Owner of Iowa pit bull shot by police speaks out
John Jennings, Newton Daily News – The owner of the dog that was shot by a Newton police officer over the weekend was speaking out about the incident Monday. Jeri Fahrenkrug was not
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John Jennings, Newton Daily News – The owner of the dog that was shot by a Newton police officer over the weekend was speaking out about the incident Monday. Jeri Fahrenkrug was not
Susan Denk, The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa – IOWA CITY – The Iowa football team made great strides in their third game of the season. The Hawkeyes came back from a tough home
Jermaine Pigee, The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa – WEST BURLINGTON – Iowa Supreme Court Justice Thomas Waterman said the United States and Iowa have prospered because of the brilliance of our founding fathers.
Rex L. Troute, The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa – FORT MADISON – Siemens Energy Inc. announced a major restructuring Tuesday, which will cost 615 workers their jobs, most of them at its wind
Christinia Crippes, The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa – They admit to being partisans, but area Democrats still were fired up by Vice President Joe Biden’s speech at the Port of Burlington on Monday
Vanessa Miller, CR Gazette – UPDATE: Iowa City police are responding to another bomb threat at Regina High School – about one month after a similar threat closed the school for a day until
Trish Mehaffey, CR Gazette – CEDAR RAPIDS – A Mount Vernon man who produced videos of himself sexually abusing a child was sentenced Tuesday to 40 years in federal prison. Kenneth Pappas,
Steven Leroy Adcock, a prison inmate assigned to the minimum security John Bennett Unit at Fort Madison and who escaped from a work detail in Keokuk, Iowa, was apprehended in Missouri today.
From: IOWA MEDICAL & CLASSIFICATION CENTER, Sept. 18,2012 – Robert Floyd Moore, an inmate assigned to the Iowa Medical and Classification Center hospice program, died at the University of Iowa Hospitals and
by Matt Marquardt – MASON CITY – As if the issues on the table at last night’s city council meeting we’re complicated enough, the council faced its share of technical issues during
Interview with Iowa Coach Kirk Ferentz, Sept. 18, 2012 – COACH FERENTZ: First of all on the medical front, I think Damon is doubtful, we’ll see how the week pans out but
From MCHS Principal TJ Jumper – In a leadership position there are times when tough decisions must be made. Sometimes, these decisions are debated by others. People offer his or her opinion
By Kate Mather, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — At long last, space shuttle Endeavour is headed home. Perched atop a modified Boeing 747, the retired orbiter departed Kennedy Space Center
DES MOINES – An agreement has been reached with the owner of a hunting preserve in Davis County to depopulate the facility of all deer and elk within the next several months
James Q. Lynch, CR Gazette – CEDAR RAPIDS — Vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan on Tuesday tried to defuse the uproar caused by his boss’ comments about Americans’ dependency on the federal
by Matt Marquardt – MASON CITY – The Mason City YMCA, in a letter dated September 12, 2012, only addressed to YMCA members, explained their actions in dealing with 3 men who
Well the Blodgett boys are on deck once more; this time it’s Todd the gunslinger. Today’s subject is Obama’s academic records, his grades, something, anything that the Republicans can grab onto without
AMES, Iowa – The Iowa Department of Transportation will sell used computer equipment Thursday, Sept. 27, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the south end of the Materials lab at 800
Chicago Tribune – An Hermosa neighborhood man has been charged with sexually assaulting two toddlers under his care and recording the assaults on video, prosecutors said today. Wilfredo Elias, 29, was arrested
By Rob Hotakainen, McClatchy Newspapers – LEESBURG, Va. — With 1,350 employees in its five U.S. factories, New Balance is proud that it still produces 7 million pairs of shoes each year
Rod Boshart, CR Gazette – Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz said Monday that “everything is on hold right now” after a district court judge’s ruling last week that halted the Iowa Republican from
By David G. Savage, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court cast doubt Tuesday on whether that state can enforce its new photo ID law for the November election,
Vanessa Miller, CR Gazette – During a voluntary search of a University of Iowa student’s dorm room in 2007, UI police officers were abruptly asked to leave. They did, and the student
By John M. Glionna, Los Angeles Times – LAS VEGAS — An Arizona judge says police can immediately start enforcing the “show me your papers” provision of the state’s controversial immigration law, marking
By Hannah Allam, McClatchy Newspapers – UNITED NATIONS — Weeks before Egypt’s landmark presidential election, the State Department invited Grammy-nominated singer Maiysha to mentor aspiring female vocalists in a very tense Cairo. The
By Jared S. Hopkins, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — In paperwork filed Tuesday, former Bears wide receiver Sam Hurd pleaded guilty to a federal drug charge, but his lawyer later said the government
By Sheldon Ocker, Akron Beacon Journal – CLEVELAND — David Huff failed to match his success in two relief appearances when he was given a start Tuesday night, but he probably will get
By Tyler Dunne, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – GREEN BAY, Wis. — For D.J. Williams, it could have gotten very ugly, very fast. His family and friends were all watching. As a rookie last
By Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — The Cubs played two games Tuesday at Wrigley Field, with one ending around 1:30 a.m. and the other beginning at 7 p.m. After the Cubs
By Rick Hummel, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – ST. LOUIS — It might be hard to sell Cardinals righthander Kyle Lohse as the leading Cy Young Award contender in the National League, but he’s
By Jim Buchta, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — While the recession is fading and the housing market is recovering, many architecture firms are still caught in a mighty struggle. A national survey
Mike Hlas, CR Gazette – Every BCS conference football team in the nation has designated victims, even Indiana (Massachusetts). Iowa’s in 2012 is Central Michigan. Who says so? Iowa. At least it
Vanessa Miller, CR Gazette – A 35-year-old Iowa City bus driver was arrested Monday on suspicion of leaving the scene of an injury accident after police said he cut off a motorcycle,
Paul Walsh, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – A motorist charged Tuesday with driving drunk and fatally colliding in her SUV with two people on a motorcycle in East Bethel had a blood alcohol content
Emily Gurnon, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. – Maria Luna reached the part of her story where two men she was with began attacking another man. The victim owed them for drugs, she
By David Enders, McClatchy Newspapers – KHAWEIJA, Syria — On what should have been the first day of school, children in the Syrian town of Khaweija helped pick through the remains of a
By Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – PITTSBURGH — The Milwaukee Brewers have gotten themselves onto the cusp of the second wild-card spot in the National League with a winning mix of potent
By Kate Mather, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Officials have revealed some details of space shuttle Endeavour’s aerial tour of California, a final flight that is to include low-level passes
By Tony Pugh, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney’s controversial claim that 47 percent of Americans “pay no taxes” and are “dependent upon government” is an overstatement that put his presidential
By Corilyn Shropshire, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — September had barely started, but that didn’t stop retailers from talking Christmas: Wal-Mart said it would kick-off its holiday layaway promotion just two weeks after