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Boone, IOWA — After a year-long investigation by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation and Boone Police Department, 39 year old Alexander Joseph Fazzino has been arrested and charged with Murder in
MASON CITY – The first mayoral candidate for the upcoming City Hall elections in Mason City will be announced Tuesday in the Globe Gazette. NorthIowaToday.com has known about the young man’s intentions
MASON CITY – Mason City High all-stater Cortni Rush signed a national letter of intent Monday morning to play basketball at NIACC. Rush, a 5-foot-10 forward, helped lead Mason City High to
LLUCMAJOR, Spain, March 28 (UPI) — A German national living in Spain has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for sexually abusing three children and for selling them to other adults
I am deeply saddened by the death of Baroness Thatcher. I express my most profound condolences to her family and the people of the United Kingdom. Baroness Thatcher was an extraordinary politician
LONDON, April 8 (UPI) — Margaret Thatcher, the conservative British Prime Minister known as the “Iron Lady” has died following a stroke, her spokesman said. She was 87. “It is with great
WASHINGTON, April 8 (UPI) — A bipartisan deal to expand gun-purchase background checks looks promising, U.S. Senate aides said, as the White House began a strong gun-control push Monday. The improving bipartisan
(Gresham, Ore., April 6, 2013) – The Mt. Hood Community College (MHCC) District Board of Education is pleased to announce that it has selected Debra Derr as the finalist for the position
WASHINGTON, April 7 (UPI) — A White House adviser said President Obama would not accept a new Republican economic plan he called a rehash of a strategy that was rejected by the
BOAO, China, April 7 (UPI) — Australia’s prime minister said she wants to resume talks with China to establish a free trade agreement while on an official visit to the country. Prime
HELENA, Mont., April 7 (UPI) — Montana lawmakers have approved a bill that would allow residents to salvage meat from wild animals accidentally killed on the state’s roadways, officials said. The Montana
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., April 7 (UPI) — Former porn star Jenna Jameson said Sunday she’s innocent of a battery charge brought against her after an incident at a home in Newport Beach,
SEOUL, April 8 (UPI) — North Korea appears to be readying a fourth underground nuclear test at the same site where it conducted one eight weeks ago, a South Korean official said.
BALTIMORE, April 7 (UPI) — Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco will play Johnny Unitas in an upcoming movie about the 1958 NFL championship game, Unitas’ son said. Joe Unitas told the Baltimore
LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 7 (UPI) — An Army soldier will face assault and murder charges in a military court for the shooting death of a civilian employee at Fort Knox, Ky., officials
LOS ANGELES, April 7 (UPI) — Los Angeles police said they are investigating last week’s particularly large number of “swatting” calls — hoax 911 calls — involving celebrities’ homes. The residences of
DALLAS, April 7 (UPI) — Lance Armstrong’s lawyers asked to have a lawsuit filed by SCA Promotions thrown out, saying the company signed a forever binding agreement to pay the cyclist. SCA
WASHINGTON, April 7 (UPI) — Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy called National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre a circus clown Sunday. The Democratic governor signed a sweeping new gun control measure
COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 7 (UPI) — Jason Pominville scored his first goal with Minnesota and Niklas Backstrom was flawless Sunday in the Wild’s 3-0 blanking of Columbus. After Charlie Coyle one-timed a
LIMA, April 8 (UPI) — A helicopter carrying oil company executives crashed in Peru Sunday, killed all 13 people aboard, the company said. The oil firm Perenco Peru said “no survivors were
WASHINGTON, April 7 (UPI) — A Washington, D.C., man was arrested and charged for allegedly trying to rob two banks with a note that confused the tellers, officials said. The alleged attempted
From Senator Amanda Ragan – This session we are working on policies and budgets which put Iowans back to work, help businesses create jobs and improve Iowa’s economy. The Economic Development budget
STATEMENT FROM KEN SAGAR, PRESIDENT OF THE IOWA FEDERATION OF LABOR, AFL-CIO: “This Governor has had over nine months to come up with an alternative to Medicaid expansion, and unfortunately the best
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds on Friday announced a new web site for individuals wishing to submit cover letters and resumes for consideration as Iowa’s
PORTLAND, Ore., April 8 (UPI) — Profits were down for Legacy Health, but a retired president of the chain of Oregon healthcare facilities got a $6.3 million payment, an analysis of data
MASON CITY – The Cerro Gordo County Conservation Board ROW Management staff will be giving away a portion of its stockpile of wood chips at Lime Creek Nature Center April 15-19. Chips
MASON CITY – The sanitary sewer improvement project resumes on Monday, April 8, 2013. Lane closings will be at the following locations: *Southbound lane of South Jersey Avenue at 5th Street SE
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., April 7 (UPI) — Detroit’s Brandon Knight struck for 20 points Sunday and the Pistons broke an 18-game skid against Chicago with a 99-85 win over the Bulls. Rodney
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., April 7 (UPI) — Former porn star Jenna Jameson said Sunday she’s innocent of a battery charge brought against her after an incident at a home in Newport Beach,
FORT WORTH, Texas, April 7 (UPI) — Officials in Texas said they can’t charge a flight instructor who was married to two women at the same time with bigamy due to the
By MARTIN WALKER PARIS, April 8 (UPI) — So far, so good. Japan’s extraordinary decision to bring back inflation into its economy saw the Nikkei stock market index rise 2.2 percent even
PHILADELPHIA, April 8 (UPI) — The Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia said Sunday two active priests and one retired priest accused of child sex abuse have been found unfit to serve. The archdiocese
SALT LAKE CITY, April 7 (UPI) — Mormon patriarch Eldred G. Smith, who served under nine Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints presidents, has died in Utah, the church said. He