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:

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.

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.

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