“It is often the case that police shootings, incidents where law enforcement officers pull the trigger on civilians, are left out of the conversation on gun violence. But a police officer shooting a civilian counts as gun violence.

WASHINGTON DC (August 12, 2019) — Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, will headline a rural health care event hosted by the Bipartisan Policy Center in Des Moines, Iowa on Tuesday, August 13. The event will be held at the UnityPoint Health Des Moines, Education and Research Center, Virginia Thompson Auditorium located at 1415 Woodland Ave, Des Moines, IA 50309, 3:30–4:45PM CT.

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 12, 2019) — Amateur brewers from across the state competed for top honors in the 2019 Iowa State Fair Oenology — Beer competition.

Best of Show honors for Flanders Red were awarded to Aaron Reif of Pleasant Hill. Andre Bajorek of Clive was awarded Best of Show honors for Crab Apple.

Additional results below:

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1) Jeff Moyer, West Des Moines

2) Aaron Nord, Ankeny

3) Dwight Baker, Ankeny

PRESS RELEASE (August 12, 2019) — Keep Iowa Beautiful received a $7,500 grant from ITC Midwest to encourage student volunteerism for community service throughout Iowa. The grant will be used to support the Keep Iowa Beautiful (KIB) programming to connect community-service needs with the personal interests and values of students.