DALLAS, TEXAS (August 12, 2019) — The US Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to purchase or drink a product sold online as a medical treatment due to a recent rise in reported health issues.

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 12, 2019) — Five talented Sprout division acts (ages 2-12) and Senior division acts (ages 13-21) have advanced to the semi-final round in Bill Riley's 60th annual Iowa State Fair Talent Search. Each act will perform again on Thursday, August 15, Friday; August 16; or Saturday, August 17.

The names, ages, hometowns and routines of the sprouts acts are:

Amelia (Mia) Ruley, 12, Baldwin, Vocal Musical Theater

“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.