22 May 2019

Iowa State University Students Earn Scholarships and Awards at The Fashion Show 2019

By Carole A Custer

AMES, IOWA (May 22, 2019) — Students earned scholarships and awards for outstanding work at The Fashion Show 2019 at Iowa State University.

Lauren Latham from Eldridge, who is studying apparel, merchandising, and design, took third-place in the fashion-illustration category at the show.

Kamber Causemaker from Geneseo, who is studying apparel, merchandising, and design, took first-place in the functional-design and uniforms category at the show.

22 May 2019

Iowa Public Television Presents Girls State Soccer Championships

By Susan Ramsey

JOHNSTON, IA (May 22, 2019) - Iowa Public Television's coverage of Iowa girls' high school championships continues, as teams from across the state take to the field for the 2019 IGHSAU Iowa Farm Bureau Girls State Soccer Championships. Coverage of each class title game will take place at James W. Cownie Soccer Park in Des Moines.

22 May 2019

Gov Kim Reynolds Signs HF615, Item-Vetoes Iowa Attorney-General Provisions

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (May 22, 2019) — Today, Governor Kim Reynolds signed House File 615, the justice-system appropriations bill, but item-vetoed sections 24 and 28, which would have amended the Iowa Attorney General’s statutory-duties to require the approval of the Governor, Executive Council, or Legislature to prosecute any action or proceeding, including signing onto or authoring amicus-briefs or letters of support, in any court or tribunal other than an Iowa state court.

22 May 2019

Channel Cat Talk: “Set Sail” for 05/28, 05/30, Rescheduled Due to Flooding

By Philip Tunnicliff

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (May 22, 2019) — Due to the Channel Cat’s delayed opening this season, the River Action’s Channel Cat Talk “Set Sail” on May 28, and May 30 has been rescheduled to July 2 and 3.

22 May 2019

Gov Kim Reynolds, AG Tom Miller Form "Good-Faith Agreement"

By Lynn Hicks

DES MOINES, IOWA (May 22, 2019) — Attorney General Tom Miller issued the following statement Wednesday after 

22 May 2019

Mount Mercy University Celebrates Class of 2019

By Amanda Mayotte

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA (May 22, 2019) — The student(s) listed below graduated from Mount Mercy University this May. A commencement ceremony was held Sunday, May 19, 2019, at the US Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME, DEGREE, HONOR (if listed)

21 May 2019

Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley, Rep Bennie Thompson Reintroduce American Red Cross Transparency Act

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (May 21, 2019) — Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley of Iowa and Rep Bennie Thompson of Mississippi today introduced legislation to give the Congressional-watchdog arm complete access to American Red Cross records for oversight purposes.

21 May 2019

Sen Bernie Sanders Leads Bicameral Legislation to Hold Opioid Executives Criminally Liable

By Keane Bhatt

WASHINGTON DC (May 21, 2019) — Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) led a bicameral group of lawmakers in introducing the Opioid Crisis Accountability and Results Act, as Vermont Attorney General TJ Donovan announced a lawsuit today against former Purdue Pharma CEO Richard Sackler and seven family members who served on Purdue’s Board of Directors for deliberately misrepresenting the risks of the drug OxyContin.  

21 May 2019

Cesar Salazar Swings Bandits to Fourth Straight Win

By Jason Kempf

GENEVA, ILLINOIS (May 21, 2019) — Cesar Salazar went 3-3 with two runs batted in and the pitching staff worked out of multiple jams to propel the Quad Cities River Bandits to a 4-1 win over the Kane County Cougars on Tuesday afternoon. The victory was the fourth in a row for the River Bandits and assured the team of a winning record on their current 12-game road trip with two games remaining.

21 May 2019

New College Graduate Wins $50,000 Lottery Prize

By Sam Martin

CLIVE, IOWA (May 21, 2019) — A Davenport man closed out his college career by winning a $50,000 lottery prize.

“I actually bought the ticket on the day of my graduation,” Jonathan Labrador, 22, told officials on Monday as he claimed his “Frogger Level II” prize at the lottery’s regional office in Cedar Rapids. “It’s just unbelievable. There are no words to describe. It’s just like going on a rollercoaster in five seconds.”

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