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Gene Hansen, 63, of 2166 Old Highway Road, Charles City, IA, died June 29, 2012 at Floyd County Medical Center. He had been battling ALS for 14 months. Tomorrow at 5 pm
James Q. Lynch, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa – Sen. Chuck Grassley, who describes himself as an “equal opportunity investigator,” has taken offense at the suggestion he’s playing politics with an investigation
Rod Boshart, CR Gazette – DES MOINES – A former University of Iowa student from Johnston who is running for a seat in the Iowa House has been sued by a former
Sarah Stultz, Albert Lea Tribune – LAKE MILLS, Iowa — A convicted sex offender registered in Wisconsin was arrested in Lake Mills on Thursday. According to the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office, authorities
Matt Peterson, Austin Daily Herald, Minn. – A Glenville man involved in a series of heavy equipment thefts in early April received a felony conviction and a stay of imposition Thursday in
Maja Beckstrom, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. – The Minnesota Historical Society has been thinking long and hard about how to tell the story of one of the most divisive turning points
By Dave Van Dyck, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — Matt Garza did nothing to help his trade value in Saturday’s 3-2 victory over the Astros, but he didn’t hurt it either with
Matt Peterson, Austin Daily Herald, Minn. – Two Minnesota men are in the Mower County jail for allegedly blocking a driver’s path and smashing his hood and windshield with a chain. Preston
By Joe Christensen, Star Tribune – MINNEAPOLIS — Among the Twins’ many miseries last year was their incompetence in doubleheaders. They played four of them, going 0-8 in those games. On Saturday,
By Jerry Zgoda, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – When the Timberwolves plucked David Kahn to lead them in May 2009, he immediately set out to make Target Center the Disneyland of the NBA.
By Gil Lebreton, McClatchy Newspapers – SAN JOSE, Calif. — They circled, they soared and, at times Saturday, Danell Leyva and John Orozco even seemed to defy gravity. Together, they emphatically punched
By Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times – OMAHA, Neb. — Michael Phelps: The Sequel. Ryan Lochte: The Foil. That is the dominant plot for the U.S. swimming team in the 2012 Olympics,
By Josh Robbins, The Orlando Sentinel – ORLANDO, Fla. — Dwight Howard has told new Orlando Magic general manager Rob Hennigan that he wants to be traded to the Brooklyn Nets, ESPN
By Rachel Blount, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – OMAHA, Neb. — Most Olympic medalists place their hard-won treasure in a safe-deposit box, or perhaps a special case. Anthony Ervin put his gold medal
Doug Belden, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. – Minnesotans are not deciding this November whether same-sex couples can marry. They can’t, under state law, and the outcome of the vote will do
By Matt Gelb, The Philadelphia Inquirer – MIAMI — As the Phillies dressed after another loss Saturday, Jim Thome said his goodbyes. The room was quiet, except for a few players trying
By Patrick Reusse, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — This is the Twins’ sixth decade in Minnesota. The decade of 2001-10 belonged to the Twins more than any since they arrived on