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MASON CITY – The Mason City Community School District Board of Education was to hold its annual planning session on Saturday, August 18, 2012. At 7PM Friday evening of August 17th, the
MASON CITY – Ames High beat Mason City 24-7 Friday night in the season opener for both teams. Mason City lead early 7-0 but Ames scored the last 24 points. Mason City
Mike Mendenhall, Newton Daily News, Iowa – SULLY — Highway T22 was closed to traffic for an hour-and-a-half Thursday as the Iowa State Patrol and emergency and clean-up crews responded to a semi-truck
Duane Nollen, The Oskaloosa Herald, Iowa – OSKALOOSA — Both Oskaloosa Police Chief John “Jake” McGee and Mahaska County Sheriff Paul DeGeest agree that President Barack Obama’s visit to Oskaloosa Tuesday was an
Marc Beja, amNewYork, New York – Chris Brown and Drake started and escalated a drunken “melee” two months ago at a SoHo club and should pay for their violent antics, according to a
RICEVILLE – According to an Iowa State Patrol crash report, three people were hurt after a head on collision on Highway B17 a few miles west of Riceville. At 1:12 PM, an
DES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 5.3 percent in July from a revised June rate of 5.1 percent. The state’s jobless rate stood at 6.0 percent one
WASHINTON, D.C. – Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) today issued the following statement after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit dismissed a lawsuit filed against the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA)
By Patrick Kevin Day, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Soccer star Hope Solo almost made it to the top three during her time on “Dancing With the Stars” last fall, but
By Walter Hamilton and Jessica Guynn, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — The deepening slide in Facebook Inc.’s stock is fueling talk once considered implausible on Wall Street and in Silicon Valley.
Kimberly Ginfrida, Florence Morning News, S.C. – Facebook’s stock has come a penny short of hitting $19 for the first time, meaning it has nearly lost half of its market value since its
Mark Newman, Ottumwa Courier, Iowa – OTTUMWA — The governor, the CEO of Alliant Energy and the state director of economic development were at the Ottumwa Generating Station Thursday talking about more local
By Edmund Sanders, Los Angeles Times – JERUSALEM — Whether serious or a bluff, Israel’s public threats to attack Iran’s nuclear development program are widely credited for bringing U.S. pressure and international sanctions
By Laura King, Los Angeles Times – KABUL, Afghanistan — An Afghan policeman fatally shot two American troops Friday, bringing the number of U.S. forces killed in such “insider” shootings to nine in
Childs Walker, The Baltimore Sun – Orioles Hall of Famer Eddie Murray has agreed to pay $358,151 to settle charges that he illegally profited from an insider trading scheme involving former teammate Doug
Johnson County, IOWA — During the evening of August 16, 2012, two members of the Johnson County Drug Task Force were involved in a shooting in Johnson County, Iowa. At approximately 7:00
Johnson County, IOWA — This evening, Thursday, August 16, 2012 two members of the Johnson County Drug Task Force were involved in a shooting incident in Iowa City, Iowa. At approximately 7:00
Vanessa Miller, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa – A man killed Thursday evening during an undercover drug investigation outside Iowa City limits did not live in the mobile home park where he
by Matt Marquardt – MASON CITY – A relatively new crime fighting tool won’t be used in Mason City- yet. Automated license plate readers, typically affixed to a patrol car, allow patrol
(DES MOINES, Iowa) Two Iowa excavators have agreed to maximum civil penalties for violating Iowa’s One Call law, in separate cases that led to natural gas explosions in two counties in April.
MASON CITY – The Mason City Mohawks will open their football season against the Ames High Little Cyclones tonight at Mohawk field at 7 PM. Mason City was 2-7 last year and
James Q. Lynch, CR Gazette – CEDAR RAPIDS – A national Republican committee has reserved $1 million worth of television time in Eastern Iowa for the party’s congressional challengers. One of the
Vanessa Miller, CR Gazette – IOWA CITY — A man was shot east of Iowa City on Thursday during a state investigation in Johnson County, according to authorities. Officials would not confirm
From Mason City School District: Highway 122 is under construction in front of the high school, and it will take about four more weeks to complete the project. The new entrance/exit for
Leon, IOWA — On August 16, 2012, law enforcement conducted several search warrants in Osceola, Marshalltown, and Urbandale, Iowa in effort to gain more information about a home invasion in Leon, Iowa. As
Washington, DC- Congressman Steve King released the following statement in response to the first day that an estimated 1 million illegal aliens will begin to be granted amnesty through an Executive Order
MASON CITY – At about 2:35am, August 16, 2012, a Cerro Gordo County Deputy arrested Michael Jon Frazer, 45, of Rudd, on drug charges. Frazer was stopped and arrested in the 1200
By Sandy Kleffman, Contra Costa Times – WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — All baby boomers should be tested for hepatitis C to help avoid serious liver disease and death, the national Centers for
By Cam Inman, Contra Costa Times – SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Randy Moss raced off the 49ers practice field Thursday with a smile. Again. It’s become a daily habit for the unretired
By Tony Pugh, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — Republican vice presidential hopeful Paul Ryan will leave sizable footprints on the 2012 presidential race. His controversial plan to overhaul the federal budget has
United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg announced that Matthew McCann, 24, was sentenced in federal court for distributing child pornography. The Honorable Laurie Smith Camp sentenced McCann to an 80-month term of
By Kate Mather and Rebecca Trounson, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — A second day of searching showed no sign of the 6-year-old boy swept down the Merced River in Yosemite
By Jon Bream, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – “Sparkle” commands attention because it’s the last movie for Whitney Houston and the first for “American Idol” winner Jordin Sparks. The film tells the story
By Rick Bentley, The Fresno Bee – “Sparkle,” the remake of the 1976 film starring Irene Cara, is like a great song with a bad chorus. Just when it looks like it’s
Christinia Crippes, The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa – Case New Holland Corporate Communications said Wednesday its Burlington plant has temporarily laid off about 30 employees. The number amounts to about 4.4 percent
RIVERSIDE, CA—A federal grand jury has indicted eight people—four of whom allegedly are members of a South Los Angeles street gang—on charges related to the sex trafficking of teenage girls who were
IOWA CITY, Iowa – – University of Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz announced Thursday that senior defensive lineman John Sawhill will not continue his career with the Hawkeyes. Sawhill (6-foot-3, 277), a
AMES, Iowa – The 10th-ranked Iowa State volleyball team will host its annual Cardinal and Gold scrimmage Saturday following a Chalk Talk session with head coach Christy Johnson-Lynch. Both events are free
By Ben Fritz, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger and friends will destroy two little boys and a young starlet at the box office this weekend. “The
By Mark Craig, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — There’s a reason Joe Woods is smiling. Actually, there are several. After what he went through a year ago, the Vikings’ defensive backs