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An early 6-0 lead couldn’t stick for Iowa State against Rutgers Friday night in Yankee Stadium in front of 38,323 fans. Rutgers scored 20 unanswered points and capitalized on several Cyclone turnovers
Sarah Stultz, Albert Lea Tribune – NORTHWOOD, Iowa — The man charged with the fatal hit-and-run of a young girl boarding a school bus in May has likely reached a plea agreement. According
Mike Hlas, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa – SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Supposedly, the great equalizer in a lot of bowl games is motivation. How much does a team want to be at a
James Q. Lynch, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley is predicting as many as four GOP presidential hopefuls could come out of the Iowa precinct caucuses claiming victory. “I would be surprised if
Jeff Raasch, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Police discovered materials used to make methamphetamine inside a Cedar Rapids home Thursday evening. Officers responded around 6:50 p.m. to 1019 Sioux Dr. NW for a
(DES MOINES, Iowa) A New Jersey direct television marketing company has agreed to pay $10,500 for full refunds to Iowans who were charged for memberships in its “Everyday Savings Club” membership program.
Hunter Injured Friday While Hunting Deer in Delaware County Posted: 12/30/2011 DELHI – A Dubuque man was injured Friday after shooting himself in the leg while deer hunting in Delaware County. Kenneth
Contractors have resumed work on the $1 million water quality improvement project at Storm Lake after it was halted last March due to wet conditions. The project features a dike to cut
SAN JUAN, PR—FBI Special Agent Daniel Knapp, assigned to the San Juan Field Office, accidentally drowned on December 29, 2011, at Playa Escondida (Hidden Beach) in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, while rescuing a
By Kim Geiger, Tribune Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — While Mitt Romney and Ron Paul lead the pack among GOP candidates favored by likely Iowa caucus-goers, Rick Santorum’s surge continues, according to a new
By Alexandra Zavis and Rima Marrouch, Los Angeles Times BEIRUT — Any hope that the presence of Arab observers in Syria would bring a quick end to months of bloodshed evaporated Friday as
Payback percentages calculated for the 3 months ending November 30, 2011 Defined: Payback is the overall percentage that a machine will return to the player in the long run. These figures are programmed
By Paul West, Tribune Washington Bureau PERRY, Iowa — Defending himself against charges of isolationism, Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul told voters in Iowa on Thursday that western sanctions against Iran are “acts
By John Fauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel MILWAUKEE — Even before it went on the market in 2002, doctors were talking about how the back surgery product known as bone morphogenetic protein-2 would revolutionize
Over The Hill 12/27/11 (4 person team) High Scratch Game 1. Don Wickwire 217 2. Gene Roberts 211 3. Gary Book 207 1. Marlene Moore 193 2. Jean Mitchell 179 3. Jane
City offices will be closed on Monday, January 2, 2012, in observance of the New Year’s Day holiday. There will be no sanitation service on this day. The make-up day for sanitation
This report, which is based upon information from law enforcement and complaints submitted to the IC3, details recent cyber crime trends, new twists to previously-existing cyber scams, and announcements. POPULAR PASSWORDS An
Friday morning, police apprehended a Mason City man with outstanding arrest warrants who was hiding out in the River City Apartments (pictured). At 8:49 am, the Mason CIty Police Department arrived at
Las Cruces, NM – On December 28, 2011, Deputy U.S. Marshals and the Las Cruces Police Officers apprehended murder suspects Armando and Mando Lopez. The twin brothers are Norteno gang members wanted out
On December 29, 2011, at approximately 5:30 p.m., a bank robbery occurred at the Glenwood State Bank, located at 2221 South Broadway Street, Alexandria Minnesota. The robber approached the bank tellers and
In this wrapup of achievements in 2011, ICE Director John Morton shows how American jobs are being stolen through IP theft – and how the National IPR Coordination Center is fighting back.
AMES, Iowa – Dec. 30, 2011 – The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) is announcing office closures in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. All Iowa DOT offices will be
NORMAL, Ill. – The University of Northern Iowa men’s basketball team whittled a 13-point deficit to one in the final two minutes on the road against Illinois State, but the Redbirds hung
By Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Brock Lesnar was asked to explain the appeal of Brock Lesnar. “I guess it’s because I’ve always done things my way,” the former
By Dan Caesar, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Curses, it’s on Versus. That at times has been the battle cry of frustrated NHL fans who wanted to watch a game on the Versus channel,
By Mark Craig, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — Add Vikings running back Adrian Peterson to the list of elite athletes who have asked Dr. James Andrews to put them back together. Andrews,
By Kent Youngblood, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – ST. PAUL, Minn. — This was, as one observer so aptly put it, big-boy hockey. The Wild and Edmonton were at Xcel Energy Center Thursday, playing
By Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel – ORLANDO, Fla. — This was not your typical Champs Sports Bowl. Far from it. (PHOTO: Florida State wide receiver Rashad Greene (80) has the ball knocked out
EAST PEORIA, Ill. – Jenna Morris (So., Radcliffe, IA) recorded her first double-double as a Trojan to spark the NIACC women to a 68-61 win over Oakland Community College (MI) on Thursday afternoon. The
By Suzanne Hoholik, The Columbus Dispatch – A piece of the federal health reform law allowing adult children to stay on their parents’ insurance plan until age 26 has given coverage to millions
By Donna Gehrke-White, Sun Sentinel – Average interest rates on 30-year, fixed-rate home loans hit a new low at 3.91 percent last week, while 15-year, fixed-rate mortgages stayed at its record low, Freddie
By Steve Johnson, San Jose Mercury News – SAN JOSE, Calif. — Imagine this nightmarish possibility: Al-Qaida terrorists cause thousands of motorists racing down a freeway during the morning commute to suddenly lose
By Jeff Weiner, The Orlando Sentinel – ORLANDO, Fla. — Because her criminal appeal is still pending, a judge ruled Thursday that Casey Anthony doesn’t have to answer questions in a civil defamation
By J.M. Brown, Oakland Tribune – OAKLAND, Calif. — A California family got the best — and most belated — Christmas present this year, one that has really put them in the mood
By Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — Chicago is close to ending 2011 with fewer homicides than in 2010, when city had the fewest in nearly a half a century. From January
By Carol J. Williams, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Residential telephone customers can sue the government for allegedly eavesdropping on their private communications in a warrantless “dragnet of ordinary Americans,” a
By Rick Armon, Akron Beacon Journal – AKRON, Ohio — Milk moustaches soon will be a thing of the past at the Summit County Jail. The county will stop serving milk to inmates
By Casey Grove, McClatchy Newspapers – ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A 14-year-old Anchorage girl who police say overdosed after a man injected her with heroin last week has died. Police said the teen passed
By David S. Cloud, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — After a U.S. airstrike mistakenly killed at least 15 Afghans in 2010, the Army officer investigating the accident was surprised to discover that
Los Angeles Times From the Los Angeles Times’ Ministry of Gossip blog: ——— ZOE SALDANA, BRADLEY COOPER REPORTEDLY DATING — HEAR THE SIZZLE? Zoe Saldana? Hottie. Bradley Cooper? Hottie. And if the