IOWA FALLS, IOWA (June 18, 2019) — This week the Deb and Jeff Hansen Foundation kicked off their annual effort to Haul Out Hunger across rural Iowa. Iowa Select Farms employees will deliver more than 60,000 pounds of fresh, boneless pork-loins to 120 rural food-pantries. Along with the fresh protein, a new Foundation program called Henry's Heroes will bring basic childhood needs to the food pantries.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (June 18, 2019) — The Quad City Storm presented the United Way of the Quad Cities with a check in the amount of $1000 Tuesday afternoon, continuing their commitment to giving back to the community that supports them. The funds were granted to the Storm to donate to a charity of their choice as part of the SPHL’s Wanda Amos award which recognizes a team, individual, or alumna for their outstanding work in the community.

LINCOLN, NE (June 18, 2019) — More than 5,100 University of Nebraska-Lincoln students have been named to the Deans' List/Explore Center List of Distinguished Students for the spring semester of the 2018-19 academic year.

On June 14 — "Flag Day" in the United States — US Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) and US Representative Steve Womack (R-AR) proposed a constitutional amendment: "The Congress shall have power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States." President Donald Trump promptly indicated his support for the amendment via Twitter, calling it a "no-brainer."