DES MOINES, IOWA (March 24, 2021) — Governor Kim Reynolds has announced that COVID-19-impacted renters and homeowners will be able to apply for assistance with rent and mortgage payments through two assistance programs beginning Monday, March 29, 2PM.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (March 24, 2021) — The Davenport Public Library is partnering with Oelerich, Reiling, and Miller PC and Shred-It to present a Free Shred Day on Thursday, April 22, 1–4PM, at the Davenport Eastern Avenue Branch (6000 Eastern Ave.). Community members can bring up to three standard file containers, maximum size 15 x 12 x 10 inches, for secure shredding. Documents will be confidentially shredded on-site.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (March 24, 2021) — As part of its annual One Step Hams for the Holidays campaign, Hy-Vee employees and local first-responders will distribute 400 Hormel® Cure 81® hams on Thursday, March 25, beginning at 5PM. The event, which benefits families in need, will be held at the SouthPark Mall.

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 23, 2021) — Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller and 47 attorneys-general have reached a $188.6-million multistate settlement with Boston Scientific Corp to resolve allegations of deceptive marketing of its surgical-mesh products for women. Iowa’s share of the settlement is $1,947,420.