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Sarah Horner, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. – Walmart is looking to hire 300 workers to fill jobs at its new location opening this fall in Burnsville. Interested candidates are invited…
by Jody Spear and Kelly Meyer – MASON CITY- The Mason City Police and Fire Department responded to a call of a motorcycle and car accident at 4th Street and…
Richard Meryhew, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – His wife calls the cellphone videos he shot of their three children dancing naked “innocent videos of typical kids being silly.” His prosecutors see…
Mara H. Gottfried, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. – A man seen on video being kicked by a St. Paul police officer while lying on the ground was charged Thursday,…
Vanessa Miller, CR Gazette – An alleged domestic assault that led to another arrest for former University of Iowa wrestling All-American Montell Marion on Tuesday involved accusations he slammed a…
Ben Goessling, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. – Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said he and general manager Terry Ryan talked with Joe Mauer on Wednesday, Aug. 29, about the FoxSports.com…
Mike Hlas, CR Gazette – This could be a week that lifts the prestige of Big Ten football toward levels it once knew. If it doesn’t happen this week, it…
Diane Heldt, CR Gazette – UPDATE: One University of Iowa neurology professor sternly warned against graduate school admission last year to the man now accused of killing 12 people and…
Vanessa Miller, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa – At least four people were arrested early Thursday morning – including one man charged with felony assault with a weapon on a…
MASON CITY – The U.S. Marshals fugitive task force has contacted the Mason City Police Department for help locating a potentially dangerous fugitive. Area law enforcement agencies are asked to…
NORTH IOWA – Winnebago County announced today that it is implementing an Emergency burn ban countywide due to the hot and dry conditions. The burn ban will be in effect until…
Originally, 20-year-old Nolan Vincent Murphy of Mason City received deferred judgments on four class D felony counts of 3rd degree burglary. At the time of sentencing Murphy was 18-years-old and…
MASON CITY, Iowa – August 30, 2012 – Interstate Power and Light Co. (IPL), an Alliant Energy company, announced today it will cycle air conditioners for participating Iowa customers in…
By Lisa Mascaro, Tribune Washington Bureau – TAMPA, Fla. — When Mitt Romney accepts the Republican nomination for president Thursday night, Rep. Mo Brooks plans to be in the hall,…
By Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times – BEIRUT — He flashed a smile and seemed at ease. He vowed victory even though it wouldn’t happen any time soon. Syrian…
By Laura King, Los Angeles Times – KABUL — A gunman in an Afghan army uniform killed three Western troops, the NATO force said Thursday. That brought the number of…
By Mitchell Landsberg, Los Angeles Times – TAMPA, Fla. — He is a ghostly presence at the Republican National Convention, He Who Shall Not Be Named. Former President George W.…
By Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times – TAMPA, Fla. — A gun was left unattended on Mitt Romney’s charter plane by a member of the U.S. Secret Service on Wednesday…
By David S. Cloud, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — The Pentagon and CIA are reviewing a forthcoming book by a retired Navy SEAL who was on the May 2011…
By Bill Lambrecht, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – TAMPA, Fla. — Republican Party leaders confounded by Todd Akin are proceeding with a campaign of public pressure while attempting to recruit Akin’s…
I would like to once again draw attention to the city’s North side. It appears to be almost like another city, one that’s detached from the rest of the community.…
United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Mission, South Dakota man charged with abusive sexual contact was sentenced on August 27, 2012, by United States District Judge Roberto…
MILFORD, Mass. — The Town of Milford has set the gold standard in its hiring practices by becoming the first municipality in New England to partner with U.S. Immigration and…
By Jean Marbella and Tricia Bishop, The Baltimore Sun – TOWSON, Md. — Charged as an adult in the Perry Hall High School shooting, 15-year-old Robert Wayne Gladden Jr., was…
MILWAUKEE — As part of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) ongoing commitment to prioritizing the removal of criminal aliens and egregious immigration law violators, 28 convicted criminal aliens, immigration…
Boaters heading out for the Labor Day holiday will likely find busy waterways and low water levels. Susan Stocker, boating law administrator and education coordinator for the Iowa Department of…
(Mason City) – The Cerro Gordo County Department of Public Health would like to remind residents that this time of year, bat activity increases throughout our county. This also increases…
CHARLESTON, S.C. — A group of 23 Mexican customs officers completed a rigorous 10-week training program modeled on the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Special Agent Training Program to…
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A New Mexico man made his initial appearance in federal court Friday morning following his arrest on criminal charges stemming from a far-reaching international child pornography probe…
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and officers from the Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Puerto…
By David Hiltbrand, The Philadelphia Inquirer – PHILADELPHIA — No one presumably is more happy to see the first season of “The Newsroom” drawing to a close than its creator,…
By Barry Koltnow, The Orange County Register – Somewhere in the world, someone is walking out of some theater and saying something like this: “They don’t make movies like they…
By Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – CHICAGO — Milwaukee Brewers manager Ron Roenicke makes no bones about wanting to win as many games as possible over the final weeks…
TAMPA, Fla. — A federal jury found a Colombian man guilty Wednesday of three drug conspiracy charges. He faces a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in federal prison and…
The Justice Department announced today that it will monitor elections on Aug. 28, 2012, in Lanett, Reform, and Phenix City, Ala., and Maricopa County, Ariz., to ensure compliance with the…
By Mark Craig, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — Vikings defenders usually hear the same five words whenever backup quarterback Joe Webb steps into the huddle during an 11-on-11 team…
By Steve Schmadeke, Matthew Walberg and Stacy St. Clair, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — In the latest bizarre twist in the Drew Peterson trial, a defense attorney called a witness…
By Craig Schneider, Bill Rankin and Katie Leslie, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution – LUDOWICI, Ga. — Tiffany York came from a proud military family. That makes it all the harder for…
By Christopher Seward, Atlanta Journal-Constitution – ATLANTA — CNN confirmed Wednesday that one of its black camera operators was taunted this week by two Republican National Convention attendees, who were…
By Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times – WASHINGTON — The nation’s largest banks have provided nearly 140,000 homeowners with a total of $10.6 billion in relief under a $25 billion…
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