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United Way announces campaign total, new shuttle

United Way announces campaign total, new shuttle

By Kacie Krominga - MASON CITY – A press conference for the United Way was held today at the North Iowa Joint Transit Facility to announce the grand…

January 27, 2012 / No Comment / Read More
Surf Ballroom & KRIB to Host Winter Dance Party Sock Hop

Surf Ballroom & KRIB to Host Winter Dance Party Sock Hop

by Dave Hansen -  CLEAR LAKE, IA–Bob Hale is about to get his old gig back at the radio station that effectively launched his long broadcasting career. Okay,…

January 27, 2012 / 1 Comment / Read More
Watercooler

“Winter Extravaganza” coming to Lime Creek

A Winter Extravaganza will be held on Saturday, February 4 from 1-4 p.m. at the…

January 28, 2012 / No Comment / Read More

Gunderson sentenced to 15 years in death of Kadyn Halverson

Tim Engstrom, Albert Lea Tribune, Minn. - NORTHWOOD, Iowa — The man charged with the fatal…

January 27, 2012 / 3 Comments / Read More

Unconstitutional Power Grabs

Unconstitutional Power Grabs

Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley - I addressed the Senate recently on President…

January 27, 2012 / 6 Comments / Read More

Editorial: Design on your dime

Editorial: Design on your dime

by Matt Marquardt - The Mason City City Council met Tuesday night and was introduced…

January 27, 2012 / 17 Comments / Read More

Op-ed: Select few calling the shots in Mason City (by Peter Children)

There is a select few that are calling the shots in this community. They do…

January 27, 2012 / 8 Comments / Read More

Proposed bridge repair on U.S. 218 near Floyd to be discussed Feb. 9

AMES, Iowa – Jan. 27, 2012 – The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) will hold…

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911 tape: Demi Moore suffered convulsions after ‘smoking something’

By Andrew Blankstein and Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — A woman who called 911 from Demi Moore’s home Monday night told officials the movie star was…

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Death toll reaches 7 in Rio building collapse

By Diana Renee RIO DE JANEIRO — The death toll from the collapse of three buildings in central Rio de Janeiro climbed to seven, the authorities confirmed Friday…

January 28, 2012 / No Comment / Read More

Cruise ship passengers to receive $14,000 in damages

By Peter Mayer   ROME — Italian consumer rights groups were divided over a decision on Friday by the owners of the shipwrecked Costa Concordia to pay 11,000…

January 28, 2012 / No Comment / Read More
Sports

Davis says he’s 100 percent for return to UFC’s Octagon

By Kerith Gabriel, Philadelphia Daily News - There aren’t many moments in his mixed martial arts career Phil Davis regrets. Certainly not…

January 28, 2012 / No Comment / Read More

Controversy swirls around Chicago referee for UFC bout

By Jared S. Hopkins, Chicago Tribune - CHICAGO — The UFC might draw its largest television audience Saturday in Chicago when Rashad…

January 27, 2012 / No Comment / Read More

Ford posts full-year profit, but investors are wary

By Alisa Priddle, Detroit Free Press - DETROIT — Success…

4th-quarter growth rate disappoints, but sentiment picks up

By Kevin G. Hall, McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — The…

Investors clamor for Facebook’s IPO

Investors clamor for Facebook’s IPO

By Jessica Guynn and Walter Hamilton, Los Angeles Times -…

Stocks mostly down; S&P streak holds

By Kate Gibson, MarketWatch - NEW YORK — U.S. stocks…

Davenport man sentenced for maintaining drug house

DAVENPORT, IA – On January 26, 2012, Roger Dengler,…

Komisarjevsky gets death in home-invasion murders

By Alaine Griffin, The Hartford Courant - NEW HAVEN, Conn.…

St. Paul man charged with assault on wife, infant son

Anthony Lonetree, Star Tribune, Minneapolis - A St. Paul man…

St. Paul man charged with assault on wife, infant son

Anthony Lonetree, Star Tribune, Minneapolis - A St. Paul man…

‘Luck,’ premiering Sunday on HBO

By David Hiltbrand, The Philadelphia Inquirer - “Luck,” HBO’s new…

Fashion statement: The red carpet is unforgiving

By Booth Moore, Los Angeles Times - LOS ANGELES —…

‘Man on a Ledge’

By Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times - LOS ANGELES —…

James Farentino, longtime TV actor, dies at 73

By Bob Pool, Los Angeles Times - LOS ANGELES —…

911 tape: Demi Moore suffered convulsions after ‘smoking something’

By Andrew Blankstein and Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times LOS…

Death toll reaches 7 in Rio building collapse

By Diana Renee RIO DE JANEIRO — The death…

Cruise ship passengers to receive $14,000 in damages

By Peter Mayer   ROME — Italian consumer rights…

2 students charged in plot to blow up high school in Roy, Utah

By Michael Muskal, Los Angeles Times - LOS ANGELES —…

Rick Santorum tailors his pitch to South Florida Latinos

By Alana Semuels, Los Angeles Times - MIAMI — Rick…

Clinton eyes an end to time on the political ‘high wire’

By Michael A. Memoli, Tribune Washington Bureau - WASHINGTON —…

Gov. Branstad appoints Janelle L. Niebuhr to Iowa Public Employees Relations Board

(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry Branstad today announced that…

Obama tells colleges to hold down rising tuition

Obama tells colleges to hold down rising tuition

By Christi Parsons and Kathleen Hennessey, Tribune Washington Bureau -…

Top Stories

United Way announces campaign total, new shuttle

By Kacie Krominga - MASON CITY – A press conference for the United Way was held today at the North Iowa Joint Transit Facility to announce the…

January 27, 2012 / No Comment
Business

Ford posts full-year profit, but investors are wary

By Alisa Priddle, Detroit Free Press - DETROIT — Success in North America fueled Ford’s most profitable year since 1998, but fourth-quarter losses and uncertainty in Europe and…

January 28, 2012 / No Comment
Crime

Davenport man sentenced for maintaining drug house

DAVENPORT, IA – On January 26, 2012, Roger Dengler, age 55, of Davenport, Iowa, was sentenced to 78 months imprisonment for maintaining a drug house announced United…

January 28, 2012 / No Comment
Music & Movies

‘Luck,’ premiering Sunday on HBO

By David Hiltbrand, The Philadelphia Inquirer - “Luck,” HBO’s new series about a racetrack in Southern California, has such impressive bloodlines, it’s almost intimidating. Among its executive producers…

January 27, 2012 / No Comment
National

911 tape: Demi Moore suffered convulsions after ‘smoking something’

By Andrew Blankstein and Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — A woman who called 911 from Demi Moore’s home Monday night told officials the movie star…

January 28, 2012 / No Comment
Politics

Rick Santorum tailors his pitch to South Florida Latinos

By Alana Semuels, Los Angeles Times - MIAMI — Rick Santorum joined the parade of GOP candidates seeking the Latino vote in South Florida on Friday, playing up…

January 28, 2012 / No Comment
Sports

Davis says he’s 100 percent for return to UFC’s Octagon

By Kerith Gabriel, Philadelphia Daily News - There aren’t many moments in his mixed martial arts career Phil Davis regrets. Certainly not the opponents he has had to…

January 28, 2012 / No Comment
Watercooler

“Winter Extravaganza” coming to Lime Creek

A Winter Extravaganza will be held on Saturday, February 4 from 1-4 p.m. at the Lime Creek Nature Center. Beat the winter blahs with an adventure-packed afternoon…

January 28, 2012 / No Comment