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PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Freshman Seth Tuttle’s two free throws with 1.3 seconds left lifted the University of Northern Iowa men’s basketball team to a 67-65 win over Saint Joseph’s in the first
Matt Peterson, Austin Daily Herald – A Yorkshire terrier is dead after a pit bull attacked it and bit the man who was caring for it last Friday. Mary McGrane of Maple Grove,
By Richard Fausset, Los Angeles Times – ATLANTA — The bookstore at the Gettysburg National Military Park has decided that it’s not such a great idea to sell a bobblehead of John Wilkes
By Laura King, Los Angeles Times – KABUL, Afghanistan — A powerful roadside bomb incinerated a minivan in southern Afghanistan’s Helmand province Wednesday, killing eight civilians on a day when U.S. Defense Secretary
By Rene Lynch, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — JonBenet Ramsey’s father, John Ramsey, has finally acknowledged what many Americans have long wanted to hear: He regrets showcasing his daughter in beauty
By Kathleen Hennessey and Christi Parsons, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — Seeking strength and persuasion in numbers, President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron together laid out a case for
By David S. Cloud and Laura King, Tribune Washington Bureau – HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan — The U.S. soldier who allegedly massacred 16 civilians near Kandahar has been transferred out of Afghanistan to an
By Sheera Frenkel, McClatchy Newspapers – JERUSALEM — Photographs posted on opposite sides of the Twitter divide are reigniting online tensions between pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian activists, even as the recent spate of violence
By Takehiko Kambayashi – TOKYO — Little damage was reported across Japan Wednesday after a pair of earthquakes — both registering above magnitude 6 — struck separately in the northern and eastern
MASON CITY – North Iowa golfers may be able to enjoy Highland Park Golf C0urse on Thursday if weather cooperates, according to Interim Recreation Director Brian Pauly. “We are still waiting to
Matt Peterson, Austin Daily Herald – A Grand Meadow man who allegedly drove around Mower County while drinking alcohol and shooting at things with two juveniles in his vehicle was charged Tuesday in
NORTHWOOD – According to claims paid over the prior two weeks, Worth County spent $4,329.15 on engine fuel at an Albert Lea company called South Minnesota Lubes. It was not immediately clear
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MASON CITY – On Monday, March 12th, 21-year-old Bradley Allen Paulsen of Mason City received a deferred judgment on a class D felony charge of 3rd degree burglary. The charge stemmed from
James Q. Lynch, CR Gazette – COURT ON CAMPUS: The Iowa Supreme Court will conduct oral arguments March 29, including an appeal by Mark Becker, who was convicted of the first-degree murder
James Q. Lynch, CR Gazette – DES MOINES — Legislation to create a regulatory framework for small-scale nuclear energy production moved to the full Senate Tuesday night by the narrowest of margins. The
IOWA CITY – The Iowa men’s basketball team’s second round NIT game will be played at Oregon on Sunday in Eugene, Ore. Tip-off is slated for 4 p.m. (CT) and the game
Rod Boshart, CR Gazette – DES MOINES — Backers of a bill to legalize online poker and bring it under state regulation were dealt a winning hand in the Iowa Senate on
Mike Hlas, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa – NIT Fever was contained to one place in America Tuesday night, though the National Invitation Tournament had nine games from coast to coast. That place?
Mason City, I.A., March 14, 2012 – Six new board members and newly elected officers were welcomed to the United Way of North Central Iowa (UWNCI) board of directors during the 2011
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Branstad today appointed Delores Mertz to the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission and reappointed Thomas Phillips to the Iowa Board of Parole. Mertz, an Ottosen native, currently serves
By Erika Bolstad, McClatchy Newspapers – SARASOTA, Fla. — Two Bentleys, an Aston Martin and a Maserati sat parked under the palms at Villa Solstice, a private home on Sarasota Bay where friends
By Claudia Buck, McClatchy Newspapers – SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Bruce and Judy Parks know the sweet spot when it comes to baked goods. For more than 20 years, their Tarts & Truffles bakery
By Scott Collins, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Jermaine Jones, one of the final 12 contestants who was dubbed “The Gentle Giant” for his vast height and soulful singing, tweeted on
By Greg Kot, Chicago Tribune – AUSTIN, Texas — Can social media save the music industry? I’ve got a three-word rhetorical question in response: Are you crazy? A panel of tech-savvy executives tried
By Molly Eichel, Philadelphia Daily News – PHILADELPHIA — Professor Matthew Delmont set out to write about how the ‘50s dance show “American Bandstand” was an integrated bastion of pop culture, where Philadelphia’s
By Don Lindich, McClatchy-Tribune News Service – Q. I am looking to put surround sound in my apartment living room, which is perhaps 12 feet by 16 feet in size. I have the
Chicago Tribune editorial: The U.S. war in Afghanistan has had many ups and downs, but few days have been worse than Sunday, when an American Army sergeant allegedly went door to door
VERO BEACH, Fla. – NIACC baseball extended its win streak to six straight with a 26-5 win in five innings over Montgomery College-Rockville (MD) and a 7-2 win over Dakota College (ND)
AMES, Iowa – March 14, 2012 – The Iowa Transportation Commission has approved a Revitalize Iowa’s Sound Economy (RISE) Local Development grant application submitted by the city of Le Mars. Up to $619,375
AMES, Iowa – March 13, 2012 – Today, the Iowa Transportation Commission approved a Revitalize Iowa’s Sound Economy (RISE) Local Development grant application submitted by the city of Stuart. Up to $303,750
Dave DeWitte, CR Gazette – Iowa’s unemployment rate fell in January to 5.4 percent, its lowest level in 32 months, as manufacturers continued to bring back workers. Manufacturers added 3,500 jobs in
MASON CITY – Mason City police discovered counterfeit money at the Wal-Mart Super Center Tuesday afternoon. An officer was conducting a walk-through at 1:37 p.m. when he was given a counterfeit $20
By Henry Pierson Curtis, The Orlando Sentinel – ORLANDO, Fla. — The civil trial against Casey Anthony has been delayed until next year. Circuit Judge Lisa T. Munyon reset the trial Tuesday after
By Julie K. Brown, McClatchy Newspapers – MIAMI — Clad in a nurse’s uniform and plastic gloves, “Duchess” set up a shingle at the Motel 6 in Dania Beach in May 2009, offering
Diane Heldt, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa – University of Iowa officials announced Tuesday that Sarah Gardial, vice provost of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has been named the first woman dean of
With business tax filing deadlines fast approaching, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) today urged employers to explore whether they qualify for the Small Business Health Care Tax Credits available as a result
Rod Boshart, CR Gazette – Opponents of automated traffic enforcement devices apparently have gotten the green light to debate a ban on red-light cameras in the Iowa House. House File 2214, a
Diane Heldt, CR Gazette – The University of Iowa College of Law and the Carver College of Medicine both slipped slightly in a national ranking of graduate school programs released Tuesday. The UI
By Andrea Ahles, McClatchy Newspapers – FORT WORTH, Texas — The Dallas/Fort Worth Airport has released the police report from Friday’s incident when an American Airlines flight attendant disrupted a flight prior to