Q: How serious is the crisis at the southern border?

A: Illegal border-crossings are at the highest level in recent history. This fiscal year, immigration officials are on track to apprehend more than one million migrants crossing illegally into the country — more than double the volume of previous years. In May, more than 144,000 migrants were apprehended at the southern border.

WASHINGTON DC (July 12, 2019) — Today, Representative Dave Loebsack released the following statement on the House passage of the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which included provisions he authored. Rep Loebsack, a former member the House Armed Services Committee, helped incorporate several provisions in this year’s legislation that will help create jobs here at home, increase defense research, and strengthen the Rock Island Arsenal.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (July 12, 2019) — Twenty Iowa students have been awarded the 2019 Iowa Health-Care Association (IHCA) Foundation scholarship. Scholarship winners will receive $1,500 to continue their health-care education at an accredited school of nursing, long-term care or health administration program, or physical/occupational therapy program.

ST LOUIS, Mo. (July 12, 2019) — Maryville University has named the following students to the Deans' List for the Spring 2019 semester. Maryville undergraduate students are eligible for the Deans' List when they complete at least 12 Maryville University credit hours in a semester with a minimum of a 3.5 grade-point average on a 4.0 (perfect) scale. You can view the full list at maryville.edu/deans-list. HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME

 

On Saturday, August 17, 2019, at 7:30PM, Quad City Bank & Trust (QCB&T) Riverfront Pops will rock the Quad Cities with a killer setlist of Queen’s greatest hits. Due to the extensive damage sustained by LeClaire Park during this spring’s historic flood and subsequent flood recovery efforts, the event has been moved to the Rock Island Arsenal.

JOHNSTON, IOWA (July 12, 2019) — Iowa Public Television today announced a series of presidential candidate forums, hosted in collaboration with Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC). The first IPTV Presents Conversations with Presidential Candidates Hosted by DMACC forum will be held Monday, July 15 at 10AM at the Building 6 auditorium at DMACC's Ankeny campus with guest Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ).

WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS (July 12, 2019) — Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has announced that Andrew Del Vecchio of Davenport, Iowa, a member of the class of 2022 majoring in robotics engineering, was named to the university's Dean's List for academic excellence for the spring 2019 semester.

COMSTOCK PARK, MICHIGAN (July 11, 2019) — The Quad Cities River Bandits made a first-inning run hold up all night as they snapped a five-game losing streak with a 1-0 victory over the West Michigan Whitecaps on Thursday night at Fifth Third Ballpark. The shutout win was the 15th of the season for the River Bandits pitching staff, tying them for the most in Minor League Baseball.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (July 11, 2019) — The Vera French Foundation and Quad Cities River Bandits are pleased to announce the first Mental Health Awareness Night on Thursday, July 18 at 6:35PM at Modern Woodmen Park.

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