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MASON CITY – A Mason City man turned himself into the Cerro Gordo County Jail on a valid warrant. Spencer Benn Sage, 21, turned himself into the Cerro Gordo County Jail Tuesday
By Carol Rosenberg, The Miami Herald – GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba — Alleged Sept. 11, 2001, mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed has the right to wear a camouflage vest to his death-penalty
by Matt Marquardt – MASON CITY – Mayor Eric Bookmeyer remarked at last night’s council meeting regarding the Mercy expansion project that public record of campaign contributions are “not relevant” even though
COACH FERENTZ: Just following up on John Campbell. John’s just such a tremendous guy, so I certainly want to wish him all the best. I didn’t realize until just now, Steve told
By Hannah Allam, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — Rebels who ambushed Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi’s convoy not only probably killed the strongman and his son after capture but also summarily executed more
By Steven Thomma, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama leaped back into the presidential campaign Tuesday, aggressively challenging rival Mitt Romney in a tense debate likely to reset the contest
By David Lightman And Anita Kumar, McClatchy Newspapers – HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney aggressively challenged each other Tuesday night in their second debate, with more
WATERLOO—Iowa’s greatest sports figure and Iowa’s longest serving governor will be the focal point of a special presentation in Waterloo. Iowa governor Terry Branstad will declare October 25, 2012, as Dan Gable
The following offender has escaped from a residential work release facility. The offender was transferred to this facility after being granted a work release by the Iowa Board of Parole. Work Release
WASHINGTON — American tourists, with twisted overseas travel plans to engage in child sex tourism, may think they are beyond the reach of U.S. law enforcement. However, they should know that it
Editorial by Matt Marquardt – A Mason City resident got under the skin of Mayor Eric Bookmeyer and At-Large City Councilman Scott Tornquist at last night’s council meeting. This is not the
MASON CITY – A contractor working for the Canadian Pacific Railroad will be replacing a railroad bridge near South Pierce Avenue. Due to the location of the bridge and its proximity to
By Saeed Shah, McClatchy Newspapers – ISLAMABAD — The horrific shooting of a teenage girl by the Pakistani Taliban to silence her campaign for schooling for girls has forced a battered Pakistan to
By Roy Gutman, McClatchy Newspapers – ISTANBUL — Turkish tanks are deployed on hilltops overlooking Syria and additional combat aircraft have been moved to bases close to that war-torn country in an escalation
By Jeremy C. Owens, San Jose Mercury News – Apple sent out a media invitation Tuesday to an Oct. 23event expected to be the introduction of a new, smaller iPad to compete with
By Jeffry Bartash, MarketWatch – WASHINGTON — Americans paid sharply higher prices for goods and services in September, the government said Tuesday, mainly because of the elevated cost of gas. The consumer price
By Richard Fausset, Los Angeles Times – MEXICO CITY—The Cuban government announced Tuesday that it plans to rescind the requirement that its citizens obtain exit visas in order to travel abroad, generating hope
By Saeed Shah, McClatchy Newspapers – ISLAMABAD — The horrific shooting of a teenage girl by the Pakistani Taliban to silence her campaign for schooling for girls has forced a battered Pakistan to
By Rick Pearson and Katherine Skiba, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — Out of sight for months and seeking re-election in weeks, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.’s return to Congress by voters may be virtually
By Jeff Weiner, Orlando Sentinel – ORLANDO, Fla.—The task force reviewing Florida’s controversial “stand your ground” law met for the sixth time on Tuesday and heard presentations in defense of the law from
By Danielle Ryan, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — Rep. Michele Bachmann has raised nearly $4.5 million between July and September to fund what is turning out to be her toughest re-election campaign
By Jeremy Roebuck, The Philadelphia Inquirer – PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania State University will not renew the contract of embattled Athletic Director Tim Curley when it expires in June, the college announced Tuesday. Curley,
By Tiffany Hsu, Los Angeles Times – Amazon.com Inc., the online retailer that has many bricks-and-mortar companies on the defensive, said it will hire more than 50,000 seasonal employees nationwide for the holiday
By Richard Marosi and Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times – SAN DIEGO — A woman claiming to be the daughter of the world’s most wanted drug trafficker was arrested at a California port
By Carol Rosenberg, The Miami Herald – GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba — In a bid to illustrate the absurdity of knee-jerk secrecy at Guantanamo, a Navy defense lawyer on Tuesday invoked none
By Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times – LONDON — In a case that has dogged Anglo-American relations for a decade, Britain said Tuesday that it would not send a confessed computer hacker to
By Amy Pavuk, Orlando Sentinel – ORLANDO, Fla. — Customer files from Florida pharmacies, details on bonuses given to pharmacists, and two years’ worth of internal correspondence were among the mountain of data
By Dianna Hunt, Fort Worth Star-Telegram – FORT WORTH, Texas — Convicted killer Steven Lawayne Nelson was sentenced to death Tuesday for the brutal suffocation death of an Arlington, Texas, pastor during a
By Michael Muskal, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Officials are investigating the Arizona National Guard after a series of news reports disclosed that military recruiters engaged in repeated misbehavior, including sexual
By Tiffany Hsu, Los Angeles Times – U.S. manufacturing industry executives have bemoaned a skills gap in the nation’s workforce, but a new report says the shortfall isn’t a big deal — yet.
By Meg James, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — At the end of News Corp.’s combative shareholders meeting, the titan of old media, Rupert Murdoch, was asked a new media question that
By John Byrne, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO—Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel will continue his role as a surrogate for President Barack Obama this weekend, heading to Florida to try to persuade the swing state’s
By Don Lee, Larry Gordon and Adolfo Flores, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — For years, transplant surgeons have struggled with a vexing problem: seriously ill patients desperate for new kidneys and healthy
By Cindy Krischer Goodman, The Miami Herald – Just last month, in a cozy restaurant with family around the table, Debbie Zelman blew out the candle on her birthday cake. It was an
By Howard Mintz, San Jose Mercury News – SAN FRANCISCO — California’s unprecedented regulations to reduce the carbon footprint of transportation fuels appears to face a smoggy future in the courts. During nearly
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State head cross country coach Corey Ihmels says his Cyclone teams are right where they want to be heading into the Big 12 Conference Championships, Oct. 27 in
By Nadege Green and Julie K. Brown, The Miami Herald – MIAMI — Robert Labranche was arrested 27 times, spent much of his early life in and out of jail and was so
By Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press – DETROIT — Tyler Perry has a lot to say about his upcoming movie “Alex Cross,” except when it comes to a certain minor plot point. The