Western Illinois no match for Cyclones
John Bohnenkamp, The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa – AMES – If Western Illinois University was going to have any chance against Iowa State on Saturday night, one thing had to happen. The Leathernecks
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John Bohnenkamp, The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa – AMES – If Western Illinois University was going to have any chance against Iowa State on Saturday night, one thing had to happen. The Leathernecks
By Danny Danon, Los Angeles Times – JERUSALEM — As the war of words heats up regarding a possible Israeli military strike on Iran, now is the time to look at one of
By Zach Berman, The Philadelphia Inquirer – PHILADELPHIA — Before Michael Vick’s second game-winning drive in as many weeks began, he looked at a patchwork offense that was missing three starters to injuries
By Mark Gonzales, Chicago Tribune – MINNEAPOLIS — The pitching staff is well rested. The power has returned. Now can the White Sox finally put some meaningful distance between themselves and the Tigers
By Marc Narducci, The Philadelphia Inquirer – PHILADELPHIA — Joe Flacco’s return home for the first time in a regular season NFL game turned into an afternoon of frustration for the Baltimore Ravens
By Adam Teicher, The Kansas City Star – ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Hope gave way to despair for the Chiefs after they were again blown out of a game – this time by
By Larry Stone, The Seattle Times – SEATTLE — Dallas Cowboys coach Jason Garrett likes to talk about “the three phases of the game,” and Sunday he frankly admitted his team was whipped
By Joseph Person, The Charlotte Observer – CHARLOTTE, N.C. — New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees and the rest of the Saints’ starters played into the fourth quarter again. But the Saints were not
By Steve Corkran, Contra Costa Times – MIAMI — Raiders defensive tackle Tommy Kelly sat at his locker, head in his hands, unsure what to make of his team’s resounding 35-13 defeat to
By Chip Scoggins, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – INDIANAPOLIS — Christian Ponder passed for more yards and finished with a higher quarterback rating than Andrew Luck on Sunday. Raise your hand if you think
By Laura King, Los Angeles Times – KABUL, Afghanistan — In a disastrous day for the NATO force in Afghanistan, four American troops were gunned down Sunday by Afghan police, a U.S. airstrike
By Laura King, Los Angeles Times – KABUL, Afghanistan — Eight rural Afghan women gathering fuel for fires were killed Sunday by a NATO airstrike in eastern Afghanistan, Afghan officials said, and
By Ian Llewellyn – PARIS — A French court on Monday will consider issuing an injunction against the French magazine Closer over its publication of topless photographs of the Duchess of Cambridge.
MASON CITY – UPDATE: A Mason City teen who was missing for about a day has come home safely Sunday just before 5:30 PM. Dakota Nicholson, 16, was seen walking and returned
MASON CITY – The East State Street rehabilitation project continues as sanitary manholes are being replaced. Curb sawing and removal will also begin between Carolina and Kentucky Avenues. Beginning Monday, September 17th
Matt Peterson, Austin Daily Herald – An Austin man was found guilty Friday in Mower County Court for persuading girls 13 and younger to perform sexual acts. Brayden William Woodworth, 19, was
Sunday Night Mixed League Rose Bowl 09/09/12 Team High Series Candy Bar 1456 Team High Game Candy Bar 579 Individual High Series Male Terry Shoafstall 603 Individual High Series Female Sandy Isch
MASON CITY – The Mason City School board will be meeting on Monday, September 17th, 2012. The following is the agenda for that meeting: AGENDA Mason City Community School District Board of
From Rep. Linda Upmeyer – Last month I wrote about a new initiative that my caucus, along with Governor Branstad and Senate Republicans, launched called Iowa Strong. This initiative presents our plan
Steve Gravelle, CR Gazette – Few of Iowa’s smallest towns have a police department, but they’re still covered. State law requires incorporated communities to provide law enforcement either through their own police
Dear Parents/Guardians: We have had an amazing start to the school year. The students have done a great job of adapting to the new environment. We hope that we can continue the
IOWA CITY – Iowa’s 27-16 victory over UNI extends its win streak over the Panthers to 15. The Hawkeyes have won the last 15 meetings, all in Iowa City. Iowa improves to
Iowa defeated UNI 27-16 Saturday at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City. On difficulty controlling line of scrimmage “Yeah, I think you saw the game plan right of the gate for them is
Susan Denk, The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa – IOWA CITY – Mark Weisman ran off the Kinnick Stadium field and up the tunnel to loud cheers. He tried to suppress a smile as
By Laura King, Los Angeles Times – KABUL — Does a prince’s presence endanger those serving alongside him? The Taliban launched a rare all-out assault on the heavily fortified NATO base in southern
By Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times – BEIRUT — Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday called on Christians and Muslims to forge a common front against warfare, even as battles raged in neighboring
Lance Benzel, The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.) – A former Colorado Springs tavern where a June melee led to the shooting death of an Afghanistan war veteran was supposed to be off-limits to
By Ned Parker, Los Angeles Times – CAIRO — As night fell Saturday and cars swerved around Tahrir Square tooting their horns, a stout woman in a black veil and robes screamed herself
By Steve Giegerich, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – ST. LOUIS — The commonplace has a way of dissolving into trauma the moment Doug Deaton leaves for his job on a General Motors passenger
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State’s women’s cross country teams placed five runners among the top eight finishers to win the Cyclone Cross Country Classic Saturday on the ISU Cross Country Course. Junior
Jonathan Phelps, The Eagle-Tribune, North Andover, Mass. – ANDOVER — Federal agents raided the home of an Andover pediatrician yesterday morning finding more than 500 photographs and as many as 100 DVDs containing
By Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times – PALO ALTO, Calif. — This time it had nothing to do with Luck. Not a quarterback by that name or a series of unexplainable events. As
The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa – Vice President Joe Biden will visit Burlington Monday, the Obama for America campaign announced Thursday. The event will be at the Port of Burlington, 400 N.
By Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times – WASHINGTON — The government’s sale of American International Group Inc. stock will generate an additional $2.7 billion to boost the profit to U.S. taxpayers to $15.1
By Tom Silverstein, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – 1. New England Patriots 1 (Last week) Bill wearing his home cutoff this week. 2. San Francisco 49ers 2 NFL to Harbaugh: “Shake, boy, shake.” 3.
Vanessa Miller, CR Gazette – The University of Iowa and the Iowa Board of Regents are suing a former University of Iowa doctor of internal medicine and rheumatology on allegations he violated
James Q. Lynch, CR Gazette – Four Iowa Supreme Court justices up for a retention vote in the Nov. 6 election have a path to keeping their seats on the state’s highest
By Kathleen Hennessey, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON—Republicans on Saturday hammered President Barack Obama over looming cuts to defense spending, saying the president has shown a “failure to lead” and done nothing to
AMES, Iowa – The No. 25 Iowa State volleyball team (6-4, 0-0 Big 12) beat the No. 1 Nebraska Cornhuskers (8-1, 0-0 Big Ten) in four sets (25-23, 25-22, 20-25, 25-21) on
By Paloma Esquivel, Los Angeles Times – An Illinois teen has been arrested on suspicion of trying to detonate a car bomb in front of a Chicago bar, authorities said Saturday. The device