Some dogs dumped in cruelest manner
Kathy Lynn Gray, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio – Michelle Phillips couldn’t believe what she was seeing. A wriggling brown puppy, locked in a crate, was slowly sinking into the chilly water of Dry
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Kathy Lynn Gray, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio – Michelle Phillips couldn’t believe what she was seeing. A wriggling brown puppy, locked in a crate, was slowly sinking into the chilly water of Dry
by Matt Marquardt – Mason City Council meetings are beginning to have the look and feel of county supervisor meetings. Dull, boring, and no one shows up. It’s been said around town
Larry Oakes and Curt Brown, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – ST. CLOUD – Stearns County prosecutors have released Ryan Michael Larson without charges in the shooting of Cold Spring police officer Tom Decker. Authorities
MASON CITY – NorthIowaToday.com has received multiple reports today that the IC Systems bill collection / call center will begin a series of layoffs and then close its doors on July 31st,
By Sheera Frenkel, McClatchy Newspapers – JERUSALEM — Unshaken by rising international criticism, Israeli officials confirmed Tuesday that they plan to proceed with two new settlement construction projects, including development in a highly
Trish Mehaffey, CR Gazette – CEDAR RAPIDS – Dwight Miller told his former investment adviser, who was sentenced Monday for defrauding numerous people out of their life savings, that he “literally financially
NORA SPRINGS – A rural Mason City man was hospitalized Sunday after sustaining a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the foot while deer hunting Sunday afternoon. Jeffrey A. Esser, 29, was moving through
MASON CITY – The Cerro Gordo County Board of Supervisors met for their regular meeting on Tuesday morning. At the meeting, the board set new dates for the next two meetings. Those
by Jody Spear and Kelly Meyer – MASON CITY – An Orange City, Iowa man was arrested on multiple charges including operating while intoxicated after a serious three vehicle accident at about
MASON CITY – Mason City police arrested two men Saturday morning for public intoxication. Police were already on the scene at Burke’s Bar, 1221 North Federal Avenue, at 2:13 AM, when officers
From Senator Amanda Ragan – When looking ahead to the 2013 session of the Iowa Legislature, continuing to create jobs and grow Iowa’s economy tops my priority list. We need to do
By Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times – WASHINGTON—The number of homes in foreclosure dropped in October from the previous month and was down 9 percent for the year as the housing market showed
By Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Former New York Mets star and self-styled financial guru Lenny Dykstra, who was already sentenced to three years in state prison for
By Michael A. Memoli, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of governors came to Washington on Tuesday to express concern to the White House and members of Congress about the
By Jeff Gelles, The Philadelphia Inquirer – Imagine a brazen burglary at the police precinct and you’ll understand what the Federal Trade Commission was up against. For weeks, consumers had been complaining about
By Michelle Theriault Boots and Lisa Demer, Anchorage Daily News – ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Israel Keyes was a serial killer who traveled from Alaska to Vermont for the “specific purpose of kidnapping
MASON CITY – The No. 3 NIACC men’s basketball team begins a stretch of three games in six days Tuesday night. NIACC (9-1 overall) plays at Rochester Community Technical College Tuesday. The
DES MOINES, IA — Two Des Moines men were sentenced for their roles in the use of Molotov cocktails in an attempt to destroy an apartment leasing office, announced United States Attorney
Forest City, Iowa – As temperatures started to drop in recent weeks, members of the Education Club at Waldorf College discovered they weren’t the only ones cold. “Education students working with children
By Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Howard Stern has signed on for another season of “America’s Got Talent.” The outspoken radio personality made the announcement on his SiriusXM radio
David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that WILLIAM PAUL PATRICK, 68, of Glastonbury, was sentenced today by Senior United States District Judge Warren W. Eginton in
By Shan Li, Los Angeles Times – Shoppers went hunting for bargains over the Internet on Cyber Monday in yet another round of retail mania this month, setting a record as the biggest
By David Scott, The Charlotte Observer – CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o was happy and honored to win the Bronko Nagurski Award on Monday night. He’s the nation’s top defensive
By Tom Silverstein, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – GREEN BAY, Wis. — The offense the Green Bay Packers ran Sunday against Minnesota isn’t the offense that coach Mike McCarthy wants to run every week.
By Jessica Guynn, Los Angeles Times – SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook is getting out the vote — on whether users can continue to vote on policy changes at the giant social network. Voting
By Jerry Hirsch, Los Angeles Times – With the presidential election and Superstorm Sandy behind them, car shoppers headed for dealer lots last month in the biggest numbers since early 2008. Multiple brands,
By David Lightman, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Monday asked Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida — who led the Democratic Party in a triumphant election year but
By Juan O. Tamayo, The Miami Herald – MIAMI — Cuba’s offer to swap U.S. government subcontractor Alan Gross for five Cuban spies convicted in Miami is not at all acceptable to
By Ellen Cruz – MANILA, Philippines — More than 50 people were killed Tuesday, and some 57,000 displaced, as Typhoon Bopha hit the southern Philippines, with strong winds and heavy rains also
By David Lightman and Kevin G. Hall, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — A Republican proposal Monday to shave $2.2 trillion off projected budget deficits sets up a fiscal-cliff showdown with the White
Scott Dochterman, CR Gazette – IOWA CITY — Iowa’s 88-59 win Saturday against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi was the perfect opportunity to spread minutes throughout Iowa’s bench. Iowa Coach Fran McCaffery played each
By David Heinzmann, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s administration asked a federal judge Monday to set aside a jury verdict in the infamous videotaped beating of a female
By Kate Mather and David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times – NORTHRIDGE, Calif. — From the street, the tidy two-story ranch house didn’t stand out in the suburban Northridge tract northwest of Los
By Kellis Robinett, The Kansas City Star – MANHATTAN, Kan. — The first day of college football’s award season couldn’t have gone much better for Kansas State quarterback Collin Klein. He was selected
By Rick Bentley, The Fresno Bee – Are you trying to find just the right gift because last year’s coupon for the Chocolate-Covered-Meat of the Month Club was a flop? Skip the traditional
AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State women’s basketball team’s 42-point win over intrastate rival Drake was enough to propel the Cyclones (5-0) up two spots to No. 22 in this week’s Associated
By Nancy A. Youssef and Amina Ismail, McClatchy Newspapers – CAIRO — Protesters Tuesday night stormed onto the grounds of the Egyptian presidential palace in a dramatic escalation of the crisis over Egyptian
(Mason City) – December 2 – 8, 2012 marks National Influenza (flu) Week. Now more than ever, it is imperative to receive your flu shot. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention