DES MOINES, IOWA (April 12, 2022) — Governor Kim Reynolds has signed a proclamation relating to the weight-limits and hours of service requirements for the transportation of crop-inputs for planting season.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (April 12, 2022) — Midwest Writing Center (MWC) and the SPECTRA Reading Series are hosting a showcase of local poets and writers at Rozz-Tox, 2108 3rd Ave, Rock Island, on Thursday, April 28. This is in celebration of National Poetry Month, which is held by the Academy of American Poets each year and is “the largest literary celebration in the world.”

DAVENPORT, IOWA (April 12, 2022) — Each year, the Jaycees of the Quad Cities honors local community members who are making a positive impact in our area. This year, we were able to celebrate award recipients, Jaycees members, family and friends.

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 11, 2022) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate’s Spring 2022 Iowa Youth Straw Poll takes place Tuesday. Thousands of students across Iowa will cast ballots for their preferred candidates for US Senate, US House, and Iowa Governor. More than 170 schools have registered to participate so far.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (April 11, 2022) —“What’s the next level?” Loredia Nunn-Dixon likes to ask both of herself and of her organization, SAL Community Services (SAL), where she’s worked for three decades and now directs the non-profit’s Open Door Crisis Assistance program. Answering that question recently led Nunn-Dixon to earn the National Diversity Council Certified Diversity Professional (NDCCDP) certification, also known as the DiversityFIRST™ certification.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (April 11, 2022) — Play-off hockey returns to the TaxSlayer Center for the first time in five years Wednesday, April 13, when the Quad City Storm battles the Fayetteville Marksmen. Puck drop is at 7:10, the first 1000 fans receive a black t-shirt and rally towel, and fans can enjoy $1 beers.

Rep Ro Khanna delivers the Midwest Matters lecture on Friday afternoon at the Monmouth College Dahl Chapel and Auditorium

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (April 11, 2022) — A "true son" of Philadelphia who represents the Silicon Valley region of California was in Illinois Friday, April 8, to share his vision on "Bringing Tech Jobs to the Heartland."

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 11, 2022) — On April 8, retired three-star Admiral Michael Franken and Iowa Democratic candidate for the US Senate announced that his campaign has raised almost $1.4 million from 51,000 individual donations during the first quarter of 2022.

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 8, 2022)  Twenty people lost their lives as a result of domestic violence in Iowa in 2021, marking the highest number of domestic violence-related deaths in the state in a decade, while three deaths have already occurred in the first three months of 2022.

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (April 8, 2022) — The following people recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.

Bianca Sierra of Bettendorf (52722) at Western Illinois University

Marshall Callaway of Davenport (52806) at Western Illinois University

Jessica Ramos of East Moline (61244) at Western Illinois University

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