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The Cerro Gordo County Supervisors met Tuesday morning for their regular meeting. An agreement between Barkema Land Company and Cerro Gordo County to stockpile rock was approved. A cigarette permit for pure
Hampton, Iowa – January 25, 2012 – The Computer Guy, from Hampton, Iowa, announced today that its commitment to quality service and professionalism has been recognized by the leading trade association for
By Joe Buttweiler – ROCKFORD — Claude Nash enjoyed playing golf at the Rockford golf course for 44 years. He would often play a quick nine after work before his wife got
(DES MOINES)- Gov. Branstad today announced the appointment of 58 Iowans to various boards and commissions. The individuals were appointed between July of 2011 and January 20, 2012. The members of Iowa’s
By Kathleen Hennessey, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — As President Barack Obama called for economic fairness in this State of the Union speech, his Republican rivals blasted the president for spurring divisions.
By Tony Perry, Los Angeles Times – CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — Marine Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich will not serve a jail sentence following his guilty plea in the killing of 24 Iraqis in
By Ralph Vartabedian, Tom Hamburger and Matea Gold, Tribune Washington Bureau – LOS ANGELES — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s tax returns reveal a sophisticated low-tax investment strategy that includes offshore funds and
By Steve Chawkins, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Faced with crushing bills, a tiny Kern County town that became infamous for aggressive law enforcement has eliminated its police department. “Maricopa just
By David Lauter, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — By using his State of the Union speech to draw sharp contrasts with Republicans on such high-profile issues as taxes and the housing market,
By Lisa Mascaro, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — A year ago, the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords weighed heavily in the chamber. A seat with her Arizona delegation was left empty during
By Stephanie Akin, Deon J. Hampton and Marlene Naanes, The Record (Hackensack N.J.) – HACKENSACK, N.J. — The 19-year-old New Jersey man charged with firebombing a synagogue and setting fire to a temple
By Bob Pool, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Actor James Farentino, whose private life was sometimes as dramatic as the roles he played in theater and on television, died Tuesday at
By Erika Bolstad and Marc Caputo, McClatchy Newspapers – MIAMI — A sign it’s getting close to election day in Florida: Mitt Romney softens his immigration stance and his opponent’s new ads end
John Mangalonzo, The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa – When Logan Jacob Wall’s case was brought before Des Moines County juvenile court, the 17-year-old was charged with 10 counts of third-degree burglary. That
By Doreen Hemlock and Arlene Satchell, Sun Sentinel – FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Starting Thursday, forget about finding a $9 airfare. That’s the beginning of new U.S. Department of Transportation airfare rules that
By Mike Swift, San Jose Mercury News – SAN JOSE, Calif. — As Google increasingly seeks to meld what were once separate services into a single overall experience, the Internet giant is also
By Kate Gibson, MarketWatch – NEW YORK — U.S. stocks closed with losses for two of three main indexes as investors mulled a European standoff over Greece’s debt and the latest slew of
By David Sarno, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Apple Inc. is selling a whole lot of just about every product it makes — and investors are loving it. The company’s stock
By Andrew Blankstein and Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — A 24-year-old German national entered a not guilty plea Tuesday in connection with 100 arson-related charges stemming from a series
By Tony Pugh, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — In his first congressional testimony as the official director of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Richard Cordray faced tough questions on Tuesday from Republican
By Mark Z. Barabak and John Hoeffel, Los Angeles Times – TAMPA, Fla. — Even before Tuesday, Mitt Romney was struggling to connect to average voters, suffering from impromptu remarks — proffering a
By Anne Blythe, McClatchy Newspapers – RALEIGH, N.C. — Federal investigators say one of three North Carolina men convicted recently of conspiring to commit terror abroad tried to arrange the murder of three
By Steven Thomma, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama used an election-year State of the Union address Tuesday night to frame the national debate not as a referendum on him but
By Jeff Roberts, The Record (Hackensack N.J.) – EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Justin Tuck rubbed his eyes as he reached the lectern, then stared back at a pack of reporters and a bank
By Kent Youngblood, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — With a little more than 24 hours left for the Timberwolves and Kevin Love to come to an agreement on a contract extension, Love
By Michael Russo, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – DENVER — There were plenty of motivating factors Tuesday for the Wild: to enter the All-Star break inside the top eight in the West, to leap
By Scott J. Wilson, Los Angeles Times – Asking for a raise in a weak economy may seem like a long shot. Or maybe even job suicide. But experts say that if you’re
By Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times – WASHINGTON — The International Monetary Fund predicted Europe would fall into a mild recession this year, helping drag down global economic growth to a sluggish 3.3
By Jerry Hirsch, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — The top car brands seem to be losing their importance in the eyes of consumers as competition across the industry heats up. For
By Henry Chu. Los Angeles Times LONDON — Time stands still for no one. In London, it doesn’t even stand straight. Big Ben, perhaps the most iconic structure in all of Britain, is
By Laura C. Morel, McClatchy Newspapers – MANATEE, Fla. — More than 3,000 people gathered Tuesday in a Dolphin Aviation hangar to welcome Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich. Gingrich rolled into the hangar
By Ron Sylvester, McClatchy Newspapers – WICHITA, Kan. — U.S. Senior District Judge Wesley Brown has died at age 104. Brown died Monday evening at the Larksfield Place retirement community, where he had
By Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times – MEXICO CITY — They stand at the curb, waving a red rag like an urban matador. “Hay lugar, hay lugar!” they call to passing motorists. (“There’s
By Robyn Dixon, Los Angeles Times – JOHANNESBURG — Seventeen years ago, a humiliated U.N. peacekeeping mission left the Somali capital, Mogadishu, after a failed intervention to stem the country’s spiral into chaos
By Alexandra Zavis and Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times – DAMASCUS, Syria — An Arab League peace plan for Syria appeared to be near collapse Tuesday as six Persian Gulf nations announced
By John M. Glionna, Los Angeles Times – GYEONGJU, South Korea — On his first day of freedom, North Korean defector Kim Yong-chul sat crossed-legged on the floor of a small apartment without
By Frances Robles, McClatchy Newspapers – TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Sitting in the plant-filled patio of his home outside the capital, anti-corruption crusader Gustavo Alfredo Landaverde uttered what few people have the courage to
By Michael Logan and Mohamed Odowa – MOGADISHU, Somalia — Two hostages, an American and a Dane, have been freed from captivity in Somalia by the U.S. Navy, the Danish Refugee Council
By Jeremy C. Owens, San Jose Mercury News – SAN JOSE, Calif. — Facebook users who have not changed their profiles to the company’s new Timeline feature won’t have a choice much longer.
By Andrew Blankstein and Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Actress Demi Moore was receiving medical treatment Tuesday after paramedics rushed to her home near Benedict Canyon in the