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MASON CITY – The Mason City Mohawks and Newman Knights proudly announce they are playing their 1st Annual Coaches vs. Cancer softball game. There will be 3 GREAT softball games played at
Dayton, IOWA — Investigators from the state, county and city working on the case of missing 15 year old Kathlynn Shepard have agreed that ground search efforts have been exhausted at this
STARKE, Fla., May 29 (UPI) — Florida executed Elmer Carroll Wednesday for the 1990 rape and murder of 10-year-old Christine McGowen, the state Department of Corrections said. Carroll, 56, was put to
NEW YORK, May 28 (UPI) — Favorable economic data pushed U.S. stocks higher Tuesday, sending the Dow Jones industrial average to a new closing high. The S&P/Case-Shiller home price report said home
MASON CITY – A Mason City man who was charged with a felony after firing a bullet at another man who had broken into his home and assaulted him has struck a
MASON CITY – A Mason City man is in jail for failing to appear in court. Tyler Lee Donahoo, 18, was arrested on May 23rd by Mason City police at 111 West
MINNEAPOLIS – United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Darin Moran, age 36, of Sioux City, Iowa, appeared before U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier on May 21, 2013, and pled
MASON CITY – Children and Teens will explore all things underground this summer as the Mason City Public Library Youth Services Department presents Dig Into Reading and Beneath the Surface during their
Mason City, Iowa – May 29, 2013 – As part of the City of Mason City’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan, a survey to measure how, when and where people bike or
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, May 29 (UPI) — A Saudi writer who says working women should be sexually molested has stirred an Internet debate among both his critics and supporters. Abdullah Mohammad Al
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds today announced they will hold town hall meetings in Palo Alto and Sac counties on Tuesday, June 4, 2013. The pair
Five teams remain in the NJCAA Division II World Series. LSU-Eunice and Heartland Community College are the only two teams without a loss. Those two teams play at 7 p.m. tonight at
ST. ANSGAR, IOWA – United Way of North Central Iowa and MOM Brands are partnering for the annual $1 cereal sale on June 15 in St. Ansgar. One hundred percent of the
WASHINGTON, May 28 (UPI) — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Tuesday in a Texas case that a defendant may raise an ineffective counsel claim, even if the state framework doesn’t permit
WASHINGTON, May 28 (UPI) — The U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday let stand a lower court ruling that struck down Indiana’s ban on Medicaid funds going to Planned Parenthood. A state law says,
NEW YORK, May 29 (UPI) — U.S. home prices in the first quarter posted double-digit gains over the same quarter of 2012, a closely watched private report said Tuesday. The Standard and
WASHINGTON, May 28 (UPI) — Rob Lowe is to star as U.S. President John F. Kennedy in the 2-hour factual drama “Killing Kennedy,” National Geographic announced Tuesday. Ginnifer Goodwin will play first
BOGOTA, May 28 (UPI) — U.S. Vice President Joe Biden praised Colombian President Juan Manuel Santo’s work to end his country’s civil war and closer economic ties. Biden and Santo met Monday
CHANDLER, Okla., May 28 (UPI) — Oklahoma prosecutors say they have added three new criminal charges against a former judge who was indicted three times in April. Craig S. Key now faces
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, May 28 (UPI) — Pakistani al-Qaida militants are continuing attacks on international polio inoculation teams. The militants began their attacks after a Pakistani doctor provided crucial intelligence information to the
WASHINGTON, May 28 (UPI) — U.S. Senate leaders say President Obama plans to nominate three judges to a major appellate court in an effort to portray Senate Republicans as obstructionists. The plan
NEW YORK, May 28 (UPI) — U.S. consumer confidence rose for the second consecutive month in May, the Conference Board said Tuesday. The index had been trending lower, but May’s gain is
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, May 28 (UPI) — The International Criminal Court is “hunting” African leaders because of their race, Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn told the African Union. Hailemariam, speaking at a
BATTLE CREEK, Mich., May 28 (UPI) — Kellogg has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit over claims that Mini-Wheat cereal improved childhood attentiveness, a U.S. settlement administrator said. The settlement, which must