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CHICAGO, May 31 (UPI) — Scott Hairston hit a grand slam and Alfonso Soriano and Cody Ransom added home runs Friday, pacing the Chicago Cubs to a 7-2 win over the Arizona
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CHICAGO, May 31 (UPI) — Scott Hairston hit a grand slam and Alfonso Soriano and Cody Ransom added home runs Friday, pacing the Chicago Cubs to a 7-2 win over the Arizona
NEW YORK, May 31 (UPI) — U.S. markets closed lower Friday after the Commerce Department said consumer spending dropped slightly in April. Spending fell 0.2 percent, while economists had predicted a 0.1
NEWTON – Approximately 10:00 A.M. this date the Newton Medium Security Correctional Facility was placed under lockdown status due to several inmate on inmate physical altercations in the recreation yard. All available
MASON CITY – Mayor Eric Bookmeyer is recommending that the Mason City Council approve a local businessman to the Mason City Human Rights Commission. Mark C. Stanton, 61, owner of Boxes Unlimited,
MASON CITY – Vice Chair Dean Genth of the Mason City Human Rights Commission requested that the following information be made public today, Friday, May 31st, 2013: I find it necessary to
NORTHWOOD – A Northwood teenager was injured Thursday afternoon in an auto accident. According to a report, a semi-truck was northbound on Highway 65 near 500th Street while a car driven by
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State men’s basketball coach Fred Hoiberg announced today the addition of a well-respected and experienced member to his coaching staff in Doc Sadler. Sadler, who has eight years
DES MOINES – An Iowa Appeals Court on Thursday upheld the conviction of a Mason City woman on an operating while intoxicated charge. Lisa Ann Bailey, 41, was convicted by a jury
WEST HAVEN, Conn., May 30 (UPI) — Police in Connecticut said they arrested a woman accused of prostitution and her alleged client when she called 911 to report she was being harassed
BROOKLYN PARK, Md., May 31 (UPI) — An 8-year-old Maryland boy suspended for biting his Pop-Tart into a gun shape received a National Rifle Association lifetime membership at a GOP fundraiser. Josh
DENVER, May 30 (UPI) — A Colorado law requiring defendants seeking to plead insanity to cooperate in a psychiatric evaluation is constitutional, a judge has ruled. Lawyers for James Holmes, the former
NOGALES, Mexico, May 30 (UPI) — Yanira Maldonado, in her Nogales, Mexico, jail cell, said she relies on Scripture to survive since being accused of attempting to smuggle marijuana. Maldonado, 42, of
MASON CITY – Sun-dappled Village Cooperative volunteers planted flowers at the North Iowa Events Center last Friday in preparation for summer activities and the July 10-14 North Iowa Fair. Strong winds buffeted
A Davenport couple was charged last week with three counts of being over possession of white bass after an anonymous call to the local conservation officer. Jeremy Nguyen and Chi Hue Tran
WASHINGTON, May 30 (UPI) — The number of businesses with no paid employees rose 1.7 percent in 2011, gaining in all states except two, the U.S. Census Bureau said Thursday. The number
STATE COLLEGE, Pa., May 31 (UPI) — The family of late Penn State coach Joe Paterno is challenging NCAA sanctions against the university they say were imposed through “coercion and threats.” The
GENEVA, Switzerland, May 31 (UPI) — The military use of automated vehicles in deploying lethal force makes it easier to go to war and raises many legal questions, a U.N. official said
MOSEL, Wis., May 30 (UPI) — More than 300 baby mink were stolen from a Mosel, Wis., mink ranch, said police, who have requested the public’s help in solving the crime. The
ISLAMABAD, May 31 (UPI) — The Pakistani Taliban said Thursday there would be no peace talks with the country’s incoming leaders after a top commander was killed by a U.S. drone strike.
WASHINGTON, May 30 (UPI) — U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., said he sent a letter to U.S. President Barack Obama reminding him of legislation regarding claims of Chinese cybercrimes. Obama is to
COLUMBIA, S.C., May 30 (UPI) — A leader of a South Carolina motorcycle club has been sentenced to more than years in prison after he pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy, officials say.