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By Kevin G. Hall, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — The good news is that the U.S. economy in 2012 isn’t likely to be much worse than this year’s has been. The bad news
Of late so many people bring up mayor Bookmeyer when they engage me in conversation. I am not surprised. After all, I have written extensively about him during most of 2011, and
Three men have been arrested for their participation in a scheme to manufacture, distribute and sell to the public stem cells and stem cell procedures that were not approved by the Food
On December 26, 2011, at approximately 2:25 p.m.., a bank robbery occurred at TCF Bank, located at 1444 West Lake Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota. The robber approached a bank teller and demanded cash.
PHOENIX, AZ—David Karl Wilson, Jr. 42, of Leupp, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge G. Murray Snow to 220 months in the Bureau of Prisons. Wilson pleaded guilty on August 30,
David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Kimberly K. Mertz, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, today announced the unsealing of an indictment
BUFFALO, NY—U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Jason Bek, 30, of West Seneca, N.Y. pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara, to coercion and enticement of a
WASHINGTON – The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund today released preliminary fatality statistics for 2011, which show a 13 percent increase in the number of federal, state and local officers who
AMES, Iowa – Redshirt sophomore Bubu Palo has been a key ingredient to the success of the Iowa State men’s basketball team and his hard work has been officially validated. Iowa State
EAST PEORIA, Ill. – The NIACC women’s basketball team lost to 17th-ranked Jefferson County Community College (MO) 77-59 in their first game at the Illinois Central Christmas Tournament. The loss dropped the Trojans
The North Iowa Diversity Appreciation Team (NIDAT) is sponsoring its 7th annual Art/Writing contest. This contest is for children K through 12 in North Iowa – as far West as Britt, as
Cedar Falls, IOWA — Today, 44 year old John Gogola of Cedar Falls, Iowa was arrested and charged with Theft in the First Degree. This charge is a class C felony. The
Dallas S. Keen, 22, of Ocala is in the Marion County Jail to face one count of possession of pre cursor chemicals to manufacture DMT (N, N-Dimethyltryptamine) and one count of resisting
DES MOINES, IA – On December 20, 2011, Charles Crider, 44, of Humeston, Iowa, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Celeste F. Bremer and entered a not guilty plea to federal charges of
The number of students who enrolled in Iowa’s public schools for the 2011-12 school year decreased slightly from the year before, according to the official certified enrollment report released by the Iowa
Jean L. Howell Jean L. Howell, 71 of 625 14th Ave. N., Clear Lake, went to be with her heavenly father, on Sunday, December 25, 2011 at Heritage Care Center, Mason City.
By Nancy A. Youssef and Jonathan S. Landay, McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON — Amid an escalating war of words between the United States and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. and European officials
By Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times DES MOINES, Iowa — The rants are familiar to any listener of talk radio — blistering critiques of the Occupy Wall Street movement, outrage over Washington’s intrusion
By Kim Murphy, Los Angeles Times – SEATTLE — To the string of suicides, assaults and slayings plaguing Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state, add one more: A soldier stationed there faces charges
John Bohnenkamp, The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa – IOWA CITY – It was an ugly beginning to the Big Ten schedule last season for the Iowa basketball team. The Hawkeyes opened conference play
By Sergei L. Loiko, Los Angeles Times MOSCOW — After more than three weeks of public protests over fraud allegations in Russia’s parliamentary elections, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has made clear that he
By John Timpane, Philadelphia Inquirer – Some believe that in 2011, the world lost its most beautiful woman. When Elizabeth Taylor, 79, took leave of this life in March, hers joined many
By Matthew Hay Brown, The Baltimore Sun – BALTIMORE — The number of sexual assaults reported at the Naval Academy doubled during the 2010-11 academic year, as did the percentage of female midshipmen
By Tony Perry, Los Angeles Times SAN DIEGO — A federal judge Wednesday awarded $17.8 million to the survivors of four family members killed when a Marine Corps jet crashed into their San
By Brian Slodysko, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — Setting off a new round in his dispute with gay right activists, Chicago’s Cardinal Francis George has issued a statement defending his recent comparison of
By Michael A. Memoli, Tribune Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — Gary Johnson ended his long-shot bid for the Republican presidential nomination Wednesday, announcing instead that he’ll continue his quest for the White House under
By Paul West, Tribune Washington Bureau NEWTON, Iowa — Returning to Iowa, where polls show him contending for first place in next week’s caucuses, Ron Paul studiously ignored a barrage of news media
WASHINGTON — Across the United States, gangs threaten public safety in neighborhoods and communities. “Transnational gangs are a worldwide problem, not confined to any single country,” said Mark Selby, unit chief for
MASON CITY – Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich arrived in Mason City Wednesday morning at about 10:30 am and addressed a large crowd at Southbridge Mall. Gingrich, a former Speaker of the House
A Tuesday afternoon traffic stop of a suspended driver on Main Street by Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s Deputy Frank Hodak led to an arrest on multiple drug charges for a 22-year-old Mason
A traffic stop shortly before 2:30am near the intersection of 2nd Street Northeast and North Connecticut Avenue led to an arrest on two felony drug charges for an 18-year-old Mason City resident
NEW YORK — Leonard Johnson, Jeremy Reeves and the rest of Iowa State’s defensive backfield have covered most of college football’s best wide receivers in some fashion this year. There was the
By Michael A. Memoli, Tribune Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — Rick Perry is taking his fight to get on the Virginia primary ballot to the courts, challenging the constitutionality of the commonwealth’s “onerous” qualification
By James Oliphant, Tribune Washington Bureau – OSCEOLA, Iowa — Rick Perry, in the midst of a furious late-stage effort to finish strongly in next week’s GOP Iowa caucuses, said at a town-hall-style
By Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama nominated a former Treasury official from the George H.W. Bush administration and a Harvard economist to fill two vacancies on the Federal
By John M. Glionna and Barbara Demick, Los Angeles Times SEOUL, South Korea — On a snowy, overcast day, North Korea bid farewell to “Dear Leader” Kim Jong Il and ushered in a
Graphic showing how the Iowa caucuses work for Republicans and Democrats.
By Joe Buttweiler – SHEFFIELD – Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania said his plan for reviving manufacturing in the United States will provide jobs, lift the standard of living and
McClatchy-Tribune News Service The following editorial appeared in the Kansas City Star: ——— Much of the analysis of the housing crash and ensuing credit panic has focused on the manic activities of
By Kathy Guillermo, PETA – The federal government’s recent decision to suspend funding for new experiments on chimpanzees, and to re-evaluate all current studies, has just knocked out a big chunk of the