Peter Koefoed Bjornsen, a Danish citizen, will speak about "Denmark: Still a Fairy Tale?" at noon Sunday at the Leesburg Public Library, 100 E. Main St. The free library program is part of Beacon College's Global Awareness Program, which brings to ...

CLEAR LAKE: The school's energy manager estimates the district has saved $188,000 in utility costs over the past two years. GARNER: City council members discussed sidewalks. HAMPTON: A city council member returned from an Iowa League of Cities ...

BALTIMORE (AP) _ Baltimore police say officers found the body of a newborn in a trash bin behind a church after a woman who checked herself into a hospital told doctors she had given birth to a stillborn boy. The 22-year-old woman went to Union ...

A technical debate over electronic bingo machines found in American Indian casinos could shut down tribal gaming operations in Washington, including the Tulalip Tribes' bingo hall. The problem is looming for many tribes around the country. The ...

NORTHWOOD — Worth County students hit a $1.7 million jackpot Thursday when the Worth County Development Authority announced its education allocation of 2007 revenues from Diamond Jo Worth Casino. WCDA Executive Director Kim Miller told ...

NORTHWOOD -- Gaming revenues at Iowa's casinos and racetracks increased only slightly in 2007, prompting casino officials to look to other sources of revenue. A souring economy, higher costs and an extended stretch of bad weather all combined to ...

Think pink: The "Walk a Mile in Her Shoes" style show honors breast cancer survivors with two shows today: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at Northwood Plaza Stein Mart, 2522 N McMullen-Booth Road, Clearwater; and 3-5 p.m. at Palm Harbor Stein Mart, 33591 U.S. 19 N ...

Heritage Village, 11909 125th St. N., Largo, Pinellas County's 21-acre living history museum, gives tours of vintage architecture and classes in the arts of bygone days. For details, call (727) 582-2123 or visit www.pinellascounty.org. Genealogy help ...

MASON CITY — A Mason City man has been sentenced to five years in prison after being convicted of cheating at gambling at the Diamond Jo Worth Casino. Steven Stotts, 57, was arrested in November 2006. He was sentenced on the Class D felony charge ...