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By Kellis Robinett, The Wichita Eagle – AMES, Iowa — At some point in every football season, a team has an off day. It doesn’t execute perfectly, it commits too many penalties
By Dan Wiederer, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — Terry Shea doesn’t know where to start. The nine weeks he spent mentoring and training Robert Griffin III earlier this year proved so
By Richard Marosi and Richard Fausset, Los Angeles Times – MEXICO CITY — The fatal shooting of a teenager suspected of throwing rocks at U.S. Border Patrol agents has prompted strong condemnations
By Ann M. Simmons, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — A worker at a Santa Fe Springs seafood plant in Los Angeles County, Calif., met a tragic end this past week
By Zulfiqar Ali and Alex Rodriguez, Los Angeles Times – PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A powerful car bomb tore through a crowded market in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, killing at least 16 people
By Claire Noland, Los Angeles Times – Gary Collins, an actor who was the longtime host of the syndicated TV show “Hour Magazine” and a former master of ceremonies for the Miss
Vanessa Miller, CR Gazette – A Swisher father has been arrested on suspicion of seven charges – including assault causing bodily injury on his daughter – after police said he hit her
Vanessa Miller, CR Gazette – At the start of the second quarter in the Iowa Hawkeye game against Central Michigan on Sept. 22, three people were behind bars in Kinnick Stadium’s holding
Iowa at Michigan State Postgame Notes October 13, 2012 – Iowa defeated Michigan State, 19-16, in double-overtime at Spartan Stadium. PK Mike Meyer converted field goals in each overtime period and CB
by Matt Marquardt – CLEAR LAKE – At a small gathering at Clear Lake’s Cabin Coffee on Friday, three women expressed their support for Presidential candidate Mitt Romney. The event was arranged
From Rep. Linda Upmeyer – Iowa voters deserve to be given the opportunity to learn where candidates stand on a variety of topics that will impact their daily lives. Throughout this past
By Rich Hofmann, Philadelphia Daily News – BELLEFONTE, Pa. — Three of the 10 known victims stood up and spoke at the sentencing hearing, and a fourth had his statement read into
by Jody Spear and Kelly Meyer – MASON CITY – Project Manager Ryan McGreger and Project Engineer Rob West had their crew from Yohn Excavating, out of Clear Lake, working late Friday
Ankeny, IOWA — The state crime lab of the Division of Criminal Investigation is launching a new web application that will enable attorneys, law enforcement and members of the public to monitor
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — Two Salvadoran criminal fugitives recently captured in northern California – one wanted for murder, the other for weapons trafficking – were handed over to authorities in their
By Richard Verrier, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — To create the dramatic opening sequence for the CIA thriller “Argo,” filmmakers visited two continents to depict Iranian students storming the American Embassy
By Claudia Buck, The Sacramento Bee – California Franchise Tax Board expert Daniel Tahara answers readers’ questions on California taxes. To see more advice or to ask your own questions, go to:
MASON CITY – Teen Read Week is October 15-20, 2012 at the Mason City Library. Teens will be getting “game cards” at the Youth Services Desk if they would like to participate.
MIAMI—Federal charges were filed today against 40 defendants in 20 separate cases, dealing with thousands of stolen identities and millions of dollars of fraudulent identity theft tax filings. Today’s cases reaffirm the
Sunday Night Mixed League Rose Bowl 10/07/12 Team High Series TEAM TWO 1455 Team High Game TEAM TWO 558 Individual High Series Male David Neel 556 Individual High Series Female
By Andrew Dunn, The Charlotte Observer – CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Low interest rates are still spurring homeowners to refinance their mortgages in droves. And Wells Fargo & Co. is still making billions from
By Tony Borden – The Institute of War & Peace Reporting – LONDON — The Institute of War & Peace Reporting deplores the attack on Malala Yousufzai, a 14-year-old blogger in northwest
By Sergeo L. Loiko, Los Angeles Times – MOSCOW — In Russia many perceived the decision as strange and curious to say the least. Veteran human rights activist Svetlana Gannushkina, who was nominated
By Joe Taschler and Karen Herzog, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – MILWAUKEE — Got whey? From infant formula and protein supplements to sports drinks and nutrition bars, whey — the nursery rhyme food that
By Alan J. Heavens, The Philadelphia Inquirer – PHILADELPHIA — Good credit is important, especially when you’re looking to buy a house. Mortgage lenders have to know whether you’re able to repay
By Blair Kerkhoff, The Kansas City Star – Game of the week Stanford at Notre Dame Both are having better seasons than projected, especially the Irish. This should be a bruising game with
By Ed Meyer, Akron Beacon Journal – AKRON, Ohio — Prosecutors in the aggravated murder trial of Brogan Rafferty began their case Friday morning by calling the Stow, Ohio, teenager an able student.
MADISON, Wis. – Iowa State’s Betsy Saina and Meaghan Nelson placed second and fourth respectively, in a field of 323 runners from 48 teams to pace the Cyclone women’s cross country team
By Jessica Guynn, Los Angeles Times – MENLO PARK, Calif. — Facebook Inc. is on the outs with investors, and the tumbling stock price has dented employees’ morale and personal net worth. But
By Robert Schroeder – WASHINGTON — The U.S. government finished fiscal 2012 with a deficit of $1.089 trillion, the Treasury Department reported Friday, a smaller gap than in the prior year but
By Tom Silverstein, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – GREEN BAY, Wis. — It’s not as if Mike McCarthy and Aaron Rodgers will have a mutiny on their hands if they don’t commit to running
By Marcus Hayes, Philadelphia Daily News – For who? For what? Forever. Forever, Ricky Watters will live with his infamous dismissal, his implication that his health was more important than winning a football
By Jerry Hirsch, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Just as it was regaining market share in the U.S., Toyota has announced a massive recall that could crimp its comeback. The Japanese
By Aaron Wilson, The Baltimore Sun – BALTIMORE — A helmet to the chest from Kansas City Chiefs center Ryan Lilja rudely greeted Ravens inside linebacker Ray Lewis, a punishing blow reinforced by
By Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune – Baby boomer marriages are having a best of times/worst of times moment. Despite the overall divorce rate in the U.S. dropping during the past two decades, the
By Ben Fritz, John Horn and Julie Makinen, Los Angeles Times – BEIJING — China’s battle of the superheroes ended up being won by … a group of aging action stars. In a
By Hugo Martin, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Mexico predicts record tourist visits this year. But it’s not because of a surge in U.S. visitors. Don’t get Mexico wrong. U.S. tourists
By Kevin C. Johnson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – ST. LOUIS — Canadian rockers Three Days Grace noticed something disappointing in today’s rock scene: stale music. Drummer Neil Sanderson says Three Days Grace singer
By Rick Bentley, The Fresno Bee – SAN FRANCISCO — The best way to describe Bryan Cranston’s career is eclectic. You don’t even have to look at his whole résumé to get a
By Michael Doyle, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — Medical marijuana users will get a long-awaited day in the nation’s second-highest federal court next week, when California-based activists argue for looser regulations. While voters