DES MOINES, IOWA (July 2, 2024) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird discussed the office’s cold-case unit’s partnership with local law enforcement to investigate Iowa’s more than 400 unsolved murders. The announcement was made in a press conference at the Cedar Rapids Police Department in Linn County. Speakers at the press conference also included:

WEST HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT (July 2, 2024) — The University of Hartford is pleased to announce that Jenna Willet of Eldridge has been named to the Dean's List for the spring 2024 semester.

The Dean's List recognizes students achieving superior academic standing. The requirement, with some exceptions, is a grade-point average of at least 3.0 and no grade below C.

The President's List recognizes a select group of students reaching the highest level of academic standing.

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (July 2, 2024) — Beginning July 15, Monmouth College will have a new director of student well-being.

Licensed clinical professional counselor Megan McGruder has been named to the position that helps support Monmouth students' mental-health needs. She's spent the past nine years in a related role at nearby Knox College.

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS (July 1, 2024) — Autumn Kelly of Davenport, Iowa, graduated from Emmanuel College on Saturday, May 18, 2024, during the College's 102nd Commencement Exercises on its campus in Boston. Kelly received a Bachelor of Arts in Criminology and Criminal Justice during the ceremony. Kelly graduated cum laude.

WASHINGTON DC (July 1, 2024)  The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the implementation of federal disaster assistance for the state of Iowa and ordered federal assistance for state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in areas affected by severe storms, flooding, straight-line winds, and tornadoes beginning on June 16, 2024, and continuing.

CLIVE, IOWA (July 1, 2024) — Lauren Meier of Bondurant and Kirby Cook of Winthrop are spending their summers interning with the Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA). Both are Iowa State University students interested in a career in agriculture.

WHITEWATER, WISCONSIN (July 1, 2024) — More than 1,500 students graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater at spring commencement, held May 11, 2024, at Kachel Fieldhouse in the Williams Center.

The following students from your coverage area earned degrees from UW-Whitewater:

Cordova, Illinois, 61242: Kaitlyn Collins graduated with the following degree: Special Education — BSE

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 1, 2024) — Governor Kim Reynolds has sent a letter to Department of Labor’s Acting Secretary Julie Su in response to Iowa businesses being targeted with excessive fines.

The full letter reads as:

“I am writing on behalf of small businesses across Iowa that are facing excessive fines due to the US Department of Labor’s enforcement of youth labor laws.

BETTENDORF, IOWA (July 1, 2024) — Crawford Brew Works will host a ribbon cutting to celebrate their expansion on Friday, July 12, 2PM. They are located at 3659 Devils Glen Rd (at the intersection of Tanglefoot Ln) in Bettendorf, Iowa.

Please help celebrate the expansion of their new kitchen, which will serve food in the taproom Tuesday through Saturday. Food trucks will remain on-site Sundays and Mondays.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (July 1, 2024) — Augustana College community members are celebrating the second anniversary of President Andrea Talentino’s service to the college. Since joining the college July 1, 2022, President Talentino has spearheaded facility improvements as well as guided the college in long-range planning to ensure the college’s strong future as a nationally ranked liberal arts institution.

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