Judge approves plea bargain with Kropf brothers
CORRECTED (Jared Kropf faces only one count of willful injury, not two) On Tuesday, May 8th, Senior Judge Paul Riffel approved an application to amend class “C” felony charges of willful injury
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CORRECTED (Jared Kropf faces only one count of willful injury, not two) On Tuesday, May 8th, Senior Judge Paul Riffel approved an application to amend class “C” felony charges of willful injury
A Mason City man will serve up to 5 years in prison following sentencing in class “D” felony 3rd or subsequent domestic abuse assault case. 37-year-old Robert Michael Ferch was arrested December
Sac County, IOWA — Law enforcement in western Iowa have arrested and charged a 17 year old Sac County resident for the alleged sexual assault of a family member. On February 27,
MASON CITY – Cerro Gordo County Supervisors received an update from Treasurer Pat Wright on investment changes that are being readied at this time. She said Tuesday that interest rates on county
AMES, Iowa – May 8, 2012 – Today, the Iowa Transportation Commission approved a Revitalize Iowa’s Sound Economy (RISE) Local Development grant application submitted by the city of Eagle Grove. Up to
AMES, Iowa – May 8, 2012 – Today, the Iowa Transportation Commission approved a Revitalize Iowa’s Sound Economy (RISE) Immediate Opportunity grant application submitted by Webster County. Up to $1,238,130 will be
By Jeff Shain, The Orlando Sentinel – PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Nick Faldo wonders if Tiger Woods has lost his self-confidence. Lee Trevino questions a lack of feel. The BBC’s Peter
By Michael Muskal, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — The Obama administration has approved a new natural gas drilling project in Utah that is designed to support more than 4,000 jobs
By Kathleen Hennessey, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — Taking another jab at his favorite punching bag, President Barack Obama on Tuesday offered Congress a “to-do” list for the year, drawing attention
By Brian Bennett and Ken Dilanian, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — The successful blocking of an ambitious al-Qaida plot to bomb a U.S.-bound airliner was an international sting operation worthy of
By Juan O. Tamayo, McClatchy Newspapers – MIAMI — The six Cuban-Americans in the Congress on Tuesday demanded “an urgent meeting” with the head of Ikea in North America to discuss whether
By Anne Blythe, McClatchy Newspapers – GREENSBORO, N.C. — The political theater of the John Edwards trial turned to psychological drama Tuesday as defense attorneys used question after question to show that
By Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times – LANSING, Mich. — Mitt Romney is making a play for his native Michigan, which last voted for a Republican for president nearly a quarter of
DES MOINES—Fahad Nabeel Hussein Al-Daous, age 33, from Waterloo, Iowa, appeared in federal court in Des Moines on Friday, May 4, 2012 and pled guilty to one count of making a false
Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley Ranking Member, Senate Committee on the Judiciary On the Nominations of Jacqueline Nguyen, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit; Kristine Gerhard Baker,
The much-publicized Facebook group Fed^ North Iowa is making changes today. One major change is a switch from a “group” to a “page” using the Facebook platform. “We are switching over to an actual
By Jung-Yoon Choi and Barbara Demick, Los Angeles Times – SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean customs said it had confiscated more than 17,000 “health” capsules smuggled from China that contain human
By Mark Magnier, Los Angeles Times – NEW DELHI — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton wrapped up a three-day visit to India Tuesday, downplaying differences over Iran, stressing the shared goal of
By Valerie J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Maurice Sendak, the children’s book illustrator and author whose unsentimental approach to storytelling revolutionized the genre and whose best-known tale was
United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg and the Federal Bureau of Investigation announce the following information for the attention of the media: David Lane Musk, age 53 of Omaha, Nebraska, was found
WASHINGTON – James Mozie of Oakland Park, Fla., was sentenced today to life in prison on charges of sex trafficking of minors and production of child pornography, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny
(DES MOINES) On Monday, May 7, the Senate voted 28-19 and the Iowa House voted 92-5 for a bipartisan, compromise education budget that includes key job creation measures strongly supported by State
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State linebackers Jake Knott and A.J. Klein have been named to the 2012 Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List. The award is presented annually to the college football Defensive
by Matt Marquardt – MASON CITY – A Mason City man asked NIT to look into a policy of his credit union which requires its customers to remove hats and sunglasses before
Marcus R. Fuller, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. – The Vikings showed Monday, May 7, why they picked a specialist for the first time in almost a decade in last month’s NFL
We live in a country where we can openly express ourselves, where we need not fear the truth. Truth is the yard stick by which our words are measured, criticism is an
By Scott J. Wilson, Los Angeles Times – Debt collectors calling? You have rights. —The debt collector must tell you — within five days of initial contact — the amount you owe,
Emily Gurnon, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. The city of St. Paul has reached an agreement to pay resident Deshun Carter $86,500 to settle a federal police brutality lawsuit. The agreement is expected
By Jeremy Roebuck, The Philadelphia Inquirer – PHILADELPHIA — The super PAC supporting Mitt Romney’s presidential bid has accepted more than $1.2 million from federal government contractors, in apparent defiance of campaign-finance regulators.
Mike Hlas, CR Gazette – Adam Rittenberg, ESPN.com’s senior Big Ten blogger and someone who has been a good friend to the Hlog, is inadvertently giving this blog some material on an
Kim Geiger, Los Angeles Times – WASHINGTON — Intent on taking his presidential campaign all the way to the GOP convention this summer, Texas Rep. Ron Paul has mounted an offensive in key caucus states, swiping would-be
By Tiffany Hsu, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — The trustee representing victims of Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme is now seeking $255.3 million from the investment adviser’s family. Irving H. Picard is
By Jeff Gelles, The Philadelphia Inquirer – PHILADELPHIA — Nearly two years after the Federal Reserve began requiring banks to get customers’ permission before subjecting them to controversial overdraft practices, many account-holders are
By Claudia Buck, McClatchy Newspapers – From unpaid debts to power of attorney forms, this week’s questions on financial affairs run the gamut. Here with the answers is Michelle Goff, a Sacramento,
By Dawn C. Chmielewski, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — ABC News and Univision plan to launch a 24-hour English-language news network targeting U.S. Latinos, the fastest-growing segment of the nation’s
By Andrew Dunn, McClatchy Newspapers – CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Shareholders making their way to Bank of America Corp.’s annual meeting Wednesday in uptown Charlotte may find themselves weaving through scores of protesters angry
Tom Webb, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. – Most of Minnesota’s corporate giants have slid a few notches in the latest Fortune 500 ranking, released Monday, May 7. Of the 19 Minnesota-based corporations
Michael R. Sisak and Elizabeth Skrapits, The Citizens’ Voice, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. – Robert Caravella shook his head left to right and back again Tuesday in Luzerne County Court as his attorney ran through
Sam Brattain, The Herald Bulletin, Anderson, Ind. – ANDERSON, Ind. — Christina Paschal’s arms trembled as she spoke into a microphone outside the Madison County Sheriff’s Department. “My daughter will never be the
By Kevin G. Hall, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — Almost four years after America’s financial near-collapse, regulators are now empowered to police financial markets as never before. Yet some of the most