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Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley released the following statement after being briefed by United States Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan about the ongoing investigation into several agents’ actions in Colombia
On April 18, 2012 at approximately 5:00 AM, Members of the Tri-County Drug Enforcement Task Force executed a search warrant at 622 Lincoln Street, Waterloo, IA. During the search, Investigators seized a
By Ken Dilanian, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — Three Secret Service agents implicated in a prostitution scandal in Colombia — including two supervisors — are leaving the agency as investigators seek to
By Phil Trexler, Akron Beacon Journal – AKRON, Ohio — A grand jury is now expected to hear murder charges against a Stow, Ohio, teen, who did not contest the prosecution’s efforts to
By Nicholas J.C. Pistor, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – RED BUD, Ill. — Merle Butler kept his secret by telling the truth. The day after the 65-year-old discovered he held a winning ticket to
By David Jesse and Kathleen Gray, Detroit Free Press – DETROIT — President Barack Obama charmed two groups of Michigan friends Wednesday, praising their willingness to take a risk voting for him four
By Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGLES — The late Tupac Shakur rose again Sunday night at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival — brought to life by James Cameron’s
By Chuck Barney, Contra Costa Times – Fox is marking its 25th anniversary Sunday night with a two-hour special that celebrates the network’s general awesomeness over the years. I’m guessing that they probably
By Thomas Lee, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — Best Buy Co., in the midst of an investigation of former CEO Brian Dunn, may have other trouble to fend off. The Minnesota-based retail
By Brandon Bailey, San Jose Mercury News – SAN FRANCISCO — Google Inc. CEO Larry Page completed his testimony in federal court Wednesday morning after an hour of laborious grilling by an attorney
By Brian Bennett, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — The Pentagon began flying military helicopters and surveillance planes over the U.S. border with Mexico last month as part of an effort to
MASON CITY – Eric Bookmeyer ran for Mayor of Mason City in 2009 and took office in 2010. Has he lived up to his campaign promises? In your opinion, how has he
By Geoff Boucher, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Dick Clark, the youthful-looking television personality who literally introduced rock ’n’ roll to much of the nation on “American Bandstand” and for four
By Tyra M. Vaughn, Daily Press (Newport News, Va.) – HAMPTON, Va. — Four people are dead after a domestic complaint that led to an early-Wednesday confrontation between Hampton police and an
By Kathleen Hennessey, Tribune Washington Bureau – ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE — President Barack Obama has been briefed on a series of photos published in the Los Angeles Times on Wednesday, and
By Laura King and Hashmat Baktash, Los Angeles Times – KABUL, Afghanistan — Photos showing American servicemen posing for mocking trophy shots with the bodies of Afghan suicide bombers drew expressions of
MASON CITY – The North Iowa Area Community College John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center has developed a new grant reimbursement program for the City of Mason City that is expected to help grow
(Mason City) – The Cerro Gordo County Department of Public Health is pleased to announce an addition to their recent Health Day, an interactive blog with Daniel Wright and Rebecca Meyer, Fitness
MASON CITY, Iowa –Fifteen NIACC track and field athletes will to go to the University of Kansas for the Kansas Relays starting on Wednesday. The Trojans will send nine men and six
NEW HAMPTON, Iowa – April 18, 2012 – Work on a project to reconstruct the southbound lanes of Interstate 380/U.S. 20 in Evansdale from the U.S. 20 interchange north 6.5 miles to
By Rene Stutzman, The Orlando Sentinel – SANFORD, Fla. — With Circuit Judge Jessica Recksiedler on the way out, who’ll be the judge handling the George Zimmerman second-degree murder case? Court officials issued
And now the purple shades of twilight fall, or so the song goes. Or; and now the county board of supervisors look into the possibility of selling the Fairground. As much as
FORT DODGE, Iowa – The Trojan men’s golf team bounced back from a sixth place finish at the AIB Invite with a third place finish at the Iowa Central Spring Invitational on
FORT DODGE, Iowa – Mikayla Smith (Fr., Mason City, IA) was by far the class of the field at the Iowa Central Spring Invitational on Tuesday as she shot a 73 to
By Matea Gold, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — Crossroads GPS, a conservative nonprofit group that is one of the most prominent critics of President Barack Obama, raised nearly $77 million in its
By Neela Banerjee, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — Two years after the Deepwater Horizon explosion unleashed the worst oil spill in American history, Congress has failed to take meaningful action to prevent
By Kathleen Hennessey, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has confidence in the Secret Service director, his spokesman said Tuesday, as a prostitution scandal widened with allegations that at least
MASON CITY, IOWA – April 17, 2012 – Interstate Power and Light Company (IPL), an Alliant Energy company, recognizes Varied Industries Corporation (Vi-COR®), for its commitment to using energy efficiently and being
MCT FORUM – By Rathi Asaithambi, The Baltimore Sun – Throughout the United States, a potentially lethal war is erupting. It is a war that puts millions of innocent lives in danger and undermines
By Toluse Olorunnipa and Erika Bolstad, McClatchy Newspapers – TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The organization that helped spread Florida’s controversial Stand Your Ground law across the country is halting its push for gun rights
By Andrew Blankstein, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Detectives in Culver City have arrested man in connection with the theft of five vintage guitars belonging to members of Tom Petty and
By Michael Muskal, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Iowa’s state government employment practices do not discriminate against African-Americans, a judge ruled Tuesday, rejecting an “uncommon approach” to this area of the
By Charean Williams, McClatchy Newspapers – Spotlight: Coby Fleener Tight ends aren’t what they once were. “Looks nothing like when I played,” said Jacksonville coach Mike Mularkey, who played tight end in the
Dave DeWitte, CR Gazette – Iowa farmers were able to plant a significant amount of corn last week despite some weather drama. The week was the wettest since June 2011, with statewide
By David G. Savage, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — A Justice Department lawyer warned the Supreme Court on Tuesday there may be thousands of crack cocaine defendants sentenced to long prison terms
By Richard Simon, Los Angeles Times – WASHINGTON — Cheers broke out from crowds gathered on the National Mall. Workers peered out windows and looked up from sidewalks. Motorists pulled to the side
By Nicholas J.C. Pistor, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – RED BUD, Ill. — People here are tired of the rumors. They just want to know who won. In a resilient community that has experienced
By Lisa Mascaro, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — With Mitt Romney emerging as the likely Republican presidential candidate, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky became the latest GOP congressional leader to
By Erika Bolstad, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — The Senate has been looking at racial profiling by law enforcement since early 2001, when then-President George W. Bush called for its end, and then
DES MOINES, Iowa – A Buffalo Center man said his gut feeling was right when he chose to play the lottery’s “Did I Win?” instant-scratch game and ended up winning a top