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Iowa’s Busy Boating Season Ready to Launch

Iowa’s Busy Boating Season Ready to Launch

The Memorial Day holiday is approaching and Iowa waterways are getting busier as summer-like weather is sending more boat owners to the get their boats from storage, cleaned…

May 18, 2012 / No Comment / Read More
FDA calls for ‘judicious’ antibiotic use on farms

FDA calls for ‘judicious’ antibiotic use on farms

By Beth Marie Mole - After decades of debate, federal regulators have condemned the practice of using antibiotics on healthy farm animals, trying to stem the rise in…

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Bomb threat at high school in Hampton; book bags to be checked

From the Hampton School District, May 17, 2012: High School Parents and Students: Late this…

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MCPD called to Fed Up North Iowa founder’s home today

Editorial by Matt Marquardt - MASON CITY – According to a Mason City Police Department…

May 17, 2012 / 12 Comments / Read More

Manchester teen accused of killing grandparents was carrying drugs, hunting knife Saturday

Trish Mehaffey, CR Gazette - The Manchester teen accused of killing his grandparents over the…

May 17, 2012 / 1 Comment / Read More

Waterloo man accused of murdering Mason City man out on bond

Waterloo man accused of murdering Mason City man out on bond

MASON CITY – James Eric Farnsworth left the Cerro Gordo County Jail yesterday after posting…

May 17, 2012 / 4 Comments / Read More

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SpaceX ready to launch to space station

By Scott Powers, The Orlando Sentinel - ORLANDO, Fla. — An eccentric billionaire intends to blast his rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to the International Space Station…

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US officials pore over finer points of diplomacy in preparation for NATO summit

By Cynthia Dizikes, Chicago Tribune - CHICAGO — The spelling and pronunciation of some 65 international leaders have been checked and rehearsed. A circular table so massive a school…

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Another waste-to-energy battle brewing, this time in southern Iowa

Kyle Wilson, Creston News Advertiser, Iowa - By KYLE WILSON CRESTON — Prairie Solid Waste Board decided during a special meeting Wednesday, May 9, they will not even look…

May 17, 2012 / No Comment / Read More
Sports

NIACC women’s golf finishes season, Smith places in top-50 at nationals

NIACC women’s golf finishes season, Smith places in top-50 at nationals

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The NIACC women’s golf team finished its season as the NJCAA National Women’s Golf Tournament wrapped up…

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Track: Edmond wins high jump, women place 8th at nationals, men 27th

Track: Edmond wins high jump, women place 8th at nationals, men 27th

LEVELLAND, Texas – Trojan sophomore Tanesha Edmond (St. Elizabeth, Jamiaca) won her second national title on Thursday by winning the high…

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Lenders less leery of reducing homeowners’ principal

By Hudson Sangree, McClatchy Newspapers - SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Principal…

Facebook prices its stock at $38 a share for IPO

By Walter Hamilton, Los Angeles Times - Facebook Inc. priced…

Facebook’s rich share price may leave little wiggle room for error

By Walter Hamilton, Los Angeles Times - LOS ANGELES —…

Facebook hires staff of smartphone photo-sharing firm

By Salvador Rodriguez, Los Angeles Times - LOS ANGELES…

7 deputies from L.A. County sheriff’s gang unit placed on leave

By Robert Faturechi, Los Angeles Times - LOS ANGELES —…

Trial date set for Drew Peterson

By Steve Schmadeke, Chicago Tribune - CHICAGO — Drew Peterson…

War crimes trial of Bosnian Serb leader Ratko Mladic is suspended

By Janet Stobart, Los Angeles Times - LONDON — The…

Evidence released in Trayvon Martin death

By Frances Robles, McClatchy Newspapers - A trove of evidence…

Time to pull the plug on ‘House’

By Chuck Barney, Contra Costa Times - An odd bit…

Donna Summer, Queen of Disco, dies at 63

Donna Summer, Queen of Disco, dies at 63

By Howard Cohen, McClatchy Newspapers - Donna Summer, 63, who…

ABC looks to more nighttime soaps for fall

By Steven Zeitchik, Los Angeles Times - LOS ANGELES —…

Howard Stern makes a sweet debut on ‘America’s Got Talent’

By Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times - LOS ANGELES —…

SpaceX ready to launch to space station

By Scott Powers, The Orlando Sentinel - ORLANDO, Fla. —…

US officials pore over finer points of diplomacy in preparation for NATO summit

By Cynthia Dizikes, Chicago Tribune - CHICAGO — The spelling…

Another waste-to-energy battle brewing, this time in southern Iowa

Kyle Wilson, Creston News Advertiser, Iowa - By KYLE WILSON…

11 die as insurgents attack government center in Afghan province

By Laura King and Aimal Yaqubi, Los Angeles Times -…

Idaho businessman defends himself against Obama campaign

By Sean Cockerham, McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — President Barack…

Leader of Obama’s former church defends president on gay marriage

By Manya A. Brachear, Chicago Tribune - CHICAGO — The…

Romney raised $40 million in April, nearly matching Obama’s haul

By Melanie Mason, Tribune Washington Bureau - WASHINGTON — Presumptive…

Senators want to stop Facebook co-founder from dodging taxes

By Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — Two…

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Iowa’s Busy Boating Season Ready to Launch

The Memorial Day holiday is approaching and Iowa waterways are getting busier as summer-like weather is sending more boat owners to the get their boats from storage,…

May 18, 2012 / No Comment
Business

Lenders less leery of reducing homeowners’ principal

By Hudson Sangree, McClatchy Newspapers - SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Principal reduction, long a nonstarter with lenders, has suddenly become a potential reality for thousands of homeowners who owe…

May 18, 2012 / No Comment
Crime

7 deputies from L.A. County sheriff’s gang unit placed on leave

By Robert Faturechi, Los Angeles Times - LOS ANGELES — Seven deputies from the Los Angeles County sheriff’s gang unit have been placed on leave on suspicion that…

May 18, 2012 / No Comment
Music & Movies

Time to pull the plug on ‘House’

By Chuck Barney, Contra Costa Times - An odd bit of swag arrived via mail the other day, courtesy of the Fox network. Sandwiched between two heavy chunks…

May 18, 2012 / No Comment
National

SpaceX ready to launch to space station

By Scott Powers, The Orlando Sentinel - ORLANDO, Fla. — An eccentric billionaire intends to blast his rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to the International Space…

May 17, 2012 / No Comment
Politics

Idaho businessman defends himself against Obama campaign

By Sean Cockerham, McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s campaign says a wealthy Idaho businessman and major fundraiser for Mitt Romney is “a bitter foe of…

May 18, 2012 / No Comment
Sports

NIACC women’s golf finishes season, Smith places in top-50 at nationals

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The NIACC women’s golf team finished its season as the NJCAA National Women’s Golf Tournament wrapped up Thursday at LPGA International Golf Course.…

May 18, 2012 / No Comment
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Bomb threat at high school in Hampton; book bags to be checked

From the Hampton School District, May 17, 2012: High School Parents and Students: Late this afternoon, it was reported to high school administration that a bomb threat…

May 17, 2012 / No Comment