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AMES, Iowa – Iowa State rallied from an eight-point second-half deficit to down No. 9 Baylor, 80-72 Saturday night in Hilton Coliseum. Scott Christopherson was outstanding on senior night, pouring in 23
By Michelle Dupler and David Lightman, McClatchy Newspapers – KENNEWICK, Wash. — Mitt Romney won Washington’s fiercely contested Republican caucuses Saturday, according to network projections, giving him an important boost on the eve
Matt Peterson, Austin Daily Herald, Minn. – A 30-year-old Dodge Center man charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old Lyle girl was sentenced Thursday in Mower County Court. Isaac Joseph Jones was convicted of
CLEAR LAKE – A house fire was reported late Saturday night on the south side of Clear Lake. Authorities were called to 3744 240th Street at about 11:00 p.m. Both the Clear
Charlene Bielema, Clinton Herald, Iowa – CLINTON — Iowa’s governor and lieutenant governor took their message to Clinton on Friday in an effort to get residents to persuade their state senators to approve
Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area (SSNHA) is proud to welcome four new Partner Sites to the Heritage Area. There are now 110 Partner Sites designated to interpret and preserve its own
March 3, 2012 An Interview with: COACH FRAN McCAFFERY THE MODERATOR: Questions for Coach. Q. You got outrebounded. That was huge in favor of them. Think that was a determining factor there at
IOWA CITY – Fran McCaffery’s Iowa Hawkeyes couldn’t quite muster a send-off victory for heralded senior Matt Gatens today against the Northwestern Wildcats. Despite 17 points from Gatens and a huge first
By Michelle Dupler and David Lightman, McClatchy Newspapers – KENNEWICK, Wash. — Thousands of Republican voters crowded into local caucuses Saturday in Washington state to pick a GOP presidential nominee in a race
CLEAR LAKE – On Friday morning Cerro Gordo County Sheriff deputies investigated a single vehicle rollover accident at a corner on B-20 north of Clear Lake near the intersection of Grouse Avenue (B-20)
George C. Ford, CR Gazette – A new report shows almost 10 percent of Iowa homeowners were “under water” in the final quarter of 2011, meaning they owed more on their mortgage
President Obama talks about how the American auto industry is back and creating cars that are better than ever — and says we need to fight for a clean energy future that
MASON CITY – 23-year-old Tony Joe Jones of 411 10th Street NE in Mason City has become a familiar face to local law enforcement and jail staff since last Friday, February 24th,
Betim Kaziu was sentenced today to 27 years’ imprisonment for conspiring to kill U.S. soldiers abroad and related terrorism charges. On July 7, 2011, following a two-week trial before United States District
Q. You spent a little time on the 3‑1 zone and beating out the half court? FRAN MCCAFFERY: We have, among another things, but we’ve worked on it. Q. Are you
KIRK FERENTZ: Welcome, everybody. I’ll make my comments real brief, answer a couple questions and then turn it over to Phil. We’re obviously pleased to finally get our staff settled, which we
The Buffalo News, N.Y. – DAYTON, OH – A 44-year-old Coon Road man faces rape and related sex charges involving a 12-year-old girl at his home, the Cattaraugus County Sheriffâ0;™s Office reported.
By Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Stevie Ryan, whose self-starring sketch comedy, “Stevie TV,” premieres Sunday on VH1, is an overnight sensation several years in the making. Although Ryan
By Andrew Tangel, The Record (Hackensack N.J.) – HACKENSACK, N.J. — Joseph Stiglitz, a Nobel Prize-winning economist, offered a sobering outlook this week on Europe’s debt crisis, predicting the euro in its current
By Kate Gibson, MarketWatch – NEW YORK — U.S. stocks edged lower Friday, cementing the Dow Jones industrial average’s third weekly loss this year. Energy firms fell the most among the S&P 500
By David Pierson, Los Angeles Times – BEIJING — China’s massive holdings of U.S. government debt have bolstered the American economy by keeping interest rates low. Now signs are emerging that Uncle Sam’s
By Rick Montgomery, McClatchy Newspapers – KANSAS CITY, Mo. — You can rent a car today that is under a safety recall and not know it. Cally Houck — whose two daughters died
By E. Scott Reckard and Alejandro Lazo, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — A $7.6 billion federal program to help unemployed homeowners stave off foreclosure has provided little relief two years after
By Jeremy C. Owens and Peter Delevett, San Jose Mercury News – SAN JOSE, Calif. — San Francisco reviews website Yelp received five stars from investors in its stock market debut Friday, as
WASHINGTON – Enrique Gomez De Molina, 48, of Miami Beach, Fla., was sentenced in federal court in Miami today to 20 months in prison for illegal trafficking in endangered and protected wildlife,
CHARLESTON, Ill. – NIACC’s women’s track and field team recorded two top-five finishes while the men had a pair of top-10 finishes at the NJCAA National Indoor Championships on Friday afternoon. NIACC’s
MASON CITY – Mason City Police investigated a call regarding drugs at John Adams 8th grade school, 1700 4th Street SE, on Thursday at 11:32 a.m. According to police records, a 13
By Richard Fausset, Michael Muskal and Ricardo Lopez, Los Angeles Times – ATLANTA — A wave of tornadoes — the second this week across the nation’s midsection — swept through parts of the
By Richard Fausset, Los Angeles Times – ATLANTA — Global oil giant BP has reached a proposed settlement with the more than 120,000 plaintiffs in the massive civil lawsuit arising from the 2010
By Jim Brunner and Craig Welch, The Seattle Times – SEATTLE — Two of the remaining Republican presidential contenders made a final play for supporters in Washington state Friday on the eve of
There are many different reasons why people run for political office; not all of them are good. Admittedly they are not all bad either. Some people like being in the spotlight, some
Sunday Night Mixed League Rose Bowl 02/26/12 Team High Series Candy Bar 1677 Team High Game Candy Bar 610 Individual High Series Male Doug Schaffer 656 Individual High Series Female Sandy Isch
By Maura Dolan, Los Angeles Times – SAN FRANCISCO — Cities and medical marijuana providers, facing a series of conflicting rulings, are likely to remain in legal limbo until the California Supreme Court
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The University of Northern Iowa men’s basketball team shot a season-low 25.5 percent from the floor in falling to the Illinois State Redbirds in the quarterfinal of the State
Albuquerque, NM – On February 29, 2012 Deputies with the United States Marshals Service arrested accused human trafficking offender Rufus Byers. Byers has been wanted since December 2011 and was featured on
By Andy Furillo, McClatchy Newspapers – SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Rio Linda Baptist Church Pastor Tommy Gene Daniels was sentenced to 158 years to life in prison Friday for molesting five little girls in
By Nan Austin, McClatchy Newspapers – MODESTO, Calif. — A teacher’s romantic relationship with a student, even one who is legally an adult, raises thorny issues of morality, accountability and ethics. Duty vs.
From Senator Charles Grassley – Against a staggering national debt that’s surged by $5 trillion in just the last three years, voters will decide in November who will take the reins of
Washington – Iowa Congressman Tom Latham introduced legislation on Thursday that would create a more accountable federal regulatory process and offer families, farmers and small businesses relief from misguided regulations that destroy jobs
By Greg Kot, Chicago Tribune – Call it patronage, insider politics, Wall Street privilege. In Chicago, they call it the “We don’t want nobody that nobody sent” rule. It’s given rise to the