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MASON CITY – The Mason City Mohawks will open their football season against the Ames High Little Cyclones tonight at Mohawk field at 7 PM. Mason City was 2-7 last year and
James Q. Lynch, CR Gazette – CEDAR RAPIDS – A national Republican committee has reserved $1 million worth of television time in Eastern Iowa for the party’s congressional challengers. One of the
Vanessa Miller, CR Gazette – IOWA CITY — A man was shot east of Iowa City on Thursday during a state investigation in Johnson County, according to authorities. Officials would not confirm
From Mason City School District: Highway 122 is under construction in front of the high school, and it will take about four more weeks to complete the project. The new entrance/exit for
Leon, IOWA — On August 16, 2012, law enforcement conducted several search warrants in Osceola, Marshalltown, and Urbandale, Iowa in effort to gain more information about a home invasion in Leon, Iowa. As
Washington, DC- Congressman Steve King released the following statement in response to the first day that an estimated 1 million illegal aliens will begin to be granted amnesty through an Executive Order
MASON CITY – At about 2:35am, August 16, 2012, a Cerro Gordo County Deputy arrested Michael Jon Frazer, 45, of Rudd, on drug charges. Frazer was stopped and arrested in the 1200
By Sandy Kleffman, Contra Costa Times – WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — All baby boomers should be tested for hepatitis C to help avoid serious liver disease and death, the national Centers for
By Cam Inman, Contra Costa Times – SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Randy Moss raced off the 49ers practice field Thursday with a smile. Again. It’s become a daily habit for the unretired
By Tony Pugh, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — Republican vice presidential hopeful Paul Ryan will leave sizable footprints on the 2012 presidential race. His controversial plan to overhaul the federal budget has
United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg announced that Matthew McCann, 24, was sentenced in federal court for distributing child pornography. The Honorable Laurie Smith Camp sentenced McCann to an 80-month term of
By Kate Mather and Rebecca Trounson, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — A second day of searching showed no sign of the 6-year-old boy swept down the Merced River in Yosemite
By Jon Bream, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – “Sparkle” commands attention because it’s the last movie for Whitney Houston and the first for “American Idol” winner Jordin Sparks. The film tells the story
By Rick Bentley, The Fresno Bee – “Sparkle,” the remake of the 1976 film starring Irene Cara, is like a great song with a bad chorus. Just when it looks like it’s
Christinia Crippes, The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa – Case New Holland Corporate Communications said Wednesday its Burlington plant has temporarily laid off about 30 employees. The number amounts to about 4.4 percent
RIVERSIDE, CA—A federal grand jury has indicted eight people—four of whom allegedly are members of a South Los Angeles street gang—on charges related to the sex trafficking of teenage girls who were
IOWA CITY, Iowa – – University of Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz announced Thursday that senior defensive lineman John Sawhill will not continue his career with the Hawkeyes. Sawhill (6-foot-3, 277), a
AMES, Iowa – The 10th-ranked Iowa State volleyball team will host its annual Cardinal and Gold scrimmage Saturday following a Chalk Talk session with head coach Christy Johnson-Lynch. Both events are free
By Ben Fritz, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger and friends will destroy two little boys and a young starlet at the box office this weekend. “The
By Mark Craig, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — There’s a reason Joe Woods is smiling. Actually, there are several. After what he went through a year ago, the Vikings’ defensive backs
Andy Hoffman, The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa – Two 13-year-olds charged with arson in connection with a fire at Corse Elementary School were released from custody Wednesday, but will be required to
By Daniel Malloy, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution – OXFORD, Ohio — Multiple glowing introductions preceded Paul Ryan before he jogged onto a platform amid thousands of cheering fans at his alma mater, but
David Owens, The Hartford Courant A Windham man is to be arraigned Thursday in Superior Court in Rockville on voyeurism and child pornography possession charges. Jacob A. Harper, 30, was arrested Wednesday
CONRAD – The DNR is investigating a fish kill in Wolf Creek west of Conrad in Grundy County. Reported late Tuesday morning, DNR environmental specialists have been on site since early afternoon.
By Steve Schmadeke, Matthew Walberg and Stacy St. Clair, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — As jurors furiously took notes, a state-hired pathologist explained Thursday why he believed the bathtub drowning of Drew
By Justin Fenton and Allan Vought, The Baltimore Sun – BALTIMORE — Alexander Kinyua, the college student accused of killing a family friend and ingesting his heart and brain, has been declared
By Annie Sweeney, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — A veteran postal carrier admitted Thursday to stealing nearly 30,000 letters containing cash, checks or money orders that he was supposed to deliver to
By David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Faced with a new law requiring that actors wear condoms during porn shoots, Los Angeles officials have recommended that the City Council
By Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times – MEXICO CITY — With rare speed, authorities in the violence-plagued coastal state of Veracruz say they have solved the killings of five journalists and news
By Les Bowen, Philadelphia Daily News – PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles aren’t necessarily focusing on winning their next preseason game, Monday at New England; after all, they won the preseason opener against
By Theodoric Meyer, The Seattle Times – ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Four days into the worst wildfire to hit Kittitas County, Wash., in years, residents are settling into a new reality: The Taylor
By Bryan Burwell, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – ST. LOUIS — At some point this weekend, everyone who truly loves professional football being played the way it’s truly s’pozed to be, will surely
By Bob McGinn, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – GREEN BAY, Wis. — Success in this distasteful form of pro football known as preseason should be measured in one line item, and one line
by Jody Spear and Kelly Meyer – MASON CITY – Around 10:30 am, Thursday, the Mason City Fire Department responded to a call of a fire at LD’s Filling Station at 620
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – August 16, 2012 – Interstate Power and Light Company (IPL), a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation (NYSE: LNT), the Iowa Office of Consumer Advocate (OCA) and the Iowa
Editorial by Matt Marquardt – A story in the Ottumwa Courier caught my eye today. As Mason City’s City Hall pursues the privatization of its sanitation department, another similarly-sized city in Iowa
Jeff Linder, CR Gazette – Defending Class 2A state champion Monticello and 2011 3A runner-up Decorah are ranked No. 1 in their respective classes in the Iowa Association of Track Coaches preseason
Jermaine Pigee, The Hawk Eye – A short teenager with braces and thick glasses stuttered slightly when he asked Jim Jelinske, his guidance counselor, to stay in his office. Jelinske will never
K.J. Pilcher, CR Gazette – Open in the Dome. Close in the Dome. The latter is a dream, but the former is a reality for the Central City football team. The Wildcats
David Owens, The Hartford Courant – A Windham man is to be arraigned Thursday in Superior Court in Rockville on voyeurism and child pornography possession charges. Jacob A. Harper, 30, was arrested