SUV in flames, possible injury
MASON CITY – Mason City emergency responders were at a scene that involved an SUV that was on fire Friday evening at about 7 PM just northwest of East Park, at North
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MASON CITY – Mason City emergency responders were at a scene that involved an SUV that was on fire Friday evening at about 7 PM just northwest of East Park, at North
CEDAR RAPIDS – A woman who was caught stealing thousands of dollars from the Mason City YMCA in 2006 and then later caught stealing tens of thousands from a Rockford business was
Des Moines, Iowa – House Democratic Leader Kevin McCarthy of Des Moines has appointed Representative Sharon Steckman to several key posts for the upcoming 2013 legislative session. Steckman will lead House Democrats
By Sandy Bauers, The Philadelphia Inquirer – Behind the wheel in an empty spot of his Cherry Hill, N.J., law firm’s parking lot, Peter Spirgel grinned wickedly. Then he floored it. Whooah!
By Jim Gallagher, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – If you’re looking for a car, love snow. Love ice. Delight in shivering. Used car prices tend to dip when the weather is cold, and
MASON CITY – Less than a month after receiving plea bargain deals reducing felony criminal mischief charges down to misdemeanor convictions after a property damage paintball incident, two Mason City men are
CEDAR RAPIDS – The NIACC men’s basketball team opens Iowa Community College Athletic Conference play Friday at Kirkwood Community College. Game time is set for 7 p.m. No. 3 NIACC (9-2 overall)
Michael Bonner, CR GAZETTE (MCT) – IOWA CITY – Tom Brands walked into the postgame media room wanting more from his team. “If you’re going to wrestle a guys out there who
DALLAS—Jonathan Ryan Vittitow, 30, of Mesquite, Texas, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sam A. Lindsay to 210 months in federal prison and a lifetime of supervised release following his guilty
NORFOLK, VA—Robert Patrick Hoffman, II, 39, of Virginia Beach, Virginia, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for attempting to provide classified information to individuals who he believed to be representatives
By La Velle E. Neal III, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The trades of Denard Span and Ben Revere leave the Twins with uncertainty at a position that’s usually secure:
By Mark Craig, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — It’s the Mayans who say the world will end in 14 days. Thank goodness it’s not Adrian Peterson. Nothing that guy says sounds
By Kim Murphy, Los Angeles Times – SEATTLE — More than 100 hard-core tokers gathered under the Space Needle at the stroke of midnight to light one up in celebration of Washington
By Michael Muskal, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — In just over seven minutes, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt gave voice to a nation’s outrage, branding Dec. 7 as a “date which
By Carlos Arias, The Orange County Register – Nate Diaz trains with a formidable team that includes his brother, Nick, a former Strikeforce welterweight champion, former Strikeforce middleweight champion Jake Shields, and
By Shashank Bengali, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency acknowledged Thursday that inspectors had made no progress in a yearlong effort to determine
By Ken Dilanian, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — The U.S. intelligence community is nearing completion of its first detailed review of cyber-spying against American targets from abroad, including an attempt to
By Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times – WASHINGTON — A top Obama administration official said a key government agency that has helped stabilize the housing market might be able to stay afloat
By Susan Jacobson, Orlando Sentinel – ORLANDO, Fla. — George Zimmerman, the man charged with murder in the killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, on Thursday sued NBCUniversal Media over its coverage of
By Juan O. Tamayo, The Miami Herald – MIAMI — Israel’s Haaretz newspaper has reported that beleaguered Syrian President Bashar Assad is studying the possibility of seeking political asylum in Cuba, Venezuela
By Don Lee, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — After months of delays, Congress finally passed a trade bill with Russia. And perhaps no one was as deeply moved as investor William
By Christi Parsons and Lisa Mascaro, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — Congress and the White House appear no closer to an agreement on the year-end budget crisis, although House Speaker John
By Sandy Kleffman, Contra Costa Times – OAKLAND, Calif. — High levels of a potentially cancer-causing flame retardant have been found in products for babies and young children, an environmental group said
By Paul Egan, Kathleen Gray and Lori Higgins, Detroit Free Press – LANSING, Mich. — Michigan, considered the birthplace of the American organized labor movement, was on a fast track to becoming
By Barrie Barber, Dayton Daily News – WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — Air Force officials started hunting this week for obscene material in all work areas at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
By Melanie Mason and Joseph Tanfani, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney shattered spending records during their 2012 campaigns, eclipsing $2 billion in fundraising, the campaigns
By Mark Brunswick, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — Six months short of graduation, West Point cadet Blake Page resigned over what he says is a culture that promotes prayer and religion
By Andy Furillo, The Sacramento Bee – SACRAMENTO, Calif.—His eyes welled red Thursday when he shared a moment of emotion with the families of the murdered college kids, but they burned like
By Mark K. Matthews, Orlando Sentinel – WASHINGTON — The idea sounds so preposterous that even its backers admit it seems lifted from the pages of an Isaac Asimov novel. But the
By Jennifer Sullivan, The Seattle Times – SEATTLE—Stand-up comedian Micah “Katt” Williams was a no-show Thursday morning at his arraignment in Seattle Municipal Court. But he had an excuse. Williams’ attorney, Thomas
LENEXA, Kan. – The NIACC shooting club, which is in its first year of existence, placed fourth at the Association of Colleges Union International Upper Midwest Conference championships last month. NIACC was
Fran McCaffery interview, December 6th, 2012 – Q. How do you see the point guard match up? COACH McCAFFERY: He’s played really well, Korie Lucious. I’ve been really impressed with him, shooting
MINNEAPOLIS—Yesterday in federal court, a 24-year-old Hastings man was indicted for producing child pornography. Mark Matthew Cortes was charged with one count of production of child pornography. The indictment was filed on
MASON CITY – There are some out there spreading the word that I.C. System is leaving Mason City as a part of some kind of payback to the city after it forced
By Larry Stone, Cedar River Watershed Coalition Hikers. Paddlers. Tubers. Anglers. Sight-seers. Loungers. Bikers. Birders. Photographers. Hunters. Waders. Iowa’s 18,000 miles of navigable rivers and streams are veritable magnets for a host