JOHNSTON, IOWA (September 19, 2024) — Applications are open for the Iowa Corn Collegiate Advisory Team (CAT) program, which focuses on increasing college students’ understanding of the corn industry. During the one-year program, students will visit the Capitol, tour industry leaders' operations and expand their network and knowledge outside of the classroom.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (September 19, 2024) — Power in Our Numbers (a non-partisan partnership of local organizations) will be sponsoring a People’s Forum Series for the Scott County Sheriff and Scott County Auditor offices. The purpose of the forum is to allow the residents of Scott County an opportunity to meet the candidates for sheriff and auditor; and to ask questions and gather information about them.

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 19, 2024) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird has filed two briefs opposing settlement agreements that abuse the system and take advantage of the harmed Americans that the lawsuits were supposed to support.

Google Settlement

DAVENPORT, IOWA (September 19, 2024) — Tonight looks to be a high migration night for Iowa and the Upper Mississippi River. River Action will turn off the bridge lights on the arches of the Centennial bridge, September 19, through the duration of the fall migration.

Citizens are urged to turn off any unnecessary lighting, as well, to help our feathered friends find their way and reduce collisions.

An estimated 382 million birds will migrate through the upper Midwest tonight.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (September 18, 2024) — Quad City Arts is excited to present the upcoming Quad City Arts Presents performance series, a carefully curated lineup of world-class artists representing a broad spectrum of music, dance, and cultural expression. This series is designed not only to showcase extraordinary talent but also to engage, inspire, and bring a diverse range of performances to the heart of the Quad Cities.

BETTENDORF, IOWA (September 18, 2024) — The Downtown Bettendorf Organization (DBO) is celebrating the first renewal of its Self-Supported Municipal Improvement District (SSMID). The SSMID will go into effect for five more years.

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (September 18, 2024) — The Chicago Office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago), the nation’s largest Muslim civil-rights and advocacy organization, has urged the dismissal of a police detective over allegedly posting hundreds of social-media posts expressing anti-Muslim, racist, and bigoted sentiments.

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 18, 2024) — The Iowa Utilities Commission approved a settlement allowing Alliant Energy to increase its rates by $185 million per year today, while also requiring a planning process for future investments.

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (September 18, 2024) — An award-winning history professor from Rutgers University will help Monmouth College kick off a series of events funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Earlier this year, Monmouth College received a $149,965 grant from the NEH to fund a three-year history project about west central Illinois, titled "Resituating the Humanities in Place-Based Learning."

DAVENPORT, IOWA (September 18, 2024) — St Ambrose University is excited to announce its participation in Common App’s Direct Admissions program for 2024-2025. St Ambrose, located in Davenport, Iowa, is the first higher education institution in the state to join the innovative nationwide program. The initiative is designed to give more than 400,000 first-generation and low-income students, who are interested in college, access to a valuable degree through proactive admissions offers.

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