28 Jul 2022

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller Sues Tobacco Companies Over Scheme to Withhold $133 Million

By Lynn Hicks

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 28, 2022) — Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller accuses Philip Morris USA, RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co, and sixteen other tobacco companies of defrauding Iowa of more than $133 million, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday.

28 Jul 2022

Triple Groundbreaking Ceremony for Home Builds in Davenport, Saturday, July 30

By Rebecca Ludin

DAVENPORT, IOWA (July 28, 2022) — The public is invited to celebrate the Groundbreaking of Habitat Homes N° 128, N° 129, and N° 130 this Saturday, July 30, 10AM. The event will be located at 651 East 6th Street, Davenport. Habitat Homes N° 128, N° 129, and N° 130 will be the future homes of Sarah Ross, Balkiss Fousseni and Abdounazirou Adamou, Ayi Amavi and Vidjinnagni Tossou, and their families.

28 Jul 2022

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate, Department of Public Safety, Department of Transportation Unite to Combat Human Trafficking

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 28, 2022) — Saturday, July 30, is World Day Against Human Trafficking and Secretary of State Paul Pate is working with the Iowa Department of Public Safety and the Iowa Department of Transportation to raise awareness about the issue. Their combined goal is to make Iowa a trafficking-free state.

28 Jul 2022

Find Phenomena at the Fair with Iowa PBS

By Susan Ramsey

JOHNSTON, IOWA (July 28, 2022) — Visitors to Iowa PBS’s State Fair exhibit will marvel at a geode the size of a basketball, prairie grass-root systems taller than a basketball player, and Iowa mussels that help keep our waterways clean. Come visit Iowa PBS in the Varied Industries Building to see these and other “phenomenal” science displays, pick up some great giveaways, and have fun for the whole family.

28 Jul 2022

Giving Back: Riverstone Group Spurs New Opportunities in Donation of Property to Renew Moline

By Liz Nolte

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (July 28, 2022) —Renew Moline has accepted the donation of RiverStone Group’s former headquarters at 1701 5th Avenue in Moline. The donation was made to spur new life and economic development opportunity for the property and downtown Moline.

28 Jul 2022

Gov Kim Reynolds Announces Appointments to Iowa’s Boards and Commissions

By Alex Murphy

 

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 28, 2022) — Governor Kim Reynolds has announced appointments to Iowa’s boards and commissions.

The following appointments are subject to Senate confirmation:

Bioscience Development Board

Rebecca Fusselman, Story

Board of Chiropractic

28 Jul 2022

Central College's Terence Kleven Awarded Fulbright Research Extension

By Jeanette Budding

PELLA, IOWA (July 28, 2022) — Terence Kleven, the Jacob and Gela Schnucker Sessler Endowed Chair of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Central College, obtained an extension of the Fulbright US Scholar Program award he received to conduct research in Arabic political philosophy at the University of Jordan in Amman, Jordan.

27 Jul 2022

I-74 Mississippi River Bridge Awarded Top Honors

By Maria Castaneda

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS (July 27, 2022) — Construction of the Interstate 74 bridge over the Mississippi River in the Quad Cities won top honors today among Midwest states in the America’s Transportation Awards. One of the biggest projects in state history and a transformational investment in infrastructure for the region, the new bridge was recognized for improving safety and mobility, enhancing quality of life and positioning the Quad Cities area for future economic opportunity.

27 Jul 2022

35th Annual Tug Fest Celebration in LeClaire

By Cindy Bruhn

LECLAIRE, IOWA (July 27, 2022) — Almost every community across the country has some sort of big summer event that includes carnival rides, great food, live entertainment, parades, and fireworks. The cities of LeClaire, Iowa and Port Byron, Illinois are no exception, but these two beautiful towns have a unique three-day event that is unlike any other festival in the USA. It’s called Tug Fest and it runs August 11-13, 2022.

27 Jul 2022

Local Students Honored for Academic Success during the 2022 Spring Semester at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities

By Merit Pages

MINNEAPOLIS/ST PAUL, MINNESOTA (July 27, 2022) — The following students have been named to the 2022 spring semester Dean's List at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, the university announced today.

HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME, CLASS YEAR, COLLEGE

Eldridge, IA

Chloe Engelkes, Senior, College of Liberal Arts

Milan, IL

Emma G Kindelsperger, Sophomore, College of Liberal Arts

Tipton, IA

Franklin Bierman, Freshman, College of Liberal Arts

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