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Marc Morehouse, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa – Former Iowa running back Marcus Coker, who withdrew from school after being investigated for assault, will transfer to Stony Brook University, a New…
By Jon Stephenson, McClatchy Newspapers – KABUL, Afghanistan — The announcement by France last week that it would speed up the exit of its troops from Afghanistan has been greeted with…
Arne Green, The Salina Journal, Kan. – Frank Martin has had some success with transfers during his Kansas State coaching career. Denis Clemente and Curtis Kelly both were key contributors during…
By Shannon Ryan, Chicago Tribune – For a while, it appeared Kansas, Missouri and Baylor probably would take turns losing only to each other in Big 12 play. Then last week…
By Mike Petersen of Mason City – February-Valentines, it’s the month of romance. I have a challenge for you guys, how about starting now we treat all the ladies with…
by Matt Marquardt – MASON CITY – The Cerro Gordo County Supervisors met Tuesday morning and picked up on a safety issue. They moved ahead with a recommendation to close…
By Richard Simon, Los Angeles Times – WASHINGTON — An effort to get more states to require convicted drunken drivers to test their breath for alcohol before they can start their…
By Paul T. Rosynsky, The Oakland Tribune – OAKLAND, Calif. — A federal judge found the city’s police department in “serious violation” of court-ordered standards and procedures related to a decade-old…
By Scott Gold, Richard Winton and Paloma Esquivel, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — In the fall of 2010, a drugstore photo technician was running a batch of 35-millimeter film…
By Brian Bennett, Tribune Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — Al-Qaida ’s ability to conduct terrorist operations against the United States has diminished in the last year, but U.S. intelligence agencies said Tuesday…
By David S. Cloud, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — U.S. military aircraft launched strikes that killed at least five suspected militants in southern Yemen in one of the deadliest attacks…
By Maria L. La Ganga, Los Angeles Times – HENDERSON, Nev. — Touching down in Las Vegas after the networks declared Mitt Romney winner of the critical Florida primary, an upbeat…
By Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times – TAMPA, Fla. — Mitt Romney may have won a blowout victory in Florida’s presidential primary, but Newt Gingrich is not about to concede…
By Kent Youngblood, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — It was not the first time Wolves coach Rick Adelman had expressed some exasperation. But the question had to be asked, right?…
(MCT) – UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations human rights arm on Tuesday expressed dismay at a proposal to try former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier for corruption instead of the…
By Jeannine Stein, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Norovirus took the top spot for infection outbreaks in U.S. hospitals from 2008 to 2009 and was responsible for most department…
MASON CITY – The Charles H. MacNider Art Museum’s 2012 Winter Film Series, Films in February, Movies in March, kicks off this Saturday, February 4 at 2:00 p.m. through March…
by Jody Spear – MASON CITY – What started out as a routine vehicle offense stop early Tuesday morning resulted in a high speed car chase south of Clear Lake. At approximately…
MASON CITY, Iowa – NIACC volleyball has added defensive specialist Kayla White of Braham, Minnesota to bring the Trojans 2012 recruiting class to five so far. White was an All-Great…
by Matt Marquardt – MASON CITY – The North Iowa Landfill Executive Committee held a special meeting Tuesday morning to discuss a contract with Creative Energy Systems (CES) otherwise known…
Rod Boshart, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa – DES MOINES – Iowa lawmakers are looking to provide whistle-blower protections against employment-related retaliation for anyone who reports incidents of child sexual abuse…
IOWA CITY, Iowa – – Former University of Iowa men’s basketball player, and Iowa’s all-time leading scorer, Roy Marble has worked in conjunction with Brian Meeks on a book entitled…
AMES, Iowa – Iowa native and former St. Ambrose head football coach Todd Sturdy, most recently offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Washington State, has joined Iowa State’s football staff…
By Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times – Our interview with Troy Aikman is the latest in a series of Q&As with prominent figures. Troy Aikman’s season as Fox’s lead NFL analyst…
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad today released the following statement thanking Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Matt Strawn for his service to the party on behalf of Iowa…
Early Bird Mixed 1/27/12 (4 person team) High team scratch game – Yo-Yo’s 839 High team scratch series – Yo-Yo’s 2,324 High Individual games 1. Jeremy Faktor 264 2. Justin…
When I retrieved my paper from the mailbox this morning and opened it I thought I was having a nightmare. I could not believe my eyes when I read the…
by Jody Spear – MASON CITY – The building that once stood at 1828 S. Taft and last known as Trax Bar and Grill, is now a pile of crushed…
By Kent Youngblood, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – HOUSTON — This was a different sort of homecoming. Remember a week ago? When the Houston Rockets came to Target Center with Kevin McHale…
By Eileen Ambrose, The Baltimore Sun – Marlene Partridge and her husband have a six-figure retirement income, no debt and pay off their credit cards each month. Yet when the 62-year-old…
By Pete Carey, San Jose Mercury News – SAN JOSE, Calif. — Silicon Valley, birthplace of personal finance and investment heavyweights like Intuit, Financial Engines and Mint, is percolating with new…
By John Myers, Duluth News Tribune, Minn. Jan. 30–Party activists in neighborhoods across Minnesota will gather next week to reorganize the state’s major political parties, pass resolutions on key issues…
Los Angeles Times – From the Los Angeles Times’ Ministry of Gossip blog: ——— NICKI MINAJ TO PERFORM WITH MADONNA IN SUPER BOWL HALFTIME SHOW Slowly but surely, the plans…
By Doug Miller, April Bethea, Cleve R. Wootson and Steve Lyttle, McClatchy Newspapers – CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte-Mecklenburg police waded into the Occupy Charlotte protest site Monday afternoon, arresting at least…
By Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times – LONDON — European leaders grappling with a stubborn debt crisis reaffirmed their commitment Monday to sign a new pact limiting public spending, but pledged…
By Maeve Reston and Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times – JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Starting at dawn and pushing deep into the night, Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich stormed Florida on Monday…
By Tina Susman, Los Angeles Times – NEW YORK — A suburban police chief whose officers were accused of harassing Latinos is stepping down, but the mayor who appointed him —…
By Gary Marx and David Jackson, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — Mexico’s top diplomat in the United States has vowed that his government will redouble efforts to apprehend the growing numbers…
By Patrick J. McDonnell and Rima Marrouch, Los Angeles Times – BEIRUT — Syrian troops reasserted control Monday of rebellious suburbs outside Damascus, retaking some districts amid stiff resistance as the…
By Ronald D. White, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Gasoline prices, already at record levels for January, rose again over the last week, the Energy Department said. But that…
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