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By Bob Secter and Kim Geiger, Tribune Washington Bureau – PEWAUKEE, Wis. — Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson was nursing a small lead late Tuesday in a four-way Republican primary for an
By Melissa Hayes and John Reitmeyer, The Record (Hackensack, N.J.) – TRENTON, N.J. — Gov. Chris Christie is taking his self-proclaimed “New Jersey Comeback” tour to prime time at the GOP convention,
By Richard Cowen, Nick Clunn and John Petrick, The Record (Hackensack, N.J.) – PATERSON, N.J. — With tears steaming down her face, a Paterson woman who police say was kept by her
By Phil Willon and Tony Perry, Los Angeles Times – RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A fast-moving wildfire stoked by triple-digit temperatures burned more than 1,800 acres Tuesday in the foothills of the San
Brandon Stahl, Duluth News Tribune – Duluth police are investigating state Rep. Kerry Gauthier, DFL-Duluth, in connection with an incident last month at the Thompson Hill rest area off Interstate 35 near
MASON CITY – Shane Simon, 39, of Mason city was cited for child endangerment on August 13th by Cerro Gordo County deputies. Simon claims that he let his oldest daughter babysit, who
By Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times – WASHINGTON — Just as you were ready to tuck into a nice three-egg omelet again, comforted by the reassuring news that eggs are not so
OPEN BURNING BAN CONTINUES — The Fire Chiefs of the fire departments in Cerro Gordo County want to remind citizens that the open burning ban issued by the State Fire Marshal on
By Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times – ZANESVILLE, Ohio — A comment by Vice President Joe Biden that Mitt Romney’s banking policies would “put y’all back in chains” raised eyebrows Tuesday on
MASON CITY – The troubled Alley Katz bar, which is routinely in the local news, is back there again. An NIT reader sent in a picture of an unusual offer the bar
By Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angeles Times – HOUSTON — A military judge refused to delay the trial of an Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly Fort Hood shooting, fining him for refusing
By Sean Cockerham, McClatchy Newspapers – JANESVILLE, Wis. — The small Wisconsin city of Janesville, a heavily union town that has long been a reliable vote for Democratic presidential candidates, including Barack Obama,
By Richard Cowen, Hannah Adely and Nick Clunn, The Record (Hackensack, N.J.) – PATERSON, N.J. — New Jersey State Police got what they came for when they raided a Paterson apartment last
By Brian Bennett, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — Immigration authorities are bracing for a deluge of applications starting Wednesday when more than 1.2 million young illegal immigrants who were brought to
By Lisa Black and Erin Meyer, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — The powerboat was speeding straight toward Tony Borcia as the 10-year-old bobbed in the water in his life jacket. Horrified, three
By Adam H. Beasley, The Miami Herald – MIAMI — Chad Johnson broke his silence Tuesday, issuing a written apology on his website three days after his arrest on domestic abuse charges.
By Richard Simon, Los Angeles Times – WASHINGTON — The prospect of more debris from last year’s Japanese tsunami washing up on the Pacific Coast has triggered a move on Capitol Hill
By Victoria Kim, Los Angeles Times – SANTA ANA, Calif. — Can federal agents, acting in the name of counterterrorism, be sued for their actions? That was the question at the center
Franklin and Wright Counties are sponsoring a two day yard sale September 14 and 15th. This is the second annual Highway 3 Corridor Yard Sale. Locations of yard sales will be along
By Jay Weaver, The Miami Herald – MIAMI — Sandra Avila Beltran, the reputed “Queen of the Pacific” in the Colombian-Mexican drug trade, must stay behind bars in a Miami detention center
By Dan Wiederer, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MANKATO, Miss. — On his first 11-on-11 handoff of his first training camp practice in pads Tuesday, Vikings running back Adrian Peterson burst through the
By Roger Moore, McClatchy-Tribune News Service – ORLANDO, Fla. — Terry Crews discovered his special gift way back in high school. No, we’re talking about football, which he grew up playing and
By Nicole Brodeur, The Seattle Times – SEATTLE — To be honest, I’ve never been a big fan of Katie Couric. It always seemed that whatever she was hosting, whomever she was
By Derrick Goold, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – ST. LOUIS — With no more guaranteed starts for rookie Joe Kelly as Jaime Garcia makes his way back to the big-league rotation, manager Mike
By Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — As the losses pile up for the Cubs in the first year of the rebuild, the new regime is looking at the game differently
By Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — Facing criticism from federal and state lawmakers, the world’s leading manufacturers of flame retardants say they are reviewing their advocacy efforts, including their involvement
By Kevin G. Hall, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — In selecting Paul Ryan as his running mate, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has taken the unusual step of embracing a man whose
MASON CITY – Two citizens with concerns over a new sledding hill project on Mason City’s south side spoke before the Mason City Parks and Recreation Board Tuesday. Marcia Boster (pictured, left)
By Joe Christensen, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — The Twins wish the main theme from Tuesday night’s game would have been Josh Willingham’s career-high 30th home run, or perhaps their offense’s
Sydney Marie Miller 14, of Charles City, passed away peacefully Thursday, August 9, 2012 at the St. Louis Children’s Hospital, St. Louis, MO. Surrounded by her mom, dad’s and cousin along with
From the North Iowa Youth Center: Join us for ice cream sundae and root beer floats! This is an informal gathering to say THANK YOU! To our sponsors and Mason City Honda.
By Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angeles Times – HOUSTON — Dallas County officials have declared a state of emergency after the West Nile virus infected at least 190 people, killing 10, as the
By Jeff McLane, The Philadelphia Inquirer – BETHLEHEM, Pa. — There was plenty of drama at Eagles training camp, but it didn’t come from the team’s trio of young offensive stars. In
By Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – DENVER — The latter innings of games have been the Milwaukee Brewers’ primary downfall this season. The last couple of nights at Coors Field, the
By Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times – Fire crews battled a blaze in central Washington state that had destroyed more than 43 square miles of dry forest and brush and continued
By Mike Rosenberg and Jason Green, San Jose Mercury News – PALO ALTO, Calif. — Kariem McFarlin told detectives he was desperate for easy cash when he saw the Palo Alto home
By Girlie Linao – MANILA, Philippines — Tropical Storm Kai-Tak slammed the northern Philippines Wednesday, triggering flash floods and landslides and killing at least three people, one week after deadly monsoon rains
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Virginia man was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison and 15 years of supervised release Monday for receiving child pornography over the Internet. He was also ordered
IOWA CITY – The University of Iowa women’s soccer team has been picked sixth in the preseason coaches’ poll, the Big Ten Conference office announced Tuesday. Three Hawkeyes were also included in
Vanessa Miller, CR Gazette – NORTH LIBERTY — A 24-year-old North Liberty man has been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after being hospitalized with a blood alcohol level of 0.627 percent,