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  • Bank robber threatens clerk with Molotov cocktail
    VAIL, Iowa (AP) -- Authorities in Crawford County are looking for a suspect who they say threatened a teller at the Westside State Bank in Vail with an explosive device before fleeing with an undisclosed amount of cash....
  • 2 homeless men arrested at Iowa City car dealer
    IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- Iowa City police say two homeless men have been arrested after they were found sleeping inside a local car dealership and defecating and urinating on the business' floor....
  • Iowa prison inmate dies
    DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- An Iowa prison inmate serving time on several charges including drunken driving and unlawful possession of prescription drugs has died....
  • Sioux City mayor to propose lower camera fines
    SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) -- Sioux City Mayor Bob Scott says he wants to lower the fine for people caught on camera speeding or running a red light....
  • Last Tastee Freez in Iowa closes
    DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) -- A landmark Tastee Freez drive-in restaurant in Davenport has closed after 50 years, and according to the company website it was the last Tastee Freez in Iowa....
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BVU Japanese culture class hosts Scholarly ACES event (01/27/12)
On Tuesday night, Buena Vista University students experienced an evening of Japanese culture through songs, dances and intricate ceremonies. "The students in my Japanese culture class have practiced a lot for tonight," said Yuriko Togashi, adjunct Japanese language instructor...
Alum shares experiences about JET program, disaster relief in Japan (01/27/12)
Tuesday night's Scholarly ACES program made Buena Vista University alum Luke Harwath feel like he was back in Japan. "It was really interesting watching those ceremonies and performances," he said. "We don't really do these things in the U.S., but in Japan, I saw these every week."...
Touching moments with children, hopeful view of AIDS impact as BVU's India trip draws to close (01/27/12)
Eighth in a series on student journeys
BV Sheriff's Dept. striving for efficiency in upcoming fiscal year (01/27/12)
Unsteady fuel prices and an uptick in prisoner transports has put a small dent in budget planning for the Buena Vista County Sheriff's Department. During a budget planning session with the Buena Vista County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 24, Sheriff Gary Launderville said the department is currently locked into gas prices of $3.23 per gallon before taxes, until December...
Girlfriend's head driven through a wall (01/27/12)
A Storm Lake man has been arrested for allegedly smashing his girlfriend's head through a wall. Police were called out Monday night around 10:30 p.m. to a residence in the 800 block of East 1st Street. The victim told officers that her boyfriend, 31-year-old Larry Roberts, had struck her in the face and threw her head through a wall, leaving a large hole in the wall where she struck it. ...
Chill Out! (01/24/12)
Ice cold is welcome for Extreme Winter planners, hockey is out, but a Lose Your Blues concert is in.
SL School Board approves share agreements with St. Mary's (01/24/12)
The Storm Lake School Board approved contracts to share academics and athletics for next school year with St. Mary's at its meeting Wednesday night. Earlier this year, St. Mary's School Board rejected a request to allow Storm Lake softball players to share in their program due to their low numbers. ...
Alleged kidnapper caught in SL with girl, 15 (01/24/12)
A St. James, Minnesota man has been arrested in Storm Lake on kidnapping and sexual assault charges, after being found in a local motel with the 15-year-old daughter of his girlfriend. Minnesota authorities alerted Storm Lake Police Wednesday morning to be on the lookout for a missing girl and the adult man she was suspected to be with, Alejandro Mendiola-Mejia, 25, of Windom...
WHOA! That's Cold! / Photo by Hugh Perry
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    Hamas political leader Khaled Meshaal has talks with the King of Jordan as he makes his first official visit there since he was expelled in 1999.
  • 'Chaos' warning over bonus veto
    There would have been "chaos" if ministers had overruled the board of RBS over a £963,000 share bonus for its chief executive, says Cabinet Minister Iain Duncan Smith.
  • Bloc ends Iraq parliament boycott
    Iraq's opposition Iraqiyya bloc ends a boycott of parliament begun last month over an arrest warrant issued for the country's most senior Sunni politician.
  • S Sudan shuts oil output amid row
    South Sudan says vital oil production has stopped amid a row with Sudan over transit fees that the UN warns threatens regional stability.
  • Crackdown on rebels in Damascus
    Syria's army moves to reassert control in rebellious suburbs of Damascus in the worst fighting around the capital in the 10-month uprising, activists say.
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