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BRITT – A fish kill in Hancock County west of Britt is being investigated by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Approximately one-and-a-half to two miles of the headwaters of the Boone
By Laura Mandaro, MarketWatch – SAN FRANCISCO — Major stock indexes erased a week’s worth of losses Monday, surging after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke signaled the central bank is committed to a
Rod Boshart, CR Gazette – DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad indicated today that he may well endorse a candidate in the GOP presidential race after next week’s Wisconsin primary. The Iowa
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) today announced that the Davenport Housing Commission has been awarded $83,870 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing
Megan Boldt, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. – The Republican-led Senate approved a bill that would start paying back the $2.4 billion owed to Minnesota public schools, despite criticism that it is fiscally
Bob Shaw, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. – If Mike Stone can’t bring his porn-star dates to prom, then he has an idea – an alternative “porn prom.” “It would be a big
Matt Peterson, Austin Daily Herald – An Austin Housing and Redevelopment Authority worker who exposed himself to a female tenant after watching a pornographic film in her home last November was sentenced Thursday
Rafael A. Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. – A former Boy Scouts leader surrendered in a Broward courtroom Monday to begin serving a prison sentence for 100 counts of possession of child
By Deborah Highland, Daily News, Bowling Green, Ky. – March 26–A 24-year-old Bowling Green man could be looking at spending the next 20 years behind bars if he is convicted of child
On March 23, 2012 at approximately 12:08 a.m., Iowa City Police Officers responded to 212 E Bloomington Street for a female reporting she had just found an unknown male coming from her
From the Waterloo Police Department: On Monday, March 26, 2012, at approximately 8:34 AM, a Waterloo Police car was involved in an accident at Commercial Street and West 18th Street. According to
From the Waterloo Police Department: On March 25, 2012, at approximately 9:15 PM, Waterloo Police responded to US Highway 20 eastbound near the Highway 63 exit on report of a semi hitting
From the Waterloo Police Department: On Sunday, March 25, 2012 at approximately 1:15 PM, Waterloo Police responded to an motor vehicle accident at Fletcher Avenue and University Avenue. Upon arrival, officers found
Austin, TX – David Robert Wampler, 40, whose last known address was Livonia, New York was arrested today by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force in downtown Austin. Wampler was arrested without
Akron, OH – On Saturday, at approximately 4:30 in the morning, the York Police Department in South Carolina arrested 38 year old Antwain Price for failing to register as a sex offender.
(Detroit, MI) – Nine individuals have been charged in a first superseding indictment with violating various federal drug laws which include conspiracy to distribute 69 kilograms of heroin and 10 kilograms of cocaine,
Rod Boshart, CR Gazette – DES MOINES — House Speaker Kraig Paulsen says each legislative session has its own unique character, and this year’s General Assembly has been like driving on ice
Scott Dochterman, CR Gazette – IOWA CITY — With new Nebraska men’s basketball coach Tim Miles earning a reported $1.4 million per season, Iowa Coach Fran McCaffery now ranks near the bottom
By Chris Dufresne, Los Angeles Times – Next weekend’s Final Four in New Orleans has everything except something to hug. There are no lovable nicknames, or coaches named “Shaka,’ or teams left in
Investments in Transportation Projects Create Jobs in Sectors Where Nearly 90 Percent of Jobs Have Middle-Class Wages WASHINGTON – A new report released today by the U.S. Department of Treasury with the Council
MASON CITY – The City of Mason City Water Division is flushing water mains in the northwest quadrant of town, all areas west of Federal Avenue and north of Highway 122, starting
An Afghan national with ties to the Taliban was convicted today by a jury in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia of conspiracy, distribution of heroin for importation into the
From Rep. Linda Upmeyer – Another productive week at the Capitol is under our belts. We continue to work hard on behalf of all Iowans as we wind down the list of
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa baseball team defeated Northwestern Sunday in the rubber game of a three-game set at Duane Banks Field, 3-1. The Hawkeyes (9-11, 2-1) have won
AMES, Iowa- Iowa State head men’s basketball coach Fred Hoiberg confirmed Friday that sophomore Jordan Railey and freshman Tavon Sledge will transfer. Both have asked for and been granted their full release
Payback time. In the council work session packet laying out the council’s agenda for tomorrow night it states that there will be a review of the City’s 28E agreement with the landfill.
MASON CITY – Mason City police and ambulance were summoned to Burke’s Bar, 1221 North Federal Avenue, late Sunday night for an apparent assault. Witnesses said that an older man was outside the
MINNEAPOLIS — Earlier today in federal court in St. Paul, a 21–year–old Inver Grove Heights man was sentenced in connection with the June 14, 2011, armed robberies of SuperAmerica stores in Maplewood
From the Iowa Department of Public Health: Poor health is no laughing matter; but good health just might be. Research has shown a good laugh can improve sleep, lower blood pressure, reduce
Defendant Already Was Serving Prison Term on Related Charges WASHINGTON – Vasile Graure, 41, was sentenced today to a prison term of 35 years on a charge of felony murder while armed
Mason City, IA – Eric Levenhagen, CPA CTC, principal at ProWise Tax & Accounting, LLC in Mason City, IA, is proud to announce the release of a book he co-authored with several
MASON CITY, Iowa – NIACC softball dropped to 6-8 overall and 0-4 in the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference after losing two games to No. 14 Kirkwood 21-3 and 13-5 on Sunday
MASON CITY, Iowa – NIACC baseball may have lost game one of Sunday’s doubleheader against No. 17 Iowa Central, 7-5, but ended the weekend series with a bang in the form of
PANORA, Iowa – The NIACC Trojan women’s golf team wrapped up the two-day Iowa Intercollegiate Golf Tournament with two top-10 finishers. Alexandria Eckenrod (Fr., Mason City, IA) shot 83 in both days
By Ali Safi, McClatchy Newspapers – KABUL, Afghanistan — A roadside bomb exploded in Kandahar province on Saturday night, killing a U.S. soldier, seven Afghan police officers and an Afghan translator, local officials
By Kathleen Hennessey, Tribune Washington Bureau – SEOUL, South Korea — President Barack Obama on Monday made a direct appeal to the leaders of North Korea and Iran, urging them to “have the
By Erin Meyer, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — The third Lake Forest High School student struck and killed by a Metra train in the Chicago area since the beginning of the year has
By Amy Kaufman and Ben Fritz, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Lionsgate hit a bull’s-eye this weekend with “The Hunger Games,” as the story of expert archer Katniss Everdeen and her
By Matea Gold and Melanie Mason, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — As he moves unceasingly toward the Republican presidential nomination, Mitt Romney has cast himself as the only GOP candidate with an
By Sandi Doughton, The Seattle Times – SEATTLE — A massive beef recall in Canada has crossed the border, leading the Seattle branch of a major food distributor to recall 16,800 pounds of