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By Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angeles Times – HOUSTON — A panel of federal appeals court judges ruled Friday that Texas cannot ban Planned Parenthood from receiving state money while a federal lawsuit over
MASON CITY – During the North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) commencement ceremony on Friday, May 4, approximately 675 graduates were awarded more than 800 degrees, diplomas and certificates. Several honors and
IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa head strength and conditioning coach Chris Doyle will be named Master Strength and Conditioning Coach by the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches association (CSCCa). This
Mike Mendenhall, Newton Daily News, Iowa – When undercover agents for the M.I.N.E. Task Force raided both the Petro Stop at 404 S. 11th Ave. W. in Newton and the Kellogg Country Store
By K.C. Johnson, Chicago Tribune – PHILADELPHIA — Derrick Rose is out with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. Luol Deng is playing through a torn ligament in his left
FORT DODGE, Iowa – Southwestern softball took advantage of four NIACC errors and seven strikeouts by Leah Kipfer to drop NIACC on Friday in the second round of the Region XI Tournament,
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa baseball team dropped an 11-0 decision to Michigan on Friday night at Duane Banks Field. The game is the first of three in the
Des Moines – Main Street Iowa held it’s annual awards ceremony at the Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center, Veteran’s Memorial Friday, May 4th, 2012. The Mason City StreetScape, The Historic Park
By Michael Cunningham, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution – BOSTON — There was the potential for turnabout in this series, and Celtics coach Doc Rivers knew it. The Hawks seemingly had no chance in Game
By Paula Schleis, Akron Beacon Journal – KENT, Ohio — At 12:24 p.m. Friday, the Victory Bell on the Kent State University Commons pealed 15 times. Once each for Allison Krause, Jeffrey Miller,
By Carol Rosenberg, McClatchy Newspapers – GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba — When Khalid Sheik Mohammed and his four alleged 9/11 co-conspirators are brought before the war court Saturday to face arraignment, they’ll
By Brian Bennett, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — In a pointed response to images of Marines urinating on corpses and soldiers posing with body parts, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta appealed to
Beje Clark has reported to Mason City Police Department that two felons are unaccounted for after being sentenced to their custody in the past couple weeks. Two Mason City Police officers were
MASON CITY, Iowa – NIACC women’s basketball has signed three players in the past week for next season. The Trojans added one of Minnesota’s top scorers in Kadejah Young from Minneapolis. Kadejah
Op-Ed by Otis Lewis – AARP has started a political campaign in Iowa to get Senior Citizens to vote this fall for the Democrats and their socialist agenda. An agenda that will
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry Branstad, Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds and UNI President Ben Allen are pleased to announce the selection of six regional network hubs that will promote science, technology, engineering
(DES MOINES) – Jeff Boeyink, chief of staff in the Branstad/Reynolds administration, today praised House Republicans for submitting a compromise tax reform proposal that embodies all the elements necessary to forge a
MASON CITY, IA — Just in time for Mother’s Day gifts and spring planting, The Mason City Friends of the Library annual Geranium Sale will be held at Southbridge Mall Saturday, May
By Matt Stevens and Kim Christensen, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Everything was going well for Myron W. Chisem, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement special agent since 2007. One of
by Jody Spear and Kelly Meyer – “I am willing to put $1000, of my own money, If anyone has information that leads to a CONVICTION of Angela Altman’s murder,” said Cindy
A Cerro Gordo County Sheriff arrested a wanted Mason City man at Kentucky Fried Chicken in Mason City shortly before 3pm on Wednesday. Magistrate Ronald J. Wagenaar had issued a warrant for
By Todd C. Frankel, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – ST. LOUIS — The weather feels weird. You might think this as you hide in the basement during yet another severe storm. Or when you
Rick Barrett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – Fans of the legendary Indian Motorcycle Co. – for decades Harley-Davidson Inc.’s biggest rival – have something to hope for as Indian rolls out new bikes with
Steve Gravelle, CR Gazette – CEDAR RAPIDS — Eric Ash said he is worried generational conflict may pose a threat to Social Security and Medicare. “We’re seeing the needs of the young
By Andy Grimm, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — The stepmother of a Gary, Ind., boy who died after enduring daily beatings and being kept in a small cage for nearly two years
IRVING, Texas – The Big 12 Conference is one of the best golfing leagues in the nation, and Iowa State’s Nate McCoy is a member of the Big 12 elite. McCoy, who
By Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — With a quarter of a billion dollars already in its pocket from a week of ticket sales, the Marvel superhero mash-up “The Avengers”
By Joe Strauss, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – ST. LOUIS — There are few secrets in the Cardinals’ early-season formula that has lifted them to first-place in the National League Central: Use the league’s
By Joseph Goodman, McClatchy Newspapers – NEW YORK — The only thing more offensive than the language that spewed from the crowd at Madison Square Garden on Thursday night was the form of
MASON CITY, Iowa – No. 13 NIACC baseball had a lot of hometown help to sweep against Division I opponent Marshalltown Community College, getting 12 RBI out of freshmen from Mason City
By Ken Ellingwood, Los Angeles Times – MEXICO CITY — Former Mexican President Vicente Fox on Wednesday labeled the global war on drugs “useless” and an “absolute failure,” saying it’s time to consider
FORT DODGE, Iowa – NIACC softball may have earned its biggest win in program history. The Trojans also might have made the biggest upset in the Region XI Tournament in some time
Mike Hlas, CR Gazette – “Black Friday” at Kinnick Stadium will have an early start. As it was last year in Lincoln, this year’s Nebraska-Iowa football game in Iowa City the day
By Sergei L. Loiko, Los Angeles Times – MOSCOW — Russia may consider a pre-emptive strike on a missile defense system in Europe if the U.S.-led NATO project continues as planned, a top
By Carol Rosenberg, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — About 250 relatives of men and women killed on Sept. 11, 2001, vied for six courtroom seats. About the same number of journalists sought to
By Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – MILWAUKEE — In 2010, Terrell Travis Jr. was 12 years old and dying of brain cancer. When a Michigan-based organization called American Dream Flite offered him
By Tony Perry, Los Angeles Times – SAN DIEGO — Junior Seau died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest, the San Diego County medical examiner concluded Thursday after a forensic autopsy
By Art Garcia, McClatchy Newspapers – DALLAS — Dirk Nowitzki has essentially carried the Mavericks for his entire career. But with this season, his 14th, on the brink, Nowitzki couldn’t muster the kind
By Michael Muskal, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Two brothers from Cuba have been arrested in the $80 million heist of pharmaceutical drugs from a Connecticut warehouse, solving what was one
By Kate Mather, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Elected officials are demanding answers after Daniel Chong, a 23-year-old UC San Diego student, was left unattended for five days in a Drug