machinery interrupt an otherwise quiet, gray morning. This is what winning football sounds like at Oregon.
By Adam Teicher, The Kansas City Star – SAN DIEGO — Three quarters of what has been a rare thing for the Chiefs — competitive football — were erased in a miserable
CHARLES CITY – A Charles City woman has been reported missing since Monday. Amy S. Myhre, age 32, was reported missing to the Floyd County Sheriff’s Department (641-228-1821), in Charles City on
MASON CITY – The Mason City Park Board met Monday to discuss capital improvement projects for the 2013-2014 year. After discussion, a preliminary list goes as follows, to be voted on at
NOV. 1 – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today made the following comment on the aftermath of MF Global’s collapse. Grassley is a senior member of the Agriculture Committee. “This week marked
(DES MOINES) – Today, Gov. Branstad appointed James A. McGlynn as judge to the 2B Judicial District. McGlynn, of Webster City, received his law degree from Creighton University and is currently serving
MASON CITY – Thursday, the ‘Nuns on the Bus’ returned to Iowa for a one-day, three-stop tour. The tour featured Sr. Simone Campbell, SSS, along with fellow Catholic sisters, holding public events
By Nicholas J.C. Pistor, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – ST. LOUIS — Last minute money has flowed into Missouri to support Todd Akin’s U.S. Senate campaign with television advertisements despite previous vows by
by Matthias Gafni, Contra Costa Times – MORAGA, Calif. — Kristen Cunnane was “careless and negligent” and contributed to her ongoing sexual abuse at the hands of a middle school teacher, a
By Annie Sweeney, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — A federal jury heard more conflicting testimony Thursday into how the Chicago police and Cook County prosecutors handled the investigation into off-duty cop Anthony
By John L. Micek and Peter Hall, The Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.) – HARRISBURG, Pa. — When it really counted, three top leaders at Penn State University engaged in a “conspiracy of
By Tom Knudson, The Sacramento Bee – SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Photos of animal abuse and suffering posted on a federal wildlife specialist’s Facebook and other Web pages are stirring anger among wildlife
I live in Chris Watts’ neighborhood and have seen and experienced the positive effects his actions have had. Chris was instrumental in starting the first neighborhood watch program, and keeping it going
MASON CITY – A Mason City man was sentenced Tuesday to a fine after an assault at a local bar. Luke Andrew Chodur, 39, fled the scene after he allegedly assaulted a
CLEAR LAKE – Shortly before 12:39 PM Wednesday afternoon, an alert neighbor noticed an unknown truck parked at an acreage in the 9000 block of 300th Street to the north of Clear
Clear Lake – The dry conditions over much of Iowa will concentrate trappers near existing water when the Iowa furbearer hunting and trapping season begins on Nov. 3. “About the only option
By Kate Mather, Larry Gordon and Andrew Blankstein, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — The Halloween party was going strong at the heart of the USC campus. Inside the student center,
By Tiffany Hsu, Los Angeles Times – Uncooperative weather has damaged grapes worldwide, causing global wine production to shrivel 6.1 percent to its lowest point since 1975, according to a Paris trade group.
By Roger Moore, McClatchy-Tribune News Service – Disney Animation takes a page out of Pixar’s well-worn playbook for “Wreck-It Ralph,” a screwball farce with a novel setting and more edge than your average
By Jon Bream, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — They are three of the biggest living icons in popular music. Make that aging icons. Still, their images are indelible, their music timeless and
By Mark Craig and Kent Youngblood, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — Vikings coach Leslie Frazier downplayed the significance of the team’s decision to work out free-agent punters just five days after Chris
By Patrick Reusse, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — The Twin Cities do not have a proper appreciation for the NBA as an attraction. Evidence of this pre-dates the arrival of the Timberwolves
San Luis, Ariz. — A Mexican woman was apprehended Monday at the Port of San Luis for attempting to smuggle nearly 12 pounds of cocaine and almost six pounds of methamphetamine into
AMES, Iowa – Chelsea Poppens scored a game-high 22 points and grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds as Iowa State routed Northwest Missouri State, 80-33 in a season-opening exhibition for the Cyclones in
By Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times – WASHINGTON — The nation’s debt ceiling once again looms as an economic threat. The Treasury Department said Wednesday that the U.S. probably will hit its
By Joe Flint, Los Angeles Times – One of the most popular new shows of the fall television season is NBC’s “Revolution,” a drama about post-apocalyptic America. But the real revolution is how
By Rich Heldenfels, Akron Beacon Journal – Ohio may not be the best place for the release of the DVD and Blu-ray of “The Campaign” on Tuesday. After all, viewers have been getting
By Cindy Krischer Goodman, The Miami Herald – Ashley Maddox boards a bus and heads to work at a restaurant in Miami’s South Beach, a chore that can take up to 1 1/2
By Siddhartha Kumar – NEW DELHI — The death toll from a cyclone that hit southern India rose to 20 on Friday as people started to return to their homes after the
2012 VOLLEYBALL ALL C.I.C. FIRST TEAM NAME GRADE SCHOOL *Jaali Winters 10 Ankeny *Kyla Inderski 11 Urbandale Taylor Joens 11 Johnston Maddie Nevenhoven 12 Waukee Elise Brown 12 Dowling Catholic