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What to do with a HB: The McIntyre Bowstring Arch Bridge in Poweshiek County, Iowa
Poweshiek County rescinds grant and support for McIntyre Bowstring Arch Bridge. Bridge now for sale to be relocated. Preserving historic bridges for future generations is not an eas...
Posted on 6/11/13 at 4:23 AM
If you have special needs, emergency preparedness plan should be high priority
With flood risks about to increase quickly in parts of the Northern Plains, and with a spring and summer of weather warnings ahead, the need for emergency preparedness becomes more apparent. Thats es...
Posted on 4/24/13 at 1:02 PM
Lies about the Boston Bombing
Conspiracy theories about the Boston bombing continue to be posted today. Please don't be gullible enough to fall for this stuff, folks--anyone who claims to know what happened at this point is not b...
Posted on 4/17/13 at 3:55 PM
Hope and love
I'm lucky that my daughter is only 3 months old. I don't have to explain to her why some piece of garbage would break into a school and murder first-graders and teachers. All I have to do is hold her...
Posted on 12/16/12 at 5:28 PM
Photo blog: A day at Theodore Roosevelt National Park
MEDORA, N.D. - I took a break from Oil Patch reporting on Saturday and spent the day with family in Theodore Roosevelt National Park. I didn't notice many signs of oil development while we explored...
Posted on 8/6/12 at 7:03 AM
Academy: 3 midshipmen charged with sexual assault
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The U.S. Naval Academy on Wednesday charged three midshipmen — all current or former football players — with sexually assaulting a female student at an off-campus house in Annapolis more than a year ago.By Brian Witte, Associated Press , June 20, 2013
Body found near Patriot's home was homicide victim
BOSTON (AP) — A man found dead in an industrial park about a mile from New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez's home had been killed, a prosecutor said Wednesday.By Bridget Murphy and Erika Niedowski, Associated Press , June 20, 2013
Former TWA Flight 800 investigators want new probe
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — Former investigators are pushing to reopen the probe into the 1996 crash of TWA Flight 800, saying new evidence points to the often-discounted theory that a missile strike may have downed the jumbo jet.By Frank Eltman, Associated Press , June 19, 2013
Stock market falls as traders fear end of stimulus
NEW YORK (AP) — Financial markets shuddered Wednesday after the Federal Reserve said it could start scaling back its huge bond-buying program later this year and end it by the middle of 2014.By Steve Rothwell, AP Markets Writer , June 19, 2013
Actor James Gandolfini dies in Italy at age 51
LOS ANGELES (AP) — HBO and James Gandolfini's managers say the actor famous for his role in "The Sopranos" has died in Italy.By Associated Press , June 19, 2013
Ohio woman allegedly enslaved spent time in jail
ASHLAND, Ohio (AP) — A mentally disabled Ohio woman who authorities say was enslaved for two years with her daughter recently spent time in jail after pleading guilty to beating the girl.By Kantele Franko and Thomas J. Sheeran, Associated Press , June 19, 2013
Prosecutor opposes attempt to rule out death
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — An eastern Montana prosecutor said Wednesday that he will oppose attempts to declare one of the suspects in the killing of a Sidney teacher ineligible for the death penalty.By Associated Press , June 19, 2013
Tropical Storm Barry forms off Mexican coast
MIAMI (AP) — Forecasters say Tropical Storm Barry has formed off the southeastern Mexican coast.By Associated Press , June 19, 2013
Baked Alaska: Unusual heat wave hits 49th state
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A heat wave hitting Alaska may not rival the blazing heat of Phoenix or Las Vegas, but to residents of the 49th state, the days of hot weather feel like a stifling oven — or a tropical paradise.By Rachel D'Oro, Associated Press , June 19, 2013
As fires rage, feds cut funding on prevention
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The federal government is spending less and less on preventing wildfires even as the nation endures increasingly destructive blazes.By Mead Gruver and Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press , June 19, 2013
FBI hunt for ex-Teamster boss Hoffa's remains ends
The excavation of a field in suburban Detroit has failed to turn up the remains of former Teamsters union leader Jimmy Hoffa, the FBI announced Wednesday, adding another unsuccessful chapter to a nearly 40-year-old mystery.June 19, 2013
Hoffa mystery still fascinates after 4 decades
OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — The latest possible resting place of Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa is an overgrown farm field where the normal calm of chirping crickets is being drowned out by a beeping backhoe, the chop of an overhead news helicopter and the bustle of reporters and onlookers.By Corey Williams, Associated Press , June 19, 2013
3 charged with enslaving disabled Ohio mom, child
ASHLAND, Ohio (AP) — A mentally disabled woman charged with shoplifting a candy bar asked to be jailed because three people "had been mean to her" — then went on to tell authorities about her time spent in unfathomably cruel servitude, along with her young daughter, at the hands of three people, authorities said Tuesday.By Kantele Franko and Thomas J. Sheeran, Associated Press , June 19, 2013
CBO: Senate Immigration bill would help economy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sweeping immigration legislation moving toward a vote in the Senate would boost the economy and reduce federal deficits, the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday, at the same time it would bestow legal status on an estimated 8 million immigrants living in the United States unlawfully.By David Espo and Erica Werner, Associated Press , June 19, 2013
Radar shows tornado touched down at Denver airport
DENVER (AP) — Radar indicated a tornado briefly touched down Tuesday over the east runways of Denver International Airport, where thousands of people took shelter in bathrooms, stairwells and other safe spots until the dangerous weather passed, officials said.By P. Solomon Banda, Associated Press , June 18, 2013
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