Christmas light displays draw onlookers
By Joe Buttweiler – MASON CITY — Christmas light displays on 12th Street Northeast and 11th Street Northeast — both just east of Kentucky Avenue — are drawing amused onlookers from throughout
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By Joe Buttweiler – MASON CITY — Christmas light displays on 12th Street Northeast and 11th Street Northeast — both just east of Kentucky Avenue — are drawing amused onlookers from throughout
Mason City police took an absence from custody report from Beje Clark a residential treatment / work-release facility, located at 818 15 Street SW in Mason City on Friday afternoon. Currently absent
By Tom Hudson, McClatchy Newspapers – Maybe it has been drowned out by all the holiday sales and Christmas cheer, but the U.S. job market seems to be improving. In each of the
By Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. — Briefcase in hand, Steve Allen knocks on the back door of Rose Mortuary and Crematory. He’s been on the road for two
By Ken Dilanian, Tribune Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — Robert Egan has a pretty good feel for how desperate the CIA is for scraps of information about North Korea. Egan has served barbecue to
By Christi Parsons and David Lauter, Tribune Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — With Republicans distracted by an increasingly divisive primary battle, President Barack Obama and his aides have begun a high-stakes effort to change
By Habiba Salihu and Shabtai Gold ABUJA, Nigeria — A series of attacks on churches in Nigeria during Christmas Day services killed at least 40 people, witnesses said Sunday, with local authorities
By Laura King, Los Angeles Times KABUL, Afghanistan — A suicide bomber struck a funeral gathering in northern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing at least 19 people, including a member of parliament, and heightening
By John M. Glionna, Los Angeles Times SEOUL, South Korea — Like the Soviet Union during the Cold War, North Korea plays out its politics out almost exclusively behind iron gates, leaving the
By Maeve Reston, Tribune Washington Bureau WASHINGTON —Mitt Romney is holding on to his double digit lead in the early primary state of New Hampshire, according to poll results released Sunday.. The Boston
By Tim Madigan and Domingo Ramirez Jr., McClatchy Newspapers GRAPEVINE, Texas — Seven members of a family were found shot to death Christmas morning in the living room of a Grapevine apartment, apparently
By Alexandra Zavis, Los Angeles Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — Sudan’s armed forces said Sunday that they killed the leader of Darfur’s main rebel group, inflicting what could be a severe blow to rebels
By Jerry Zgoda, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) MINNEAPOLIS — There is — quite possibly for the first time since Latrell Sprewell wondered aloud just how he would feed his family on $21 million —
Sunday Night Mixed League Rose Bowl 12/18/11 Team High Series Candy Bar 1489 Team High Game Candy Bar 524 Individual High Series Male Terry Shoafstall 573 Individual High Series Female Terri Hermen
By Bill Daley, Chicago Tribune Toasting marshmallows sounds so Fourth of July, doesn’t it? You can practically hear the bug zapper keeping time with the fireworks in air perfumed by Coppertone, your mother’s
By Christopher Kelly, McClatchy Newspapers FORT WORTH, Texas — In his grand, elegiac and unexpectedly beautiful new novel “11/22/63,” Stephen King conjures up a time-travel story that could not be more plugged into
Andrew Cain, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va. – The exclusion of Newt Gingrich from Virginia’s presidential primary is heightening scrutiny of his campaign organization and the state’s strict rules for ballot access. The Republican Party
MCT FORUM, By Chen Kane The recent debate in Israel about the urgency of Iran’s nuclear threat and the wisdom of an Israeli military attack to counter it are historically unprecedented. While the
By Jeremy Schwartz, The Baltimore Sun – Opponents of continuing the extension of unemployment insurance often make one of the following arguments: (1) the program is welfare for the undeserving; (2) it subsidizes
MCT FORUM, By Carmelo Ruiz-Marrero – Here’s a trend to watch in the coming year: the rise of new economic powers. China, India and Brazil are in the ascendancy, as the economies of
By Robin Abcarian, Los Angeles Times – DES MOINES, Iowa — With a rich trail of utterances, Newt Gingrich has outlined an opinion of himself that ranges from lofty to stratospheric. In 1985,
Marc Morehouse, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa – SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — In his last outing, Marvin McNutt got a taste of life in the NFL. Against NFL-caliber corner Alfonzo Dennard, McNutt was held
George C. Ford, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa – Jim Rogers, owner of Jim’s Instrument Manufacturing in Iowa City, is known for his ability to visualize an intricate medical instrument and all of
Ray Richardson, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. – Timberwolves coach Rick Adelman has spent so much time working on fundamentals with the team – specifically, ballhandling and defense – that he likely will
Amanda Lillie, Austin Daily Herald Austin City Council unanimously approved a plan Monday night for more than $100 million in public improvements over the next five years. The plan includes upgrades ranging from
Amanda Lillie, Austin Daily Herald A 49-year-old alleged drunk driver wanted in Goodhue County reportedly rear-ended a family’s car Monday while intoxicated. Police Chief Brian Krueger said Darnell Jones, of Austin, was arrested
Amanda Lillie, Austin Daily Herald – Two women were charged with second-degree aggravated robbery Tuesday after allegedly stealing more than $750 in merchandise from the Austin Walmart and Target. Amanda Lynn Kraay, 21,
Amanda Lillie, Austin Daily Herald – An Austin Housing and Redevelopment Authority worker who allegedly exposed himself to a female tenant has been fired. Marv Repinski, chair of the HRA board, said Ronald
Sarah Stultz, Albert Lea Tribune – An Albert Lea man accused of striking and injuring another man with a Chevy Blazer on Saturday was charged in Freeborn County District Court on Tuesday, Dec.
Sarah Stultz, Albert Lea Tribune – LAKE MILLS, Iowa — The former business manager at Lake Mills Community School District accused of misusing more than $260,000 in school funds has had her
Albert Lea Tribune, Minn. AUSTIN — Hormel Foods Corp. CEO, president and chairman Jeff Ettinger received a compensation package worth nearly $9 million for the 2011 fiscal year, equal to his 2010
Albert Lea Tribune, Minn. ST. PAUL — Midway through a month-long statewide DWI enforcement campaign, preliminary reports from 191 law enforcement agencies indicate 823 DWI arrests were made Dec. 1–11. Nearly 400
Chicago Tribune A man was shot and killed Saturday morning in the West Garfield Park neighborhood, police said. The assailant walked up to and confronted the victim outside on the 500 block of S.
C.J. Lin, Daily News, Los Angeles – When Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies in the Antelope Valley saw an explosion in the number of graffiti and monikers of taggers painting the town, they
By Tony Pugh, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — After a near collapse at the height of the Great Recession, the streamlined U.S. auto industry defied the odds and outperformed the greater economy this