Sioux City earned a big honor Wednesday, as the U.S. Navy announced it will name a combat ship the USS Sioux City. The naming is part of a Navy initiative to honor important Heartland cities that have supported the military. A second combat ship will be named USS Omaha. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus [...]

  ANKENY — Supporters of Ron Paul — many of them young — flocked to the Courtyard Marriott ballroom to await word on final results. Entrance polling by CNN at various Iowa precincts showed Paul led all candidates among people caucusing in the 17-29 age group. The earliest arrivals at Paul’s post-caucus celebration site were [...]

  By Bret Hayworth, Sioux City Journal SIOUX CITY — Making a late pitch for Iowans to caucus for him, Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry said the 2012 race is in mile one of a marathon. Some candidates could drop out after a poor Tuesday caucus performance, but Perry said he will be a formidable fundraiser [...]

LE MARS, Iowa — In one last campaign swing through Northwest Iowa prior to caucuses Tuesday, Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul spoke to 250 people eager to applaud his positions on foreign policy and monetary matters. Speaking Friday at the Le Mars Convention Center where extra chairs were pulled out to accommodate the growing crowd, [...]

By Bret Hayworth Sioux City Journal SIOUX CITY — GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich on Thursday said his ability to stand toe-to-toe with President Barack Obama is the reason people should caucus for him Tuesday night. Gingrich, who flatlined in Iowa polling over the summer before enjoying a November resurgence, spoke about economic policies for most of [...]

By Bret Hayworth Sioux City Journal SIOUX CITY — Stumping in Sioux City on behalf of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, former U.S. senators Norm Coleman and Jim Talent said Romney will draw enough conservative voters to defeat President Barack Obama. The two former Midwestern senators on Wednesday said Romney was the best conservative presidential candidate since [...]

  By Bret Hayworth Sioux City Journal SIOUX CITY — Standing on a steel stage at Missouri Valley Steel, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Friday touted his business acumen as a prime reason he should be elected president in 2012. Romney referenced growing up and learning business lessons from when his father George Romney led American [...]

By Bret Hayworth Sioux City Journal SIOUX CITY — An Occupy Sioux City organizer said he expects to attract people from Des Moines, Omaha and elsewhere for a protest tied to the GOP presidential debate here on Thursday, Dec. 15 . “This would be a good place to get the word out and let people know about what’s going [...]

  SIOUX CITY — All seven major Republican presidential candidates have confirmed they will participate in the Dec. 15 GOP debate in Sioux City. According to sources close to the debate not authorized to talk with the media, all of the candidates — including former Utah Gov.  Jon Huntsman — have committed to the event. [...]