LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN (May 30, 2019) — The following area students have been named to the Dean's List at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse for the spring semester of the 2018-19 academic year, ending May 2019. Qualification for the Dean's List is limited to students who have attained outstanding academic achievement. To be eligible, students must have earned not less than a 3.5 semester grade point average and carried a minimum of 12 credits.     

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS (May 30, 2019) – The Medical Cannabis Alliance of Illinois issued the following statements in response to legislative progress in Springfield, as legislators move forward with proposals to make the Medical Cannabis Pilot Program permanent (MCPP) and to legalize adult-use of cannabis in Illinois:

WASHINGTON, DC (May 30, 2019) — In a setback to First-Amendment rights, the US Supreme Court has issued a ruling protecting police from lawsuits by persons arrested on bogus “contempt of cop” charges (ranging from resisting arrest and interference to disorderly conduct, obstruction, and failure to obey a police order) that result from l

DAVENPORT, IOWA (May 30, 2019) — The State of Iowa has announced that individuals in Scott County impacted by the severe weather (heavy rains, hail, wind-damage, and flash-flooding) beginning May 17, 2019 and on-going, may be eligible for assistance from the State of Iowa through The Iowa Assistance Grant Program and The Disaster Case Management Program.

JACKSON, TENNESSEE (May 30, 2019) — Six hundred twenty-two students graduated from Union University May 18 during spring commencement services of the 194th graduating class on the university's Great Lawn. Brent Ellis, president of Spring Arbor University in Spring Arbor, Michigan, was the keynote speaker at the commencement services. He encouraged the graduates to stand strong in their academic preparation and in their faith.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (May 30, 2019) — The Quad Cities River Bandits were swept by the Beloit Snappers in a double-header on Wednesday night by scores of 8-6 and 3-1 at Modern Woodmen Park. The Bandits had not lost consecutive games since April 18-19 against Kane County, which was also the last series they dropped.

DES MOINES, IOWA (May 29, 2019) — Governor Kim Reynolds issued a disaster-proclamation today for 10 counties in response to heavy rains, hail, straight-line winds, tornadoes, widespread-flooding, and flash-flooding, beginning May 17 and continuing.

WASHINGTON DC (May 29, 2019) — Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley today released the following statement regarding a recent report that the TransDigm Group has announced it will repay the Pentagon for excess-profits it took on over-priced spare-parts.

CANTON, MISSOURI (May 29, 2019) — Culver-Stockton College recently recognized 209 students on its Dean's List for academic achievement during the spring 2019 semester.

Coral Dillie of Davenport, Iowa, was named to the list. Dillie is majoring in Health Science.

Taryn Hutcherson of Moline, Illinois, was named to the list. Hutcherson is majoring in Elementary Education and Early Childhood.

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