WASHINGTON DC (May 12, 2020) — Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA) today is again calling on the Justice Department to show its work in the case against Lieutenant General Michael Flynn.

MANKATO, MINNESOTA (May 12, 2020) — Minnesota State University, Mankato awarded 2,367 degrees to 2,294 students at the end of the spring 2020 semester, with this spring's graduates celebrated through a special website that launched Saturday, May 9, the day on which the University's three traditional graduation ceremonies were scheduled but cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

JOHNSTON, IOWA (May 12, 2020) — In the long list of routines disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, many Iowans may have missed preventive dental exams, ignored a nagging toothache or even forgot to brush their teeth a few times during the long days of quarantine. Iowa dentists have been gearing up to welcome patients back per Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds' May 8 proclamation, but visits will look a little different now.

WASHINGTON DC (May 12, 2020) — During COVID-19, the US Food and Drug Administration will continue to utilize and implement additional alternative inspection-tools and approaches while postponing domestic and foreign routine-surveillance inspections. This will continue as local, national, and international conditions warrant, with the exception of certain mission-critical inspections.

MOUNT VERNON, IOWA (May 12, 2020) — When Cornell College made the decision to offer distance learning to protect its students and faculty from COVID-19, Biology Professor 

One laudable side effect of the COVID-19 panic is a nationwide effort to promote "vote by mail" as a universal alternative to standing in line at polling places. One reason that effort is laudable is that it would likely decrease vote-fraud. Yes, I said "decrease." And Republicans were saying the same thing until recently.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (May 11, 2020) — The Davenport Public Library has tentatively scheduled the reopening of its Fairmount Branch (3000 N. Fairmount St) drive-up window for limited hours on Monday, May 18, 1–5PM. The window will be open Monday-Friday, 1–5PM, for hold pick-ups only.

LINCOLN, NEBRASKA (May 11, 2020) — The University of Nebraska-Lincoln conferred nearly 3,500 degrees during a virtual graduation celebration May 9.

The 3,417 graduates are from 54 countries, 45 states and Puerto Rico, and 250 Nebraska communities.

PELLA, IOWA (May 11, 2020) — Morgan Keasler, associate director of career and professional development at Central College, has been named president of CONNECT-Iowa formerly known as Iowa College Recruiting Network (ICoRN).

Keasler was elected as a regional representative for CONNECT-Iowa in the 2018-19 academic year to serve a two-year term. She was nominated for president last year when the president-elect left his role. Keasler began her new role May 1.

BETTENDORF, IOWA (May 11, 2020)  Even though classrooms remain closed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, United Way, area superintendents, school districts, and cultural institutions are working together to make learning accessible to all students and families at home.

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