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MASON CITY, Iowa – NIACC softball had problems offensively during 7-0 and 4-3 losses to DMACC on Tuesday. In game one, they couldn’t hit. In game two, they couldn’t get the hits
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Junior wrestler Matt McDonough and junior field hockey player Jessica Barnett have been named the University of Iowa’s nominees for 2012 Big Ten Male and Female Athletes of
(DES MOINES, Iowa) A new statewide alert system that notifies victims when authorities have served a protective order is now fully operational, announced Attorney General Tom Miller. The system, called the Iowa
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad today released the following statement in response to FEMA’s decision to award more than $6.7 million in disaster relief funding for Hancher Auditorium and Art
It is time for this community to investigate the possibility of owning and operating our own cable television facility. As any subscriber to cable knows, the costs are skyrocketing with no end
By Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times – ANAHEIM, Calif. — Whatever mental hangups have clouded the Los Angeles Angels’ start, Torii Hunter is immune. The veteran Angels’ right fielder struck his third home
By Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel – ORLANDO, Fla. — The former police chief of Colorado Springs, Colo., has been hired as the new interim chief in Sanford, Fla., City Manager Norton Bonaparte
By Jonathan S. Landay and Ali Safi, McClatchy Newspapers – KABUL, Afghanistan — President Barack Obama arrived in Afghanistan late Tuesday to sign a far-reaching pact governing U.S. support for the embattled nation
By Rene Rodriquez, McClatchy Newspapers – The Hulk is the green one. Captain America is the one with the shield. Iron Man is the one in the tin suit. Thor is the one
By Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — Five years ago the influential comedy website Funny or Die took a few baby steps and uploaded its first video, a rough, hastily assembled sketch
By Ben Fritz, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — As Hollywood’s major movie studios try to trim costs every way they can — including layoffs, mergers and slashed expense accounts and producer
By Rita Giordano, The Philadelphia Inquirer – PHILADELPHIA — The community college is being asked to save America. But like a small-town fire department straining to contain a big-city blaze, community colleges
By Cindy Krischer Goodman, McClatchy Newspapers – Overwhelmed with school exams, Tiffany Fernandez picked up her cellphone and did what any teen might do to let her boss know she can’t make
By Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times – WASHINGTON — Officials at mortgage giant Fannie Mae supported principal reductions for some struggling homeowners in 2009 and believed they would save taxpayer money, according
By Laura King and Aimal Yaqubi, Los Angeles Times – KABUL, Afghanistan — Once again, NATO officials and Afghan villagers are telling dramatically different stories about a night raid: an attack in
By Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times – LONDON — Rupert Murdoch “exhibited willful blindness” toward the illegal phone hacking that was rife at the News of the World tabloid and is “not
By Brian Bennett, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — Osama bin Laden’s personal notes and letters, which were seized a year ago in the U.S. raid on his compound in Pakistan, show
By Michael Muskal, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Five men, including three “self-proclaimed” anarchists, have been arrested in connection with a plot to blow up a bridge over the Cuyahoga
From the Waterloo Police Department: On Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at approximately 4:15 AM, Waterloo Police were sent to the 900 block of Oneida Street on report of shots fired. When officers
Photos submitted by an NIT reader: Bundles of Mason City Shoppers, all dated May 1, 2012, found in dumpster. Photos were taken at about 11 a.m.
MASON CITY – The City of Mason city is pleased to announce several more options for citizens to stay connected with the City’s business and provide another opportunity for efficient and effective
By Chuck Lindell, Austin American-Statesman – AUSTIN, Texas — A federal judge in Austin ruled Monday that Texas officials cannot exclude Planned Parenthood from a health care and contraception program for low-income
By Saeed Shah, McClatchy Newspapers – ISLAMABAD — A year after Osama bin Laden was found and killed, Pakistan still harbors, willingly or unwillingly, America’s greatest enemies: current al-Qaida chief Ayman al-Zawahiri
MASON CITY – The squirrels frequenting the feeders at Lime Creek Nature Center will find grabbing a peanut or corn snack a little easier, thanks to Mason City Girl Scout Troop 20014.
(DES MOINES) – Governor Terry E. Branstad will lead a trade mission to Brazil and Chile July 21-28, with the aim to expand trade opportunities for Iowa companies and products. The Iowa
OKOBOJI, Iowa – The NIACC men’s golf team placed fourth out of seven at the Iowa Lakes Invitational Tournament at Brooks National Golf Course in their final test before the regional tournament.
MASON CITY, Iowa – No. 13 NIACC was close, but No. 6 DMACC was always just one run better than the Trojans on Monday. The Bears took three games from NIACC on
By Joe Buttweiler – MASON CITY – High school students will be in the middle school, eighth-graders will be in the portable classrooms outside of Mohawk Stadium, and seventh-graders will be at
Mitchell County, IOWA — In their efforts to maintain safety in homes across the county, law enforcement and fire officials in Mitchell County, Iowa will host a collection day for unused, unwanted,
Submitted by an NIT reader – The improvements downtown and the warm weather have brought on an increase in bike traffic downtown. Cyclists are finding many great places to eat, drink coffee,
By Robin Erb, Detroit Free Press – DETROIT — An increased reliance on prescription painkillers and the resulting addiction has now shown up in the most vulnerable patients — America’s newborns, according to
May 1, 2012 – May is National Tourism Month and the Top of Iowa Tourism committee is celebrating and recognizing why tourism matters in North Iowa. The Top of Iowa Tourism group
By Claudia Buck, McClatchy Newspapers – Choosing a financial planner is a big decision. Here with some advice on what to consider is Kevin Young, a certified financial planner in Davis, Calif.,
Marc Morehouse, CR Gazette – Iowa told Caramel (Ind.) linebacker John Kenny he was one of their top linebacker prospects. Kenny visited Arizona, but had already locked in on the Hawkeyes and
By David Sarno, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — The Kindle Fire appears to be burning up its competition — on the Android side, anyway. Amazon.com Inc.’s tablet computer is catching
CLEAR LAKE – The Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce announces the Clear Lake Mobile App – the area’s first mobile travel guide of its kind that puts our local attractions, events, recreational
Dave DeWitte, CR Gazette – Planting of the corn crop surged ahead last week until rains set in, reaching 50 percent completion across Iowa, the USDA reported. The USDA’s weekly crop report
AMES – As noted in a previous press release, officers of the Ames Police Department have been investigating a robbery which occurred on March 21, 2012, in which two suspects forced their
Christie Pearson Brandau is a retired State Librarian and an adjunct professor for the School of Library and Information Management at Emporia State University. Ms. Brandau served as State Librarian of Kansas
By Walter Hamilton, Jim Puzzanghera and Andrew Tangel, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Lawmakers and others say disclosure at financial institutions should be beefed up. Calls for reforming Wall Street