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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) this week announced whooping cough (pertussis) is causing the worst epidemic seen in the U.S. in more than 50 years, and called for adults
IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa Director of Athletics Gary Barta has announced that Steve Pritzker has been named head coach of the UI rowing program. Pritzker is just the second
Jeff Linder, CR Gazette – STATE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT At Fort Dodge (Rogers Sports Complex) Friday Class 1A Third Place Don Bosco 9, Charter Oak-Ute 8 Class 2A Third Place Durant 11, Sumner-Fredericksburg
Orlan Love, CR Gazette – CASCADE – The parents of fallen soldier Michael Ristau said Friday that freedom is not free and they accept the cost. “We don’t feel he died in
Members of the Tri-County Drug Enforcement Task Force executed a search warrant at 204 S. Canfield Street, Dunkerton, Iowa. During the search warrant investigators located over 5 grams of Methamphetamine, quanitity of marijuana, cash and
On Thursday, July 19, 2012 at approximately 11:00 AM, Waterloo Police were dispatch to 315 Belmont Avenue on report of a burglary. The homeowner reported that when he pulled up to his
By Joe Flint, Ben Fritz and Meg James, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Broadcast and cable channels across the country, including NBC, CBS and ESPN, scrambled Friday to remove advertising
By Rene Lynch, Los Angeles Times – The movie theater massacre that took place in Aurora, Colo., early Friday morning unfolded about 15 miles from the scene of the Columbine High School
By Julie Makinen and Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — The shooting rampage at a screening of “The Dark Knight Rises” in Colorado early Friday left theater owners and
By Joe Christensen, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — Scouts for the Los Angeles Angels and New York Yankees were seen leaving Target Field on Wednesday, as soon as Francisco Liriano finished
Trish Mehaffey, CR Gazette – The Iowa Supreme Court upheld the murder conviction of a Parkersburg man who shot and killed legendary Aplington/Parkersburg High School football coach Ed Thomas. Mark Becker, 25,
From the Mason City Police Department, Friday, July 2012, 2012: The Mason City Police Department is asking for assistance from the public and Media in identifying this subject and his whereabouts. On
Jill and I were shocked to learn of the tragedy in Aurora, Colorado this morning. The reason this is so deeply felt by all Americans is that, but for the grace of
DALLAS, TEXAS – The PwC SMU Athletic Forum announced Thursday that Iowa State running back James White is one of 52 preseason candidates for the 2012 Doak Walker Award. The award is
Editorial by Matt Marquardt – I spoke with an Alley Katz insider today, who agreed to talk to me on the condition of anonymity. I’ll refer to to this person as “Trace.”
Corina Knoll, Los Angeles Times – Family members of two missing Iowa girls took different stances with authorities Thursday, nearly a week after the cousins vanished. Daniel and Misty Morrissey, parents of
by Jody Spear – MASON CITY – Around 1:30 pm Thursday, a group of girls were questioned by the Mason city Police Department about a bike one of them was riding. The
By Tony Perry, Los Angeles Times – SAN DIEGO — San Diego police on Friday morning arrived at the home of a woman who has identified herself as the mother of the
Mark Sommerhauser, St. Cloud Times, Minn. – Rep. Michele Bachmann has made fresh allegations of ties between a global Islamist movement and Rep. Keith Ellison, even as Bachmann’s fellow Republicans condemned her
Christopher Magan, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. – Prosecutors in the felony case against a Minneapolis police officer accused of assaulting a man in an Andover bar say they want the judge
By Michael Muskal, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Arizona’s Sheriff Joe Arpaio says that volunteer investigators working for him have concluded that President Barack Obama’s birth certificate is not legitimate.
From the Steve King campaign – Christie Vilsack officially threw her hat into the ring on July 19, 2011. One year later, one thing has become increasingly clear—she is running to be
by Matt Marquardt – DES MOINES -The Mason City Redhawks 8U baseball team won two big games in Des Moines yesterday. They beat the Des Moines Cubs 9-8 and then beat the
By Kathleen Hennessey and David Lauter, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — President Obama and his Republican rival, Mitt Romney, expressed shock and sorrow over the deadly shooting in Colorado. Obama pledged
(Listen to submitted audio from Bob at Tailwind Audio: aurora shooting) ——– By Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times – A lone 24-year-old masked gunman entered a Colorado movie theater playing the
By Lisa Mascaro, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — Calling the accusations from conservative Republican members of Congress against a top Muslim aide to Hillary Rodham Clinton “pretty dangerous,” House Speaker John
By Don Lee, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — Even as women have moved up the economic ladder and outpaced men in earnings growth in the past decade, they are lagging behind
By Nathan Bomey, Detroit Free Press – DETROIT — General Motors’ gradual shift from outsourcing most of its information technology services to conducting the work itself is not about saving money, GM
By Jerry Hirsch, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Every year automakers launch a barrage of advertisements pitching how they need to clear out the current year’s vehicles to make way
By Alisa Priddle, Detroit Free Press – DETROIT — Ford CEO Alan Mulally, who orchestrated a financial, cultural and product-led turnaround at Ford, turns 67 next month. Mulally is not expected to
Patrick O’Shea, Beaver County Times, Pa. – ELLWOOD CITY — An Ellwood City man has been charged with sexually assaulting a female who was babysitting his children. Ellwood City police have charged
HONORING THE VICTIMS OF THE TRAGEDY IN AURORA, COLORADO – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION As a mark of respect
By Claire Noland, Los Angeles Times – Tom Davis, a comedy writer who teamed with Al Franken to write memorable bits on ”Saturday Night Live” from the time the late-night show first
By Frances Robles, McClatchy Newspapers – MIAMI — Has George Zimmerman gone rogue? He launched his own Internet site Wednesday night, saying his lawyer’s Web page had failed in three key missions:
By Samaia Hernandez, The Hartford Courant – SIMSBURY, Conn. — A 36-year-old Connecticut woman involved in a three-year custody battle over her 7-year-old daughter and a $50 million fund has been arrested
By Meredith Rutland, McClatchy Newspapers – MIAMI — When brazen thieves stole Henri Matisse’s “Odalisque in Red Pants,” replacing the 1925 masterpiece with a forgery, they left a Venezuelan museum with a
By William Douglas, David Lightman and Lesley Clark, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — Will he go safe or go sexy? Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is poised to pick a running mate,
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley on Wednesday won Finance Committee approval of his legislation to require the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to continue negotiating with Russian officials for a bilateral Sanitary and
By Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times – LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England — Zach Johnson played nearly perfect golf Thursday in the British Open, shared second place with his five-under-par 65, and is
By Paul Richter and Edmund Sanders, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — After pressing for 16 months for a change of government in Syria, the Obama administration is trying to prevent growing