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By Kent Youngblood, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – CHICAGO — After the game ended at the United Center, Wolves coach Rick Adelman was exasperated, the locker room was quiet and Chase Budinger was
Jeff Linder, CR Gazette – CEDAR RAPIDS — Maybe they were genuine. Maybe they were somewhat forced. But the Solon Spartans were able to muster smiles for the postmatch photo with their
Dee DePass, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – Caterpillar Inc. responded to the struggling timber industry this week with news that it will shut its tree harvester plant in Owatonna to cut costs and consolidate
MASON CITY – Mason City police arrested a man at an apartment house on a valid arrest warrant and then charged him with possession of a controlled substance. Michael Randal Olson, 31,
By Ed Morales – President Obama won re-election in large part due to overwhelming support from women, African-American and Latino voters. Obama’s victory in the general election was not by a huge
Michael Bonner, CR Gazette – CEDAR RAPIDS –A solar system of Charles City players revolved around a moshpit of silver and orange. The cluster of Comets on the left side of court
Scott Dochterman, CR Gazette – IOWA CITY — Maybe it wasn’t the perfect performance, but it was a perfect return for Jaime Printy. The Iowa senior from Marion returned to action last
Vanessa Miller, CR Gazette – IOWA CITY — After closing George’s Buffet early Nov. 10, 1962, owner Edward Kriz, his wife and a bar tender walked to the Hamburg Inn No. 2
Jana Hollingsworth, Duluth News Tribune – Claudie Washington, representing the Duluth chapter of the NAACP, called the effigy of President Obama hung from a noose both a terroristic threat and a hate crime,
Matt Peterson, Austin Daily Herald, Minn. – As a group of three people tried to drive away from a property northeast of Lansing, MN on Thursday, the homeowner allegedly came outside with a
The Philadelphia Inquirer – ARBITRAGE 3 stars. Slick and suspenseful financial-world thriller, with Richard Gere as a hedge fund king whose world is collapsing under the weight of a huge accounting scam
By Andrew Blankstein and Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — A young star of ABC’s “Modern Family” is seeking to split from her mother, alleging physical and mental abuse, and
By Richard Winton and Andrew Blankstein, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Authorities are investigating an allegation by the mother of “Modern Family” star Ariel Winter that her daughter’s 18-year-old boyfriend had
By Steven Zeitchik, Los Angeles Times – When Jarrod Musselwhite, a 27-year-old single dad from rural Georgia, was feeling confused about his relationship with a girl he’d met online, there was one person
By Sammy Fretwell, The State (Columbia, S.C.) – ALAMOSA, Colo. — Brilliant sunlight hits the San Luis Valley virtually every day, making the sparsely populated area one of the nation’s hot spots for
By Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times – WASHINGTON — New claims for jobless benefits fell to 355,000 last week, with the figure affected by Superstorm Sandy. The Labor Department on Thursday said 8,000
MASON CITY – Shortly after 3 pm Wednesday Mason City police responded to a call from the Department of Human Services requesting assistance from officers with an intoxicated male. Officers arrived on
From the City of Mason City – The 2010 federal discrimination lawsuit filed by Maria Ohl against the City of Mason City has been dismissed as a result of a settlement reached
By Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times – WASHINGTON—Despite the looming fiscal cliff, consumers continue to get more optimistic about the direction of the economy. Consumer confidence has risen so far this month to
By Mark Craig, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — A badly sprained left ankle kept Percy Harvin off the practice field again on Friday, but Vikings coach Leslie Frazier still hasn’t given up
By Jerry Zgoda, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — Timberwolves center Nikola Pekovic claims he hasn’t cried since he was a little boy, but that doesn’t mean the big fellow with the bed
By Don Lee, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — U.S. exports rebounded strongly in September and helped narrow the monthly trade deficit to nearly a two-year low — an encouraging sign for the
By Mike Bresnahan, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Lakers, long known for making bold moves to remain among the elite teams in the NBA, fired Coach Mike Brown on Friday,
From Iowa Rep. Linda Upmeyer – The 2012 elections have drawn to a close, and our televisions, mailboxes, and e-mail accounts have finally returned to normal, something I think we were all
Mike Hlas, CR Gazette – It feels like people who support the Iowa Hawkeyes men’s basketball team are expecting an explosion of goodness this winter. Well, that’s overstating it. But fans —
By Dom Amore, The Hartford Courant – RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — It would be overstating it to say that the Huskies shocked the world. But they did travel halfway around it to
By Michael A. Memoli, Tribune Washington Bureau – ABOARD AIR FORCE TWO — Vice President Joe Biden said he and President Barack Obama are “anxious to get moving” on urgent issues, such as
By Ciara O’Rourke, Austin American-Statesman – AUSTIN, Texas — While Brittany Henderson remains in jail after authorities accused her of threatening to bomb Texas State University last month, federal officials say a
San Juan, Puerto Rico – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested Monday a citizen of the Dominican Republic trying to use a fraudulent U.S. passport to illegally re-enter the island via
Salton City, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Indio station seized more than $35,000 of methamphetamine at the Highway 86 checkpoint located between Westmorland and Salton City,
By Marcia Heroux Pounds, Sun Sentinel – In choosing health insurance, Cariann Moore used an online spreadsheet tool provided by her employer to compare insurance plans. She found that a high-deductible plan with
Augusta, Ga. – The Augusta Sports Council announced Friday that Iowa State punter Kirby Van Der Kamp is one the 10 semifinalists for the 2012 Ray Guy Award. The semifinalists were chosen
By Victoria Kim, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced the filmmaker behind “Innocence of Muslims,” the anti-Islam film that sparked rioting across the globe, to a
By Rob Manker, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO—The creator of the so-called Redskins Rule isn’t saddened to see its perfect streak come to an end. Steve Hirdt, executive vice president at the Elias Sports
By Eileen Ambrose, The Baltimore Sun – There’s a good chance during open enrollment this fall that you will be offered a high-deductible insurance plan with a savings account — if you haven’t
By Hugo Martin, Los Angeles Times – The Federal Aviation Administration has recommended inspections for the airlines that use seats made by the same Texas manufacturer of seats that came loose last month
Gregg Hennigan, CR Gazette – IOWA CITY – The City Council will discuss whether a city code limiting how close drinking establishments can be to each other should apply only to the
By Hannah Allam and Jonathan S. Landay, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — Foreign policy wasn’t the issue that got President Barack Obama re-elected Tuesday, but with upheaval in the Middle East, a war
By Joseph Serna, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES—The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said there are no new reports of fungal meningitis linked to tainted steroid injections responsible for dozens
MASON CITY – City offices will be closed on Monday, November 12, 2012, in observance of the Veteran’s Day holiday. City transit buses will be operating that day. The make-up day for