ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (December 21, 2023) — Augustana College ranked N° 9 in the Wall Street Journal/College Pulse 2024 Best Colleges in the US ranking of highest-ranked liberal-arts schools in the Midwest. According to The Wall Street Journal, the ranking emphasizes how much each school boosts student outcomes beyond what is expected.

CHICATO, ILLINOIS (December 20, 2023) — In response to the tragic and senseless murder of six-year-old Palestinian Wadee AlFayoumi, a victim of a hate crime based on his ethnicity and faith, Congresswoman Delia Ramirez (IL-03), Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14), Sara Jacobs (CA-51), and Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), in collaboration with diverse racial and ethnic communities, led by the Muslim Civic Coalition, introduced the Wadee Resolution at the federal level.

BETTENDORF, IOWA (December 20, 2023) — Family and friends of Charly Erpelding will remember her generous spirit in Thursday's “Give Like Charly” Blood Drive, scheduled 10AM-5PM, Thursday, December 21, at Bettendorf High School. It’s sure to be a bittersweet day, filled with good memories and the community coming together to support the Erpelding family as well as the blood supply.

DES MOINES, IOWA (December 20, 2023) — Governor Kim Reynolds released the following statement in support of the Iowa Congressional Delegation’s letter to President Joe Biden and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas urging them to reopen major rail crossings between Eagle Pass and El Paso, Texas as soon as possible: