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By Annie Sweeney, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a move by survivors and victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks to claim $6.6 million of alleged al-Qaida
By Carol Rosenberg, McClatchy Newspapers – MIAMI — The most interesting and significant testimony at the war court so far — a Saudi captive’s account of how CIA agents interrogated him while shackled
By Tresa Baldas and David Ashenfelter, Detroit Free Press – DETROIT — When the FBI prepared to arrest nine Hutaree militia members two years ago in a homegrown terrorism case, the lead agent
By Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times – WASHINGTON — The Defense Department and other federal agencies should share a swath of valuable public airwaves with wireless companies to help meet rising demand from
By Roger Moore, McClatchy-Tribune News Service – “Bully” is a moving but somewhat myopic take on America’s newly anointed favorite childhood problem — schoolyard bullying. With emotional testimonials and candidly damning school and
James Q. Lynch, CR Gazette – DES MOINES – Lawmakers are moving legislation to restore funding for Iowa Workforce Development offices forward, with committee action likely later this week. House Study Bill 670
Austin Daily Herald, Minn. – OSAGE, Iowa — A 13-year-old boy is in custody in connection with a fatal shooting incident Saturday in Mitchell County. According to the sheriff’s office, Gretchen Crooks,
By Michelle Kaufman, McClatchy Newspapers – KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. — It was not the script American tennis fans would have written. Less than 24 hours after Andy Roddick proved he’s still got game
By Rex Huppke, Chicago Tribune – Sometimes I don’t think we deserve email. It’s a tool of immeasurable importance in today’s working world, yet we’re wildly cavalier with it, firing off mistake-riddled missives
By Daniel C. Vock, Stateline.org – WASHINGTON — In Garden City, a sprawling blue-collar town on the western plains of Kansas, local businesses struggle to find enough workers. At the end of last
By Kate Gibson, MarketWatch – NEW YORK — U.S. stocks slid Tuesday as Wall Street offered muted reaction to the day’s economic data and took a break after the past months’ rally. “I
by Matt Marquardt – MASON CITY – Heartland Asphalt was the lone bidder on a resurfacing project for county road S-14. Their bid was 1,908,219 .38. The estimated cost was $1.85 million. County
Gretchen A. Crooks, 37 of 3955 Cameo Ave, Osage, IA, died Saturday March 24, 2012 at her home. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm, Friday, March 30, 2012 at the
WASHINGTON – Senator Tom Harkin, Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, today appeared at a Capitol Hill media availability with U.S. Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Jack Reed (D-RI),
WASHINGTON – Edward Lee Sullivan, of Oakland, Calif., was sentenced today to 300 months in prison for production and possession of child pornography, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the
WASHINGTON – A member of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas (ABT) was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for his role in the 2009 shooting of a man in Jefferson County,
Greenville, SC – For the last 13 days Operation Intercept (OPIN), the U.S. Marshals fugitive task force, has proven the cooperation with state and local agencies can bring wanted men to justice.
IOWA CITY, Iowa – – University of Iowa’s Aaron White was named today to the 2012 Kyle Macy Freshman All-America team. White was one of 16 student-athletes recognized nationally. White, who was
AMES, Iowa – March 27, 2012 – Iowa Governor Branstad, Iowa Department of Natural Resources Director Roger Lande, Iowa Department of Corrections Director John Baldwin, and Iowa Department of Transportation Director Paul
Information from Alliant Energy, Tuesday, 3:00 p.m. : Alliant Energy’s Justin Foss alerted NIT today that the downed pole was inspected within the last few years, and at that time, the pole
DAVENPORT, IA – On March 23, 2012, Ryan Felts, 27, of Iowa City, Iowa, was sentenced to 60 months of imprisonment for distribution of child pornography, announced United States Attorney Nicholas A.
By Neela Banerjee, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — The Obama administration announced long-awaited rules that would sharply limit the output of carbon dioxide emissions from new power plants, the gases that the
By Rosemary Sobol, Liam Ford and Lolly Bowean, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — Neighbors are calling on prosecutors to drop charges against an 80-year-old owner of a local tavern who allegedly shot a
By Laura King, Los Angeles Times – KABUL, Afghanistan — In what would be one of the more serious security breaches to hit an Afghan government installation, nearly a dozen suicide vests were
By Ken Ellingwood, Los Angeles Times – HAVANA — Pope Benedict XVI arrived in the Cuban capital Tuesday ahead of a highly anticipated private meeting with President Raul Castro and, possibly, his older
By Mark Magnier, Los Angeles Times – NEW DELHI — A roadside bomb killed 11 paramilitary officers and wounded 29 others Tuesday as they were traveling in a minibus in India’s western state
By Carol J. Williams, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Displaying rare unanimity on an issue, the full U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday rejected a request by the federal
By Salvador Rodriguez, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES —The hacker group known as LulzSec appears to be back after many months of laying low, claiming to have exposed the accounts of nearly
By Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angeles Times – HOUSTON — Fire officials were hopeful Tuesday that calmer winds would help them bring a wildfire under control that has burned more than 3,000 acres in
by Matt Marquardt – MASON CITY – The Mason City Council will be discussing the City’s agreement with the North Iowa Landfill tonight. The discussion will seemingly be centered on the City’s
MASON CITY – The Elmwood – St. Joseph Municipal Cemetery would like to remind families and friends to remove their winter decoration as soon as possible. Meaningful winter decorations they want to
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The Marketing Department at North Iowa Area Community College has received a national award for a recent ad campaign. The National Council for Marketing and Public Relations (NCMPR) presented its highest award,
Angela Johnson is back from the dead; well she’s not actually dead yet but none the less she’s back. We all know what happened with her and her despicable boy friend Dustin
QUESTION: Should people be required to pay for some form of health insurance or spend their money on pull tabs and chemical substances? I had a neighbor who went without health insurance
Emily Gurnon, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. – A federal judge has ordered former St. Paul teacher Gregg Alan Larsen to pay $240,000 to a man who was once his foster son for
By Lawrence A. Cunningham, The Baltimore Sun – If you think you will have your day in court when aggrieved by civil injustice, think again. More likely, you will be headed for a
Jeremy Fowler, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. – The Minnesota Vikings will receive two fourth-round selections in next month’s NFL draft as compensation for losing Sidney Rice and Ray Edwards in free agency
Doug Belden, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. – Responding to a longstanding request from state lawmakers, Minneapolis leaders delivered a show of support for a new Vikings stadium Monday, March 26 in the
By Steven Thomma, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — Months into a bruising primary campaign, Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney is still neck and neck with President Barack Obama in a hypothetical general election