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By Dalina Castellanos, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — After being brought back from the brink of extinction, sea otters are again in peril, with an unprecedented number of deaths along the
By Juan O. Tamayo, McClatchy Newspapers – MIAMI — Police briefly arrested more than 100 Cuban dissidents over the weekend in a multipronged campaign to prevent public demonstrations marking the anniversaries of the
By Sergei L. Loiko, Los Angeles Times – MOSCOW — Security services of Russia and neighboring Ukraine foiled a plan to assassinate Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin organized by an underground movement in
By Michael Muskal, Los Angeles Times – What began as a routine start of the school day, breakfast in the cafeteria and students shuffling to class, turned into a scene of chaos and
by Matt Marquardt – MASON CITY – The council and mayor will hold a work session Tuesday afternoon at 4 p.m. at City Hall. On the agenda is TIF, or tax increment
UPDATE: Christopher Upenieks, 29, was found in his parked pickup truck with a gunshot to his left knee today. His injuries were non-life threatening and he was tranported to the Mercy ER
MASON CITY – 22-year-old Jared Michael Kropf, who is currently awaiting trial in a willful injury case that occurred in Mason City last year, has been arrested on new assault charges. Mason
MASON CITY – A 28-year-old Mason City man who is currently awaiting a trial in Floyd County for felony 3rd or subsequent offence domestic abuse assault was arrested by the Mason City
by Jody Spear – MASON CITY – Family, friends and fans gathered together Saturday night in the All Seasons Center at the North Iowa Fairgrounds for the First Annual Chola Loca Memorial
Senator Jeff Sessions, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee has pointed out that our per capita government debt is already larger than Greece’s. Per person, our government owes over $49,000 compared
By Patrick Kevin Day, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Jean Dujardin was named best actor at the 84th Academy Awards on Sunday. Dujardin won for his role in “The Artist,” a
By Rene Rodriguez, McClatchy Newspapers – MIAMI — “The Artist,” the homage to silent-era Hollywood that had swept the year-end prize circuit on the road leading to the 84th Academy Awards, cemented its
By Ben Fritz, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — For a moment, it looked as though “Hugo” could sweep this year’s Academy Awards. Martin Scorsese’s 3-D family film snapped up five trophies
By David Pierson, Los Angeles Times – CHONGQING, China — Ford Motor Co.’s new factory in this smog-shrouded boomtown is the size of 17 football fields and cost nearly half a billion dollars.
By Scott Wilson, Los Angeles Times – Take a close look at your phone bill and you’ll find a list of taxes, fees and surcharges going by obscure and slightly mysterious names. Some
By Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press – It is not often that I want to write Dear Abby a letter. But I sure wanted to jump into the conversation when I read an
By Richard Burnett, The Orlando Sentinel – ORLANDO, Fla. — If you thought customers triumphed last fall when the nation’s big banks quickly retreated from monthly fees for debit-card use, think again: Like
By John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times – ORLANDO, Fla. — Kobe Bryant added another milestone to his career Sunday as he passed Michael Jordan to become the all-time-leading NBA All-Star game scorer. But
From the NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE in DES MOINES THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL IOWA, including Cerro Gordo, Worth, Hancock, Winnebago, Kossuth, and Franklin counties. DAY ONE…TODAY AND
REDFIELD – A rural Redfield man was injured by self-inflicted gunshot wounds Saturday morning. Larry Godwin, 68, shot a .22 caliber handgun at a raccoon he had caught in a live trap
WASHINGTON, DC—In this week’s address, President Obama spoke to the American people about the importance of taking an all-of-the-above approach to addressing our nation’s energy challenges. With only 2% of the world’s
(DES MOINES) – Secretary of State Matt Schultz announces that the filing period for State and Federal candidates for the 2012 Primary election begins today and goes through Friday, March 16th. The
William Lee, Chicago Tribune – A Chicago police officer accidentally shot himself in the leg while trying to arrest three men this morning following a miles-long pursuit that ended with a crash near
Kelli Lageson, Albert Lea Tribune, Minn. – Mayo Clinic Health System in Austin and Albert Lea will now share a chief executive officer, a decision made by both hospitals’ board of trustees. Dr.
Mike Hlas, CR GAZETTE – CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — You wondered if Illinois’ fans thought they were coming to a funeral Sunday instead of a potentially enjoyable basketball outing. It felt like Assembly Pall
MINNEAPOLIS—Earlier today in federal court, a 47-year-old Red Lake man was indicted for allegedly assaulting a Redby man with an axe handle on January 13, 2012. The indictment charges Joseph William Howard,
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against the state of Alabama and its chief election official seeking relief to help ensure that military servicemembers, their
You never know what you’ll find at a flea market – antiques, toys or even a deal of a lifetime. But special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security
MINOT, N.D. – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the U.S. Air Force’s Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI) Detachment 228 awarded a rare honor to a local
GALVESTON, Texas — A Winnie, Texas, man was sentenced on Tuesday to 151 months in federal prison for receiving child pornography, announced U. S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson, Southern District of Texas. The
PARK RIDGE, Ill. – – University of Iowa senior Matt Gatens was named Big Ten co-Player of the Week along with Purdue’s Robbie Hummel. The announcement was made this morning by the
IRVING, Texas – Iowa State’s Royce White was named Big 12 Rookie of the Week today for the third time this season. White also won the award on Dec. 14 and Jan.
By David G. Savage, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — Two years ago, the Supreme Court said corporations were like people and had the same free-speech rights to spend unlimited sums on campaigns
By Dan Hinkel, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — In a fiery lecture to thousands of followers of the Nation of Islam on Sunday, Minister Louis Farrakhan warned that racial hatred could lead to
By John Horn and Nicole Sperling, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — The movie of the fewest words spoke the loudest at the Oscars this year. On an evening suffused with nostalgia,
By Richard Fausset, Los Angeles Times – A shooting occurred at a northeastern Ohio high school Monday morning, with at least one suspect reportedly still at large. A local sheriff’s deputy told the
By Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times – LONDON — The European Union slapped new sanctions on Syria on Monday, trying to tighten an economic vise around the violent regime of President Bashar Assad.
By Tina Susman, Los Angeles Times NEW YORK — The trial of a former Rutgers University student facing hate charges for allegedly spying on his gay roommmate — Tyler Clementi, who later
Top Ten Causes of Death in Iowa (2010) Cause, total number and rate per 100,00 Heart Disease 6,859 (225.2) Cancer 6,346 (208.3) Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 1,694 (55.6) Cerebrovascular Disease 1,531 (50.3)
Rick Smith, CR Gazette – CEDAR RAPIDS — The heart of the downtown has made significant strides as the four-year mark of the June 2008 flood approaches, downtown leaders say. Doug Neumann,