Grassley: Happy Anniversary, U.S. Constitution
From Senator Charles Grassley: It’s something we use every day yet rarely take the time to celebrate. It’s as solid as the ground beneath our feet and still extremely flexible. It provides
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From Senator Charles Grassley: It’s something we use every day yet rarely take the time to celebrate. It’s as solid as the ground beneath our feet and still extremely flexible. It provides
Steven Adcock, a minimum outs worker from John Bennett Unit at Fort Madison escaped from a work detail on Keokuk, Iowa. He was last seen by his Keokuk city work supervisor at
By Jason Meisner, Hal Dardick, Noreen S. Ahmed-Ullah and Joel Hood, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — Lawyers for Chicago Public Schools were rebuffed Monday in their hopes of winning a temporary restraining order
FBI Kansas City Special Agent in Charge Michael Kaste issued the following statement: The FBI is aware of media reports concerning the person who walked into the Kansas City Federal Building today.
The following editorial appeared in the Los Angeles Times: ——— Thanks to the Obama administration and belated action by Congress, the Central Intelligence Agency is no longer in the business of torturing
by Matt Marquardt – Sources are now following up today with NIT with reports that the Mason City High School homecoming dance went bad. NIT is told by several sources that as
by Jody Spear and Kelly Meyer – MASON CITY – The Mason City Fire Department and Mason City Police were dispatched to South California Avenue Sunday afternoon for a car fire. It
By Kim Murphy, Los Angeles Times – Shell Alaska said Monday it has abandoned its efforts to drill into hydrocarbon deposits in the offshore Arctic after the latest in a series of
By Cam Inman, Contra Costa Times – SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco 49ers opened their penultimate season at Candlestick Park with more than just another win for their growing credibility. This
By Joe Strauss, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – LOS ANGELES — A week of disappointment behind them, the St. Louis Cardinals slogged through 12 innings Sunday afternoon to find a shiny sliver of
TRENTON, N.J. – A Nigerian man, who came to the U.S. in 1989 and assumed the identity of a murder victim to remain in the country illegally, has pleaded guilty to exhibiting
MASON CITY – A Mason City man was arrested after an alleged assault at a local bar. Luke Andrew Chodur, 39, fled the scene after he allegedly assaulted a Mason City woman
Editorial by Matt Marquardt – MASON CITY – As the Mason City School District completes a multi-year upgrade of school facilities in Mason City, tearing down landmark schools and replacing them with
MASON CITY – Trails south of West Park tennis courts are currently under repair. The Mason City Council at their September 4th meeting selected Heartland Asphalt to do the work. Their bid
by Jody Spear and Kelly Meyer – MASON CITY – A lady and her three sons, riding their bikes along the north/south railroad tracks by the Ray Rorick Skate Park near Big
Congressman Steve King (R-IA) spoke at the Values Voter Summit 2012 on September 14, 2012. — Sept. 14th, 2012: King Introduces “No Hungry Kids Act” Washington, DC- Congressman Steve King (R-IA) released
By Kim Christensen and Jason Felch, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES—Over two decades, the Boy Scouts of America failed to report hundreds of alleged child molesters to police and often hid the
By Noreen Ahmed-Ullah, Joel Hood and Diane Rado, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Sunday that he will go to court to force an end to the Chicago teachers strike,
By Roger Moore, McClatchy-Tribune News Service – ORLANDO, Fla. — The British comic book “Judge Dredd” made its debut in the mid-1970s, starring a helmeted lawman who was judge, jury and executioner in
By Richard Simon, Los Angeles Times – WASHINGTON — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday renewed his campaign to get President Barack Obama to take a harder line toward Iran over its
Los Angeles Times – DARAYA, Syria — As he hid from soldiers in a field next to his neighborhood, a young man watched as a cat wandered down a street. Suddenly, it
By Dave van Dyck, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — Who would have dreamed that on a weekend when Notre Dame, NFL and Cubs seasons overlap that Jeff Samardzija’s role would be reduced to
By Jim Utter, The Charlotte Observer – JOLIET, Ill. — Brad Keselowski and Penske Racing met the “gold standard” in NASCAR on Sunday. To win a championship, however, they will have to exceed
By Alex Pham, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Gamers could become winners in a price war this holiday as console manufacturers slug it out for scarce consumer dollars, according to a
By Tom Silverstein, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – GREEN BAY, Wis. — Feeling the sting of an opening day loss in which his unit made too many mistakes to contend with a top-tier team
By Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times – BEIRUT — Pope Benedict XVI closed a three-day visit to Lebanon on Sunday with an impassioned plea for peace, reconciliation and interreligious harmony, the themes
By Jerry Zgoda, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – Speaking from Russia on Thursday, new Timberwolves forward Andrei Kirilenko listed the reasons — beyond $10 million a season, of course — why he chose to
CHARLES CITY (IOWA) – It is Homecoming Week in the Charles City school system and a local church wants to make sure the whole student body knows the whole Charles City community
MASON CITY – A Mason City man is being held in the Cerro Gordo County Jail on charges that he violated a civil no-contact order. Jeremy Joe Barragan, 22, is charged with
By Ronald D. White, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — In the early days of California’s oil boom, derricks crowded beaches, covered hillsides and dominated cityscapes. If a road was in the
MASON CITY – The Iowa Park & Recreation Association Fall Workshop was held in Mason City last week, September 11th through the 13th. The workshop was coordinated by Mason City Recreation Department
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
By George Richards, The Miami Herald – MIAMI — With no formal negotiations taking place Saturday, the NHL locked out its players for the third time since 1994 at midnight. The NHL and
MASON CITY – The Mason City Council will meet Tuesday night at the Mason City Library at 7 PM. On the agenda, the Council will set October 31st from 5 PM to
By Ely Portillo, The Charlotte Observer – CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Easier-to-chew foods, brighter lights in stores and bigger, clearer fonts on packaging: Those are a few of the changes marketers discussed at a
By Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times – WASHINGTON — The gas pump helped the economy last month, and also hurt it. Retail sales jumped 0.9 percent in August, the biggest increase in six
By Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times – LAS VEGAS — After the 10th round of what would be Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.’s first loss, boxing’s power brokers briefly huddled. The big question for
By David Enders, McClatchy Newspapers – ALEPPO, Syria — Two months into the battle for Syria’s second largest city, the airstrikes have become a part of daily life. Sometimes they are deadly
William Smith, The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa – About 25 people gathered around the entrance to the Port of Burlington building Saturday morning, patiently waiting to grab a free ticket to see Vice
Graphic comparing and contrasting Mitt Romney and Barack Obama on the key issue of global warming.