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By Brandon Bailey, San Jose Mercury News – SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told a friendly tech audience Tuesday that his company’s mobile business has been underestimated, but he vowed it
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry Branstad on Tuesday named K. Brian London has the new Commissioner of the Iowa Department of Public Safety. London begins on October 8th, and replaces Larry Noble,
(Washington) – Drug Enforcement Administration’s Administrator Michele M. Leonhart announced on August 23rd the signing of a new memorandum of cooperation (MOC) between the United States Drug Enforcement Administration and the Government
By Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times – WASHINGTON — The financial crisis and the Great Recession have taken a heavy toll on the U.S. Now one advocacy group says it has calculated that
CHICAGO—Three defendants have been arrested in Iowa and Ohio on federal charges filed in Chicago for allegedly engaging in sex trafficking of three minor girls they transported earlier this year from Iowa
United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Little Eagle, South Dakota man charged with sexual abuse of a person incapable of consenting was sentenced on September 10, 2012, by United
By Jon Bardin, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Kids who play video games like “Manhunt” and “Grand Theft Auto III” are more likely to drive recklessly, according to a new study
Diane Heldt, CR Gazette – AMES – University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics ended the most recent fiscal year on a good financial note, hospital officials told state regents Wednesday during a
By David Lightman, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney’s stinging blasts at President Barack Obama in the wake of attacks on U.S. diplomatic posts in Libya and Egypt was a vivid illustration
By Brandon Bailey, San Jose Mercury News – Google on Tuesday announced a new YouTube application for Apple’s iTunes store, a little more than a month after the two companies made headlines with
By Roger Moore, McClatchy-Tribune News Service – It’s the details that stand out whenever a classic film is converted to 3-D. With “Finding Nemo,” the shimmering sea surface, scratches on the lens of
By Roger Moore, McClatchy-Tribune News Service – We know who and what Robert Miller is the moment Richard Gere brings the character into the frame in the new thriller “Arbitrage.” He’s a player,
From the Mason City School District: Phase 3B – Henkel Construction – John Adams Middle School THANKS YOU HENKEL CONSTRUCTION! It’s official, the John Adams building is completed and opened this fall
By Mary Ellen Klas, The Miami Herald – GAINESVILLE, Fla.— The retired Florida pastor who got international attention two years ago for threatening to burn the Quran was again in the media spotlight
By Scott Powers, Orlando Sentinel – ORLANDO, Fla. — In Bill Clinton’s world, opposing political sides cooperate, arithmetic counts, everyone’s in it together and prosperity is shared by all. In his world, the
San Antonio, TX – Latray Whitley, 23, was arrested yesterday evening by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force in San Antonio without incident. An arrest warrant was issued by the San Antonio
By Leon Stafford, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution – ATLANTA — By the year 2020, more than 2 billion people around the world are expected to join the middle class or move from rural and
IOWA CITY, Iowa – Former Hawkeye All-American center Bruce Nelson will serve as Iowa’s honorary captain this weekend as the University of Iowa hosts Northern Iowa (2:42 p.m., BTN) in Kinnick Stadium.
Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York; and Mary Galligan, the Acting Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau
By Dom Amore, The Hartford Courant – STORRS, Conn. — Jim Calhoun’s long, remarkably successful and often turbulent tenure as UConn’s men’s basketball coach is coming to an end. NBC Connecticut’s Kevin Nathan,
By Franco Ordonez and William Douglas, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — The teachers strike in Chicago this week could be a bruising battle on the picket line and in the school of public
By Brian Bennett, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON—The first work permits and deportation deferrals have been mailed to young illegal immigrants who applied under an Obama administration initiative that began last month. More
By Marc Caputo, The Miami Herald – The deadly U.S. embassy attacks gripped the presidential campaign Wednesday when Republican Mitt Romney claimed the president’s administration had been “sympathizing” with the attackers and apologizing
by Jody Spear and Kelly Meyer – LAKE MILLS – The First Annual Grandparents Day Celebration was held at the Lake Mills Care Center and Mills Harbor Assisted Living. “We want the
MASON CITY – Alliant Energy, the Lime Creek Nature Center, and the Cerro Gordo County Conservation Board are teaming up to offer “Operation ReLeaf!” This program provides low-cost, high-quality and diverse landscape
By David Lauter and Mitchell Landsberg, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — The deeply partisan nature of this year’s campaign intruded abruptly into a foreign policy crisis as Republican nominee Mitt Romney sharply
MASON CITY – North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) is pleased to announce that auditions for membership in the North Iowa Choral Society will be held Sunday Sept. 16 in Fine Arts
By Tom Silverstein, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – GREEN BAY, Wis. — Trying to figure out the hierarchy in the Green Bay Packers’ secondary is a little like staring down at a freshwater
By Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angeles Times – HOUSTON — The latest development in the unfolding sex scandal at San Antonio’s Lackland Air Force Base: An instructor was acquitted of sexually assaulting a boot
By Nancy A. Youssef, Suliman Ali Zway and Jonathan S. Landay, McClatchy Newspapers – BENGHAZI, Libya — The U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other American officials died in a coordinated assault on
By Andrew Blankstein, Joel Rubin and Angel Jennings, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Even in the land of police chases, it was a wild ride. A pair of bank robbery suspects
By Anita Creamer, The Sacramento Bee – SACRAMENTO, Calif.—After a recent break from work – which included a conference in Germany, a wedding in Sweden and a visit to Vienna – U.S. Ambassador
By Don Lee, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — The U.S. poverty rate leveled off last year for the first time since the Great Recession, but the halting recovery deepened the financial pain
By Ned Parker and Shashank Bengali, Los Angeles Times – CAIRO — The attack on a U.S. diplomatic post in eastern Libya that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans was carried
Rick Smith, CR Gazette – City Hall has been apologizing for some time about the broken-down sign along Interstate 380 that had been welcoming motorists to the city from the south. On
Five Iowa schools are among 269 schools nationwide named 2012 National Blue Ribbon Schools for their overall academic excellence or for their progress in improving student academic achievement levels: Carroll High School
By Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times – SAN FRANCISCO—The iPhone 5 is finally here. After months of rampant rumors and hype, Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook debuted the company’s latest smartphone Wednesday in
By Brian Hamilton, Chicago Tribune – SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Notre Dame will join the Atlantic Coast Conference in all sports except football and hockey, both the league and the school announced Wednesday.
WASHINGTON – A Minneapolis man was sentenced today to serve 72 months in prison for sexually abusing two minor boys, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal
The following letter is from the Iowa Racing & Gaming Commission to the Worth County Development Authority (WCDA) as a result of an investigation into the WCDA spearheaded by Worth County citizens.