DES MOINES, IOWA (December 20, 2019) — The Iowa Department of Natural Resources released the draft 2018 303(d) Impaired Waters List for the state of Iowa on November 14. The list is comprised of lakes, wetlands, streams, and rivers that do not meet state water quality standards for designated uses. 

SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA (December 20, 2019) -- Jasmine Harris of Davenport, Iowa, was named to the University of Sioux Falls' Fall 2019 Dean's List. Harris is majoring in Sports Management.

Harris was among more than 550 students named to the Fall 2019 Dean's List. To qualify, students must earn a GPA of 3.5 or greater on a 4.0 scale.

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CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA (December 20, 2019) — Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre will present two free public performances of its 2020 Children’s Opera, The Enchanted Forest by Anna Young, on Saturday, January 11. Each performance will be introduced by Miss Iowa 2019, Emily Tinsman, who will also lead a question and answer session with the performers following the afternoon performance.

WASHINGTON DC (December 19, 2019) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR), along with House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E Neal (D-MA) and Ranking Member Kevin Brady (R-TX), praised the inclusion of the Family First Transition Act in the end-of-year funding legislation that passed in the Senate today and heads to the president’s desk for signature.