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By Dan Wiederer, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – CHICAGO — The questions came at Minnesota Vikings coach Leslie Frazier in rapid succession. During a seven-minute postgame press conference Sunday at Soldier Field, Frazier tried
By Adam Teicher, The Kansas City Star – KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Solutions for what ails their struggling offense continue to elude the Chiefs, but center Ryan Lilja had a great answer when
By D. Orlando Ledbetter, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution – TAMPA, Fla. — The Atlanta Falcons call it their “P.Y.P. Attack.” When it comes to covering Atlanta’s talented receiving corps, the opposition has to play
By Jim Thomas, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – GLENDALE, Ariz. — For the first time in 52 days, the St. Louis Rams have a turnover — and a victory — to their credit. Taking
By Maher Abukhater and Mark Magnier, Los Angeles Times – RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Palestinian Authority announced Saturday it would exhume the body of Yasser Arafat within days in a bid to
By Richard A. Serrano, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON – The top Republican to oppose a nomination of Susan Rice as new secretary of state softened his opposition and said Sunday he was
MASON CITY – At Tuesday’s Mason City Council meeting, concerns about possible budget issues were again expressed as the possibility of selling Highland Golf Course was discussed. Highland Golf Course has not
Courtesy: cyclones.com – LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Anthony Bennett tallied 22 points to help No. 18 UNLV defeat Iowa State (4-2, 0-0 Big 12), 82-70 Saturday night in the consolation game of
By Rich Hammond, The Orange County Register – LOS ANGELES — Notre Dame fans still cringe at the memory of USC’s game-winning “Bush Push” in 2005. Now, Trojan fans can commiserate. They
WAVERLY – An Osage man accused of robbing a bank with the help of another Iowa man will appear in court Monday morning for an arraignment. William Clayton, 19, is due in
By The CR Gazette Editorial Board —- It’s been nearly six months since Gov. Terry Branstad used a line-item veto to erase a $500,000 emergency state appropriation for Iowa’s food banks. We
MASON CITY – Early Sunday morning, Mason City police arrested two Mason City men for stealing a car and for burglary. According to police, at about 4:25 AM, two police officers noticed
November 25th, 2012 – MEN’S BASKETBALL What’s next: The No. 5 NIACC men’s basketball team (8-1 overall) plays at the Luther College junior varsity in Decorah at 7 p.m. Monday. Next action
Courtesy: UNI Athletics Communications – PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas – The University of Northern Iowa men’s basketball team could not hang on to a 14-point first half lead and dropped a 52-47 decision to the
ANCHORAGE (Nov. 24) – University of Alaska Anchorage athletic director Dr. Steve Cobb has announced the field for the 2013 Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout men’s basketball tournament. The 36th annual event will
By Jerry Zgoda, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – OAKLAND, Calif. — Hurry, Ricky, hurry. Timberwolves injured point guard Ricky Rubio flies off to Colorado for a three-day visit he hopes will get him
AMES, Iowa – The No. 18 Cyclones (20-7, 13-3 Big 12) took down No. 3 Texas (23-4, 15-1 Big 12) in five sets (23-25, 25-19, 25-21, 15-25, 15-13) on senior day in
FREEPORT, Bahamas – Hallie Christofferson scored 11 points in a 16-5 second-half surge to lead Iowa State to a 68-50 win over Illinois Saturday in the championship game of the Junkanoo Jam at
By Rex Huppke, Chicago Tribune – I have some bad news for young people entering the workforce: You’re all a bunch of weenies, and we don’t like you. LOL! JUST KIDDING! No, seriously,
(Mason City) – The Cerro Gordo County Department of Public Health is celebrating National Home Care Month. The Health Department has been providing home care services to residents of Cerro Gordo County
By K.C. Johnson, Chicago Tribune – MILWAUKEE — The rotation remains in flux. The bench continues to disappoint. Turnovers and defense are still problem areas. But at least the losing ways stopped
By Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times – WASHINGTON — A potential casualty of the “fiscal cliff” standoff is the ability of Congress to adjust an outdated tax code provision that could significantly boost
By Gary M. Singer, Sun Sentinel – QUESTION: Years ago we bought a mobile home, but we lease the lot that it sits on. The lot lease was affordable but has gone up
By Chuck Barney, Contra Costa Times – DON’T MISS: “THE HOUR” — This stylish, critically lauded British drama series about the inner workings of a TV news operation returns for its second season
James Q. Lynch, CR Gazette – The goldfinch license plate remained the most popular specialty plate offered by the Iowa Department of Transportation in fiscal 2012. Iowans bought 26,032 goldfinch plates —
By Bruce Ackerman, Los Angeles Times – For all the brave talk of a fiscal “grand bargain,” President Obama and House Speaker John A. Boehner are playing small ball on a narrow field
By Rich Heldenfels, Akron Beacon Journal – When Lindsay Lohan was in the middle of one of her tabloid dramas — which still seem unending — it was all too easy to forget
By Rosie Mestel, Los Angeles Times – Nearly everyone ages 15 to 64 should be screened for HIV even if they’re not at great risk for contracting the virus, under guidelines proposed by
By Amina Khan, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Scientists may have discovered the secret to avoiding the fiscal cliff: Happiness. Regardless of whether money can buy happiness, being happy may actually
By John Horn, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — When Ang Lee first read Yann Martel’s “Life of Pi” soon after its 2001 publication, the “Brokeback Mountain” filmmaker came to the same
By Barry Koltnow, The Orange County Register – This Friday has a nickname. It’s known as “Black Friday,” and it marks the start of the holiday shopping season. Wednesday doesn’t have a nickname,
Daily Press (Newport News, Va.) – JARRATT, Va. — Johnathon Montgomery said the first hint of freedom came late Tuesday afternoon. A prison guard brought a set of civilian clothes to his
By Steve Alexander, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – QUESTION: I run an email newsletter service for some local nonprofits, and I disagree with your column advising people to label unwanted e-mail spam rather than
By Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times – By the time Joe Rosenkrantz took his seat in his company’s conference room, a video camera had already handled the introductions. An image of Rosenkrantz,
By Mark Magnier, Los Angeles Times – JERUSALEM — Soon after the cease-fire took effect this week between Israel and Hamas, another truce ended: The agreement among candidates in Israel’s upcoming elections
Strategy is a science and technology based approach to reducing nutrients to Iowa waters and the Gulf of Mexico – (DES MOINES) – Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad today joined Iowa Secretary of
BOSTON—A Somerville man was sentenced last week in federal court for conspiring to violate the RICO statute and possessing firearms and ammunition. Ralph F. Deleo, 69, of Somerville, was sentenced by U.S.
IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa wrestling team improved its dual record to 5-0 with a pair of wins over Southern Illinois-Edwardsville (49-0) and Cornell College (49-3) Saturday at the
BOSTON—A Somerville man was sentenced last week in federal court for conspiring to violate the RICO statute and possessing firearms and ammunition. Ralph F. Deleo, 69, of Somerville, was sentenced by U.S.
The Philadelphia Inquirer – ARGO 3 1/2 stars. Ben Affleck stars in, and directs, the far-fetched but nonetheless factual tale of a CIA plot to extricate six U.S. embassy workers from Tehran