DAVENPORT, IOWA (August 26, 2019) — Butterfly-lovers of all ages are invited to the Putnam Museum and Science Center on Saturday, August 31, for the return of its annual event celebrating everything about monarchs.

DES MOINES, IA (August 26, 2019) — Eighty-nine percent of the children surveyed at the College Savings Iowa annual Iowa State Fair survey believe a college education is a necessary step to achieving their dreams and career aspirations. "Iowa children are already thinking about their futures," State Treasurer Michael L Fitzgerald stated. "Every year, this survey reaffirms how important it is for families to start planning and saving early to help make college a reality for their children."

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (August 26, 2019) — The Adrianne Reynolds Fund honors the memory of an East Moline teenager whose life tragically ended in 2005. Adrianne began attending the Black Hawk College Outreach Center to earn her GED in November 2004. She was soon after killed in an act of violence by fellow teens in January 2005. Many generous donors locally and nationally contributed to the Adrianne Reynolds Fund, established by her parents, Tony and Joann Reynolds who live in East Moline.

Just over a year ago, Michael Drejka fatally shot Markeis McGlockton in a Clearwater, Florida convenience store parking lot. On August 23, a jury found Drejka guilty of manslaughter. Drejka should never have been charged with a crime.

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 26, 2019) — Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller has sued the seller of the “Miracle Scraper” — which removes ice and snow from car windshields — for enrolling customers in a buying club without their knowledge or consent and charging them $9.95 a month.

BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA (August 26, 2019) — Legislation authored by Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley aimed at reducing debt-reorganization burdens for small businesses was signed into law by President Trump Friday. The Small Business Reorganization Act streamlines existing debt-reorganization procedures and reduces certain small-business bankruptcy-requirements intended for major corporations.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (August 26, 2019) — WQPT, PBS for the Quad Cities region will begin airing Ken Burns’ new eight-part 16.5-hour film Country Music, beginning Thursday, September 26 at 8PM. The film is directed by Ken Burns, and produced by Burns and his long-time collaborators Dayton Duncan and Julie Dunfey. The series will stream on station-branded PBS platforms, including PBS.org and PBS apps beginning September 15.

WASHINGTON DC (August 26, 2019) —

Q: What is the EB-5 foreign visa program?

AMES, IOWA (August 26, 2019) — Iowa State University announces scholarships awarded by the College of Human Sciences and affiliated academic units to undergraduate students for the 2019-20 academic year.

Zoe Allert of Bettendorf, Iowa (52722), who is studying Hospitality Management, received the Mary Ellen Lewis Scholarship and the Neva M Petersen Scholarship in Family and Consumer Sciences.

WAVERLY, IOWA (August 26, 2019) — Nineteen Wartburg College students were accepted into the Teacher Education Program.

Those accepted include:

Cole Duncalf of Long Grove.

Carlye Brown of Davenport.

Students must demonstrate effective reflective components in teaching, pass the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators exam and complete several other requirements to be considered for the program.

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