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By Jeff Zrebiec, The Baltimore Sun – BALTIMORE — Ed Reed’s tackling has been scrutinized all season and now the NFL has weighed in. The Ravens’ veteran free safety was suspended one game
By Meghann M. Cuniff, The Idaho Statesman – BOISE, Idaho — A 22-year-old man was arrested Monday for the beating death of a Patas monkey at Zoo Boise that has gained national attention.
By Julie K. Brown, The Miami Herald – MIAMI — A student shot and killed a 13-year-old girl in front of her younger sister and seven other children on a school bus Tuesday
By Nancy A. Youssef and Sheera Frenkel, McClatchy Newspapers – CAIRO — Israel and the Islamist group Hamas inched closer Tuesday to agreeing to an Egyptian-negotiated cease-fire that would end a weeklong Israeli
Park Ridge, Ill.— The Big Ten Council of Presidents/Chancellors (COP/C) announced unanimous approval today for Rutgers University to join the Big Ten Conference, with competition to begin in all sports at a
By Tiffany Hsu, Los Angeles Times – Looks like it’ll be a bake sale after all. Hostess Brands Inc. said Tuesday that mediation efforts with the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco and Grain Millers Union
AMES, Iowa – The Big 12 Conference announced its 2013 league football schedule Tuesday. The conference shared that several conference games could still have date changes pending network television decisions. Two potential
by Jack McCourt of Mason City – If I read the Globe correctly, a city employee said the city’s insurance paid the $95,000 to Maria Ohl to settle her case, and it
Charles City, IA – Charles City Police Officer Todd Smith has been under criminal investigation for the past few months and we’re learning more about the situation now. Floyd County Attorney Normand
MASON CITY – A Mason City man was arrested Sunday for public intoxication and 3rd degree theft. Jeffrey John Hargis, 44, was arrested by Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s deputies at the Kum &
Vanessa Miller, CR Gazette – A 33-year-old West Branch mother and her sister are facing criminal charges after police said they showed up intoxicated to pick up her 3-year-old daughter and got
MASON CITY – The Cerro Gordo County Board of Supervisors met for their regular meeting Tuesday morning at the courthouse. Phil Dougherty was absent. Due to a procedural error, the board had
Rod Boshart, CR Gazette – Leaders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) said Monday they were encouraged by discussions with Gov. Terry Branstad that they hope will
Trish Mehaffey, CR Gazette – CEDAR RAPIDS – Closing arguments were overshadowed today in the murder trial of Jerome Power as he grabbed a cup of water and poured it over his
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MASON CITY – NIACC will be the host for eight basketball games between the Corn Bowl Conference and the North Iowa Conference in December. The girls games are set for Dec. 1
U.S. Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Dupree, South Dakota woman was indicted by a federal grand jury on October 16, 2012, for making a false statement to a federal agency.
By David Zucchino, Los Angeles Times – KABUL, Afghanistan — The bank robbers were men who were often seen around town in uniform — police uniforms. They were, in fact, police. Three Afghan
By Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times – LONDON — The European Union threw its political weight behind a newly formed Syrian opposition coalition Monday in a boost to efforts to unite the many
By Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times – Here are some free applications you might consider downloading to your smartphone or tablet before heading out to the stores on Black Friday. —Black Friday App
By Ely Portillo, The Charlotte Observer – Your turkey could still be warm by the time you wrap up your Black Friday shopping this year — retailers have pushed the kickoff for the
By Joel Rubin, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES—A Los Angeles police officer shocked a handcuffed woman with a Taser stun gun while joking with other officers at the scene, according to interviews
U.S. Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a man and a woman from Mexico have been indicted by a federal grand jury for bank larceny. Ismael Espinoza Ortiz and Alejandra Corral Madrid,
IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa field hockey seniors Jessica Barnett and Kathleen McGraw earned All-America recognition from Synapse Sports. Barnett is a second team All-American, while McGraw earned third team All-America
Men’s basketball What’s next: The NIACC men’s basketball team (7-1) returns to action Tuesday at home against Riverland Community College (2-1). Game time is set for 7:30 p.m. The Trojans wrap up
By Brian Bennett and Lisa Mascaro, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — Latino voters’ decisive tilt toward Democrats in the presidential election has given new life to proposals that would clear a path
By Steven Zeitchik, Los Angeles Times – To no one’s surprise, “Skyfall” has cleaned up at the U.S. box office. The Daniel Craig-led James Bond picture had the highest domestic opening in the
By Brad Dickerson, The Sun News (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) – MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Billy Scott, whose “beach music” hits included “I Got the Fever” and “California,” died Saturday in Charlotte, N.C., following
MASON CITY – North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) Student Senate and College Entrepreneurial Organization (CEO) clubs sponsored a Thanksgiving Food Drive on campus from November 5 to November 9, with all
By Lisa Black, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — An Antioch, Ill., man and his 14-year-old daughter were killed Sunday when their plane crashed as it approached a small airport just north of the
By Randall Roberts, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — AC/DC, the Australian hard rock band whose heavy metal thunder has never been available for legal download, has stepped into the 21st century
By Chris Kraul, Los Angeles Times – BOGOTA, Colombia — In what some analysts saw as an encouraging sign, Colombia’s largest rebel group declared a two-month truce to take effect Monday night as
CINCINNATI—A federal grand jury has charged Robert Frank Poandl, 71, of Fairfield with one count of transportation of a minor across state lines for illicit purposes. Carter M. Stewart, United States Attorney
MASON CITY – The Mason City Council will meet Tuesday evening at the Mason City Library for their regular meeting. The council will hear quarterly reports from the North Iowa Corridor and
By Roger Moore, McClatchy-Tribune News Service – “Red Dawn” is a lot funnier than you remember. This remake is based on 1984’s Reagan-era rah-rah movie about rural footballers who run Russian invaders
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State freshman Andie Malloy has been named the Big 12 Rookie of the Week, the league office announced Monday. It is the first weekly award for Malloy and
By Jim Wyss, The Miami Herald – BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombia lost a large swath of the Caribbean but kept a series of far-flung islands that had been at the heart of a
Rosemary Regina Sobol, Chicago Tribune – An intoxicated 31-year-old Wisconsin man was arrested late last night at the Greyhound bus station after asking complete strangers if someone could keep an eye on his