DES MOINES, IOWA (September 22, 2023) — In a report issued today, the Iowa Attorney General’s Office has concluded that the August 12, 2023, fatal shooting of Bradley Van Heeswyk by a Pleasant Hill police officer was “legally justified.”

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 14, 2023) — Governor Kim Reynolds announced Wednesday, September 13, Deputy Attorney General David Faith’s appointment as a district judge in Judicial Election District 5A. Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird released the following statement in response:

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 14, 2023) — Wednesday evening, Algona police officer Kevin Cram was fatally shot and killed in the line of duty. Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird released the following statement in response:

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 12, 2023) — As students head back to school, Attorney General Brenna Bird reminds Iowans to follow school safety laws.

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 4, 2023) — Attorney General Brenna Bird joined a bipartisan coalition of 42 attorneys-general urging the Supreme Court to protect veterans’ rights by ruling in favor of James Rudisill in Rudisill v McDonough. The US Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”) denied Rudisill full use of his more beneficial Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits, despite being eligible for those benefits.

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 29, 2023) — The Iowa Attorney General’s Office has completed its review of the fatal shooting of Matthew TJ Davis by two Franklin County Sheriff’s Office deputies that occurred on June 20, 2023. In a report issued August 28, the office concluded that the actions of the deputies, who shot Davis after he drunkenly aimed his gun at them, were “legally justified” and that “no criminal charges are warranted.”

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 25, 2023) — The Iowa Attorney General’s Office has completed its review of the fatal shooting of Matthew Briggs by two police officers from Council Bluffs and Omaha that occurred on July 8, 2023. In a report issued August 25, the office concluded that the actions of the officers, who shot Briggs only after he aimed a shotgun at them from a vehicle he had carjacked, were “legally justified” and that “no criminal charges are warranted.”

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 22, 2023) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird has announced she has reached a settlement agreement with Tobacco Manufacturers that will result in the State of Iowa receiving extra payments of more than $171 million over the next six years. The State is now expected to receive approximately $136 million additional payments in April 2024 and the remaining amounts annually from 2025 to 2029.

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 21, 2023) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird was joined by Dallas Cowboys Hall of Famer Randy White with the National Child ID Program on Wednesday to grill at the Iowa Pork tent and distribute child ID kits.

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 15, 2023) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and Dallas Cowboys Hall of Famer Randy White will be grilling at the Iowa Pork Tent as celebrity chefs at the Iowa State Fair on Wednesday, August 16. White is joining AG Bird with the National Child ID program to provide families free identification kits for police to use in case of emergency to help locate a missing child. 

Wednesday, August 16, 2023 

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