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By Dave Van Dyck, Chicago Tribune – SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants helped create their own World Series home-field advantage by starring in the National League’s All-Star game victory. And it has worked
By Bob Secter, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — As debates go, it was hardly the Romney vs. Obama beat down in Boca Raton or even the curious sleepwalk in Denver. But Chicago, where
By John M. Glionna, Los Angeles Times – Colorado resident Lee Mulcahy discovered that there are limits to the discussion when it comes to political signage outside your home in this presidential election
By Sheera Frenkel, McClatchy Newspapers – JERUSALEM — Hamas militants fired more than 70 rockets into southern Israel on Wednesday, one day after the emir of Qatar became the first head of state
By Kathleen Hennessey and Maeve Reston, Los Angeles Times – DAVENPORT, Iowa — For Barack Obama, Iowa was the state that launched his path to the presidency, turning a long-shot candidacy into a
By Eryn Brown, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Wednesday that a 24th person had died of fungal meningitis after receiving contaminated steroid
By Ned Parker, Los Angeles Times – KABUL, Afghanistan — Two U.S. soldiers were killed on patrol Thursday in southern Afghanistan when a man in an Afghan national police uniform opened fire on
By Carol Rosenberg, The Miami Herald – GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba — Hurricane Sandy swept through this remote base Thursday, ripping boats from their berths, cutting power to all but emergency facilities
MASON CITY – Mason City police and Cerro Gordo County sheriffs responded to a robbery in progress Thursday morning at about 9:20 AM at 110 12th Street SE. A resident reported three
THE MODERATOR: Joining us now is Fran McCaffery, he welcomes back 10 letter winners and three starters from last year’s team. FRAN McCAFFERY: I am very excited about our team and our
by Jody Spear and Kelly Meyer – MASON CITY – At about 3:00 pm Wednesday, Mason City emergency responders and Plymouth Fire and Rescue were called to 305th and Thrush Avenue for
By Alex Pavlovic, San Jose Mercury News – SAN FRANCISCO — After winning six elimination games to reach the World Series, the San Francisco Giants said they wanted to take an easier
By Phil Trexler, Akron Beacon Journal – AKRON, Ohio — A psychiatrist doubts Brogan Rafferty’s claims that he helped kill three men out of fear and instead believes the Ohio teen was
by Jody Spear and Kelly Meyer – MASON CITY – For most of the summer, Jeff Rasmusson and Betty Bohl, of Jeff’s Produce, have been selling fresh vegetables on the north end
By Wesley Lowery, Ruben Vives and Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES—Five members of a Downey family were shot — three fatally — in a bizarre shooting that started at
By Fran Jeffries and Bill Torpy, Ernie Suggs, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution – ATLANTA — A man arrested Wednesday and charged with the fatal shooting of a prayer leader at World Changers Church
By Dave Helling and Steve Kraske, The Kansas City Star – KANSAS CITY, Mo.—U.S. Rep. Todd Akin’s remarks about “legitimate” rape now appear certain to cost the Republican millions of dollars in
By Michael A. Memoli, Tribune Washington Bureau – President Barack Obama told Jay Leno Wednesday night that Indiana Senate candidate Richard Mourdock’s comments about pregnancy and rape illustrate why men alone should
By Curtis Morgan and Jacqueline Charles, The Miami Herald – MIAMI — Hurricane Sandy began what could be a long and damaging march out of the Caribbean on Wednesday, leaving a string
AMES, Iowa – The No. 22 Iowa State volleyball team (12-7, 6-3 Big 12) beat No. 17 Kansas (19-4, 7-2 Big 12) in four sets (25-22, 25-21, 27-29, 25-23) Wednesday in Hilton
IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa senior center Morgan Johnson has been named Preseason All-Big Ten. The announcement was made Thursday at the annual Big Ten Media Day in Chicago. Johnson
PARK RIDGE, Ill. – Already named the preseason No. 1 team in the nation by several publications, Indiana has been chosen as the Big Ten favorite heading into the 2012-13 season as
MASON CITY – A 13 year-old girl was in the Cerro Gordo County Jail on drug charges Wednesday. Her photo and charges were publicly displayed on the Cerro Gordo County website. Takota
By Christie D’Zurilla, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Tom Cruise is going on offense, suing the publishers of Life & Style Weekly for defamation and seeking $50 million in damages
Howard Sawyer, age 38, from Black Hawk County, has been charged with failure to register as a sex offender and escape from custody. The charges are contained in an Indictment filed October
By Don Lindich, McClatchy-Tribune News Service – Q. I have recently upgraded my TV from an old rear projection box to a 55-inch Samsung flat panel and the sound quality has greatly dropped.
A man who downloaded child pornography was sentenced October 3, 2012, to five and a half years in federal prison. Daniel Lindgren, age 25, of Schaller, Iowa, received the sentence after a
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Seven people were sentenced to federal prison Wednesday for their roles in a drug trafficking and money laundering scheme that used Arkansas businesses to hide $315,000 in illegal proceeds
A woman who conspired to manufacture and distribute methamphetamine was sentenced October 4, 2012, to more than three years in federal prison. Jody Head, 36, from Stratford, Iowa, received the prison term
A man who conspired to manufacture and distribute methamphetamine was sentenced October 5, 2012, to more than seven years in federal prison. Rodney Mrozek, Jr., 31, from Fort Dodge, Iowa, received the
By Rick Bentley, The Fresno Bee – LOS ANGELES — While writing “Cloud Atlas,” author David Mitchell never thought about how his novel could be turned into a movie. “My only film-related thought
By Dan Wiederer, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — Raise your hand if you had the Vikings winning their first five home games of 2012. Speak up if you thought they’d be one
They ranged in age from 18 to 66. They were Army reservists, doctors and students, and they traveled as far as 120 miles to have sex with a child who they believed
By Roger Moore, McClatchy-Tribune News Service – It’s funny how the beloved movies of one’s less politically correct youth turn out to have a lot more edge to them once you show
A man who conspired to distribute crack cocaine from 2010 through 2012 was sentenced today to more than five years in federal prison. Rico Dixon, 29, from Waterloo, Iowa, and previously from
United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg announced that United States District Court Judge Joseph F. Bataillon sentenced Charles Phillips, Jr., age 43, of Macy, Nebraska, for his conviction for assault on a
A man who conspired to distribute crack cocaine was sentenced October 5, 2012, to more than six years in federal prison. Roscoe Perry, 26, from Sioux City, Iowa, was convicted of one
By Omar L. Gallaga, Austin American-Statesman – In the late ‘90s, I thought I was pretty tech-forward when I went to interviews. I carried a Palm Pilot digital organizer, a bulky cell phone,