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Sarah Horner, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. – A Maplewood City Council member forwarded an email this week with a subject line “Muslim’s” that contained pictures of topless women and a call for
Jeremy Fowler, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. – Minnesota Vikings running back Caleb King was arrested Saturday, April 28, after he allegedly sent a man to the hospital with a “substantial set of
By Richard Simon, Los Angeles Times – Jurors in the federal criminal trial of John Edwards were clearly not given a primer on the intricacies of the campaign finance laws he is accused
By Jennifer Mann, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – ST. LOUIS — Strong, sudden winds blew over a tent Saturday afternoon outside Busch Stadium in St. Louis, injuring about 100 people, at least four critically. One man
ANKENY, Iowa – Freshmen Mikayla Smith (Mason City, IA) and Alexandria Eckenrod (Mason City, IA) have reserved spots at the NJCAA National Women’s Golf Championships after placing second and fifth respectively at
By Dalina Castellanos, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — After surrounding an underground bunker in Washingon state for almost a day, King County SWAT officers used explosives Saturday to blow their
By Matthew Schofield, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — A year ago, U.S. Navy SEALs slipped into a heavily fortified compound in Pakistan and killed the face of international terrorism. There is a
By Carol Rosenberg, McClatchy Newspapers – MIAMI — Firefighters and cops who raced to the burning trade World Trade Center towers on Sept. 11, 2001, will watch in one room at a
MASON CITY – A private bus tour made a stop in Mason City on Saturday to take in the best the city has to offer. The tour was sponsored by the Jefferson
By Joseph Goodman, McClatchy Newspapers – MIAMI — Saturday was the first postseason game between the Heat and Knicks in 12 years, but it didn’t take long to rekindle the physical nature
By Kathleen Nelson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Like most 10-year-old athletic hopefuls, John Isner had his heroes. Among them was Andre Agassi, and Isner watched in 1996 when Agassi captured a gold
Jeff Linder, CR Gazette – DES MOINES — Results for high school events at Saturday’s session of the Drake Relays: BOYS 3,200 relay — 1. Indianola (Schulze, Arndt, Gorsche, Krpan), 7:50.68; 2.
By K.C. Johnson, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — After reaching all those dizzying heights and unfurling countless acrobatic moves in his first three spectacular seasons, Derrick Rose’s fourth ended with an awful
MASON CITY – The 279 lilac bushes planted along 19th Street SE are slowly being killed by the ash/lilac bore. So far, only 12 of the bushes have died. Neighborhood volunteer Chris
From Rep. Sharon Steckman – We just finished up our second week of overtime and don’t seem to be any closer to resolving the budget issues. We know regardless of the decisions
By Steve Padilla, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Criminal charges will not be filed against a U.S. Border Patrol agent who shot and killed a 15-year-old Mexican boy on the
From Sen. Amanda Ragan – Doing more to create jobs for Iowans and grow our state’s economy is still my top priority as the 2012 session winds down. I hope we can
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota scored a game-tying run in the bottom of the eighth and won the game on a bases-loaded walk in the ninth to rally and beat the Iowa baseball team
Eric and his psychedelic induced council are secretly searching for ways to use TIF money to fund his wet dream of a double rink hockey center without taking it to the public.
By Karen Garloch, McClatchy Newspapers – When buying a new car or TV, most consumers shop around and compare prices. But when it comes to medical care, cost is often an afterthought.
McClatchy-Tribune News Service – The following editorial appeared in the Los Angeles Times: ——— The Social Security trustees projected this week that funding for retirement benefits will run short in 2033, three
By Laura King, Los Angeles Times – KABUL — Turban bombs had become too obvious. So the two men who apparently set out Saturday to assassinate Kandahar’s governor looked to their footwear
Trish Mehaffey, CR Gazette – Someone taking pictures of a woman partially nude in a bathroom is charged with invasion of privacy. Someone who picks up a 15-year-old girl’s cellphone and views
Rod Boshart, CR Gazette – A roundup of legislative and Capitol items of interest for Friday, April 27, 2012: FRIEND OF THE COURT: Gov. Terry Branstad has filed an amicus brief in
By Neal Justin, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – LOS ANGELES — Ask Teri Hatcher to select her favorite moment from eight seasons of “Desperate Housewives,” and she’ll most likely reminisce about the time she
By Larry Stone, The Seattle Times – Larry Stone’s MLB power rankings Last week’s rankings in parentheses Team 1 Rangers (1) Every conscientious manager feels need to warn young players of Ranger
By Rene Rodriguez, McClatchy Newspapers – THE AVENGERS (PG-13): This is the one you’ve been waiting for — and the one that carries the future of Marvel Films with it. Iron Man (Robert
By Andrew Dunn, McClatchy Newspapers – CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Pue family business lives by its line of credit. Air compressors need to be bought and sold, stacks of metal wires and springs
By Larry Printz, The Virginian-Pilot – You might call Nissan’s newest trucklet, the 2012 Nissan Juke, ugly. Or the Nissan Joke. Really. As I first sized up the Juke, thoughts flooded my head,
John Mangalonzo, The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa – Authorities said a Columbus Junction man sent a text message to another person, indicating he was inside someone’s home taking a laptop computer and
MASON CITY – An informational meeting about the Elmwood-St. Joseph’s Cemetery Sentry Program will be held on Wednesday, May 2nd at 6:30 pm in the Cemetery office at 1224 S. Washington Avenue
By Tom Hudson, McClatchy Newspapers – Baseball fans know not to get too excited if their team wins a lot of games in the spring. Athletes are healed and fresh out of
AMES, Iowa – April 26, 2012 – The Iowa Department of Transportation will hold a public information meeting Thursday, May 10, to discuss proposed improvements to Iowa 14 from 0.3 mile north
Pending favorable weather conditions, the City of Mason City will be treating the city owned parking lots in the downtown area for weed control on Monday, April 30, 2012. Residents are asked
By Bob Cooney, Philadelphia Daily News – CHICAGO — Before the season started, the Chicago Bulls were planning on sending out a starting lineup of Derrick Rose, Rip Hamilton, Luol Deng, Carlos
MASON CITY – Vic Koenigsberg lived in the “B” building at the Key Apartments in 1995 and was home in the early morning hours when Jodi Huisentruit vanished. Koenigsberg, a former railroad
ANKENY, Iowa – The NIACC women’s golf team trails tournament leading DMACC by 24 strokes after the first day of the Region XI Tournament. The Trojans shot 399 during a windy first
By Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune – PHILADELPHIA — It wasn’t the outcome most expected, especially with Roy Halladay facing a Cubs lineup that has been missing in action most of the season. But
By Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune – PHILADELPHIA — The Cubs’ inaugural bunting tournament in spring training was a rousing success. The results, however, haven’t translated into the regular season despite the best of
By Bob McGinn, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – GREEN BAY, Wis. — Two unanswered questions hung in the air Friday night that ultimately will tell the story of the Green Bay Packers’ two second-round