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A producer for the SyFy show "Haunted Highway" will be featuring a unique monument from Iowa City on its next season: the infamous haunted Black Angel grave monument.[ads]"Haunted Highway" is a show about landmarks around the nation that are viewed as haunted.

Katharine McPhee, co-star of NBC's Smash, expressed her jubilation two weeks ago over the show's nomination for a Golden Globe when she found out.According to Access Hollywood, she said "I actually kind of thought you were joking this morning," when she learned that the nominations were announced earlier that morning.

Warner Brothers released on Youtube the trailer for Guilliermo del Toro's Pacific Rim last week, and critics could only talk about one thing: Portal.The voice of Ellen McLain, appears in the trailer for about 10 seconds, as an artificial intelligence program.

It has recently been discovered that it is actually a legal move to fire an employee that is viewed as irresistible, according to a recent article posted on the Idaho Statesman website. [ads]Recently, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled on the legality after an incident occurred where a woman was fired from her workplace from being too irresistible for her boss.

The world has been in an uproar about December 21, 2012, which was assumed by many to be the Mayan prediction for the end of the world, according to readings of the famous Mayan calendar. The End of the World has come, though, and the world has not ended.

Yesterday in the Midwest was a difficult day for all, but more difficult for some than others. One Iowa City man faces more unusual problems as a result of the snow storms that happened all throughout the region.

To the Midwest today, it sure seems like the end of the world is coming. I blizzard today nearly stopped the entire region in its tracks. Many were without power all day, and roads were shut down all over.

After scores of "Dawn of the First Day" images, referencing the second N64 Legend of Zelda Game, Majora's Mask, a website emerged over the past week with a countdown to the end of the world, Majora's Mask style.

An Iowa City woman who used to provide daycare services in the city is no longer allowed to do so because she failed to appear at a scheduled trial today. [ads]According to kcrg.com, Lisa Koplin was facing a civil trial on allegations that a 3-month-old baby was injured in her care.

According to a recent police report, one Iowa City woman has a very unique approach to avoiding the issue of a warrant. Police reports say that a woman pretended to be her twin sister when they attempted to serve her with a warrant for hitting a teacher with her car at an Iowa City elementary school.