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By Melissa Leu and Andrew Blankstein, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — At least 17 people were arrested Thursday night when violence broke out at the monthly ArtWalk event in downtown
By John M. Glionna, Los Angeles Times – William Martin LaFever has lots of reasons for still being alive after wandering for weeks in the remote Escalante Desert of southern Utah. One
By L.L. Brasier, Detroit Free Press – DETROIT — Days before trial, prosecutors dropped felony charges against a Rochester Hills, Mich., man accused of snooping in his wife’s email after they learned
By Andrew Tangel, Los Angeles Times – JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s losses from risky derivatives bets widened to $4.4 billion in the second quarter, the bank announced. Originally pegged at $2 billion
Mike Hlas, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa – College sports are funny. The Big Ten and Pacific-12 conferences made a big whoop several months ago about their agreement to have all of
By Brian Manzullo, Detroit Free Press – DETROIT — It’s no secret the Lions have had a tumultuous off-season with several off-field arrests the past six months. Opponents have certainly noticed. Packers
By Dan Wiederer, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — Adrian Peterson stopped only briefly to address reporters when leaving a Houston courtroom Friday morning. But in wrapping up his remarks, the Vikings’
By Maria Recio, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — The Texas voter ID law came under heavy fire Friday from the three-judge panel charged with determining its legality under the Voting Rights Act.
By Jessica Vanderkolk, McClatchy Newspapers – STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — As late Penn State football coach Joe Paterno’s legacy remains uncertain after the release of the Louis Freeh report Thursday, so does
William Smith, The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa – MOUNT PLEASANT – Washington resident Margaret Marie was the only person to share her concerns about a proposed 7.9 percent rate increase for natural
Katie Dahlstrom, Clinton Herald, Iowa – CLINTON — Nearly 40 professional lumberjacks are traveling from across the country — and the world — to compete at the second annual lumberjack festival on
by Jody Spear and Kelly Meyer – CLEAR LAKE – Every Wednesday night at 6:30 pm, 98.7 Country Radio, is at the OP in Clear Lake and has a race car driver
WASHINGTON — Senator Grassley today urged Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to allow haying and grazing on acres enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) for as many acres as possible in Iowa.
Audrey J. Coyle, 74, of 207 Monroe St., Charles City, died July 12, 2012 at Nora Springs Care Center. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 am, Monday, July
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, ALBERT LEA, Minn. and MADISON, Wis. – July 13, 2012 – Alliant Energy received its highest ranking to date in the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 Electric Utility Residential
By Tina Susman, Los Angeles Times – NEW YORK — An “abundance of caution” prompted the turnaround of a Delta flight back to New York late Thursday after someone discovered strange objects
By Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune – Sixty-six years old and following a musical route of his own design, Neil Young has survived a brain aneurysm, decades of stardom amid radically shifting public
By Meg James, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Hey, Kardashians! Make room for the Jonas Brothers and Tim Tebow. E! Entertainment is getting a makeover. Since it launched more than
By Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Kristin Chenoweth, who was hospitalized Thursday after being struck in the head by a piece of lighting equipment on the set of
By Gerrick D. Kennedy, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — As speculation (and uncertainty) hits the Internet over Jennifer Lopez’s return to “American Idol,” Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler has decided he
By Geoff Boucher, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Peter Jackson rarely hears grumbles from Middle-earth fans — just the opposite. “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy not only enjoyed success
MASON CITY – April Lalor may not have had a clue who she was messing with. Lalor, 37, was out of jail on bond Thursday when her bail bondsmen, Monte and LeeAnn
By Joe Christensen, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — Jim Leyland lay shirtless on the blue couch in his Comerica Park office last week as he fielded questions about his team’s wayward
By Rick Hummel, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – The Cardinals have lost another pitcher for the season. Righthanded reliever Kyle McClellan had shoulder surgery Tuesday and precedes righthanded starter Chris Carpenter, who will
By Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Blake Griffin has been diagnosed with a meniscus tear in his left knee and will have arthroscopic surgery probably early next week,
By Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Fittingly, the most chilling part of Louis J. Freeh’s lengthy condemnation of Penn State University and its legendary football coach Joe Paterno
By Jerry Zgoda, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — The Timberwolves on Thursday said farewell to failed experiment Darko Milicic, waiving him to clear the way for a promised rich offer sheet
A local tier 3 sex offender is off the streets and back behind bars on $10,000 bond after an arrest warrant was granted following a criminal complaint by the Cerro Gordo County
MASON CITY – Shortly before 2:30pm on Tuesday, July 10th, Cerro Gordo County Sheriff Deputy Brian Koob made a traffic stop on a vehicle speeding near Nettle Avenue & 240th Street to
MASON CITY – According to a Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s incident report two deputies pulled over a vehicle due to 19-year-old Zachary James Kantaris of 16309 34th Street South East being spotted
By Mark Wogenrich, The Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.) – Bobby Bowden knew Joe Paterno for more than 40 years and said he still loves the late Penn State football coach. But Bowden
By Ron Green Jr., McClatchy Newspapers – CHARLOTTE, N.C. — When Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan looks at first-round draft pick Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, he is reminded of Scottie Pippen, Jordan’s NBA championship-winning
By Roman Augustoviz, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — In her last WNBA game before a five-week break for the Olympics, Maya Moore reminded everyone why she will be on the U.S.
By Chao Xiong, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – RIVER FALLS, Wis. — While the father of three girls found dead in their Wisconsin home sat in jail awaiting homicide charges, authorities on Wednesday
By Katherine Skiba and John Byrne, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — Under increasing pressure from top Democrats to disclose what’s kept Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. off the job for more than a
By Christine Vendel and Laura Bauer, McClatchy Newspapers – KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Jackson County, Mo., prosecutors on Wednesday filed two charges of felony child endangerment against the boyfriend of a woman who allegedly
By Patricia Mazzei and Erika Bolstad, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — Republicans, led by Mitt Romney and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, pounced on President Barack Obama on Wednesday after he told a
By Farrukh Azeem – ISLAMABAD — At least nine trainee policemen were killed and eight injured Thursday when unknown gunmen on motorbikes stormed a hostel in eastern Pakistan, a police official said.
By Andrew McCathie – BERLIN — European rabbis stepped up their pressure on the German government on Thursday to overturn a court ruling banning the circumcision of boys, saying they expect Berlin
By Christi Parsons, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden warned of a gloomy four years for civil rights if he and President Barack Obama are not reelected, summing