Lakeville police ask for help to find missing man
Christopher Magan, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. – Lakeville police are searching for a man who has been missing for more than a month. Christopher Marc Bellino, 50, of Lakeville was reported
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Christopher Magan, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. – Lakeville police are searching for a man who has been missing for more than a month. Christopher Marc Bellino, 50, of Lakeville was reported
By Lesley Clark and Anita Kumar, McClatchy Newspapers – CHARLOTTE, N.C. — With his presidency on the line, President Barack Obama on Thursday asked for more time from voters, acknowledging that despite
By Tony Perry, Los Angeles Times – SAN DIEGO — Workers at the Navy’s top maintenance facility for F/A-18 warplanes have been exposed to “extremely toxic materials” such as lead, cadmium and
By Leah Thorsen and Kim Bell, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – DE SOTO, Mo. — A woman who fatally shot her three daughters and herself with a shotgun she bought last week had
By Steve Schmadeke, Matthew Walberg and Stacy St. Clair, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — Moments after a jury found him guilty of drowning his third wife, a stone-faced Drew Peterson was shackled
Mike Hlas, CR Gazette – Ten Things you absolutely must know about the Iowa State and Iowa football programs: 1. Iowa’s 18-17 win over Northern Illinois last Saturday was its 31st game
Mike Hlas, CR Gazette – September is still summertime, and the livin’ is easy for most BCS conference football programs when it comes to scheduling. Play some patsies at home, get that
By Don Lee, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama may get a boost after his convention speech Thursday night, but will it all be for naught the next morning
By Richard A. Serrano, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice inspector general’s office is close to issuing its long-awaited findings in the Fast and Furious case — perhaps
By Alex Rodriguez, Los Angeles Times – ISLAMABAD — Authorities have ordered foreign workers with the Save the Children aid group to leave the country, after alleging ties between the group and
Marc Morehouse, CR GAzette – 1. Good story I – Iowa defensive end Joe Gaglione had a week to remember against Northern Illinois. He made six tackles, including three for loss and
Greg Kot and Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune – Police are looking into whether a war of words in the Chicago hip-hop community is linked to the death of an 18-year-old rapper who
Dollars will be used to expand the library’s collection of electronic books and reference materials CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – September 6, 2012 – The Alliant Energy Foundation has provided a $1,000 Community
ORLANDO, Fla. – Multiple indictments charging 21 individuals with conspiracy and/or immigration benefit fraud (marriage fraud) were unsealed Wednesday. The indictments resulted from an investigation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s
IOWA CITY, Iowa – Former Hawkeye All-American defensive end Matt Roth will serve as Iowa’s Honorary Captain this weekend as the University of Iowa opens the home season by hosting Iowa State
PORTLAND, Ore. – The nationwide search for a “Jane Doe” suspected child pornographer, by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), ended Tuesday with the arrest of two Salem,
MASON CITY – According to Mason City police, officers responded to an argument Wednesday on North Federal Avenue. Five Mason City Police Officers and an animal control officer responded to a disturbance
MASON CITY – The Humane Society of North Iowa has a lot of activities planned for the month of September, including a cat adoption event, a cookbook launch and their annual Fall
AMES, Iowa – No. 18 Iowa State (3-3, 0-0 Big 12) prevailed in four sets (25-18, 23-25, 25-14, 27-25) over No. 25 Northern Iowa (3-3, 0-0 MVC) on Wednesday night in front
MASON CITY – The Mason City Fire Department raised thousands of dollars over the Labor Day weekend for charity. Today, the Mason City Fire Department announced that the annual “Fill the Boot”
By Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times – WASHINGTON — While the majority of banks have improved their finances during the past four years, looming economic threats mean the outlook for the industry remains
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad signed a proclamation to allow the transportation of oversized and overweight loads of soybeans, corn, hay, straw, silage and stover. The proclamation took effect on
Orval V. Thayer, 92, of Rockwell, IA, died September 5, 2012 at Rockwell Community Nursing Center in Rockwell. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 pm on Monday, September 10, 2012
By Roger Moore, McClatchy-Tribune News Service – You could, if you wanted, sit in a dark theater and simply check off the similarities between the blockbuster “Bridesmaids” and this fall’s “Bridesmaids” knockoff, titled
Rick Smith, CR Gazette – CEDAR RAPIDS — One-time Godfather’s Pizza executive and unsuccessful Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain is back with his numbers, this time it’s 30-30-3. Cain came to Cedar
By Hannan Adely, The Record (Hackensack, N.J.) – HACKENSACK, N.J. — New Jersey’s law enforcement leaders have pledged to improve diversity training and expand recruitment in Muslim communities in an effort to
Steve Gravelle, CR Gazette – A new state program will help finance housing for Iowans with disabilities, Gov. Terry Branstad’s office announced today. Diana Stromer, housing programs specialist for the East Central
By Matea Gold and Christi Parsons, Tribune Washington Bureau – CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The second night of the Democratic National Convention began in confusion and dissent Wednesday over a last-minute effort to
By Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times – EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — If the Dallas Cowboys are indeed America’s Team, Wednesday night was sort of like their national convention. Lots of jumping around,
By Marjie Lundstrom, The Sacramento Bee – SACRAMENTO, Calif.—A federal watchdog agency has initiated an investigation into the care of three University of California, Davis patients who died after undergoing experimental treatments
By David Lauter, Tribune Washington Bureau – CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Declaring that “America is better off” than it was when Barack Obama became president, former President Bill Clinton lauded the record of
By Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times – WASHINGTON — A lack of economic stability highlighted by a soaring national debt, combined with a lack of trust in government by the business community,
By Eileen Ambrose, The Baltimore Sun – Open a credit card account and you might walk away with more than just plastic. Banks and their vendors heavily hawk card-related services, such as credit
By Franco Ordonez, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — Barack Obama might want to think twice before accepting his party’s nomination at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. Should he win re-election, the
By Aaron Gould Sheinin and Lynn Hulsey, Dayton Daily News – CHARLOTTE, N.C. — For the first time in history, a major political party is formally supporting gay marriage, as Democrats approved a
The Philadelphia Inquirer – Pop: ANIMAL COLLECTIVE “Centipede Hz” (Domino, 3 stars) With 2007’s “Strawberry Jam” and 2009’s “Merriweather Post Pavilion,” Animal Collective harnessed their wildness by employing wonderful Beach Boys-inspired harmonies
By Rich Heldenfels, Akron Beacon Journal – Q: We all want to know if there is going to be another season of “The Killing.” A: Not on AMC. The network said in a
By August Brown, Los Angeles Times – The lowest moment of Richie Sambora’s life was the night in 2008 when he was arrested for DUI with his then-10-year-old daughter, Ava, in the car.
BEAUMONT, Texas – A local man was sentenced to 6 ½ years in federal prison Tuesday for child pornography violations, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales, Eastern District of Texas. The investigation
By Salvador Rodriguez, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — A hacker group known as AntiSec claims it stole the identification numbers for 12 million Apple devices and has posted information on a