DES MOINES, Iowa, April 30 (TNSres) -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig issued the following news on April 29, 2024: Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week during this time. "Our hearts go out to the Iowans an  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 30 -- The Iowa Department of Education issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: The Iowa Department of Education today awarded nearly $6 million in competitive grants to 67 Iowa schools to create, expand and sustain high-quality before-and-after school programs that support families and advance student achievement in partnership with community organizations. "By expanding access to before- and after-school programs grounded in evidence-based best practices,   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 30 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: Today, Gov. Kim Reynolds issued a disaster proclamation for eight additional counties in response to severe weather that occurred on April 26. The governor's proclamation allows state resources to be utilized to respond to and recover from the effects of this severe weather and activates the Iowa Individual Assistance Grant Program and Disaster Case Advocacy Program for the following co  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 30 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Gov. Kim Reynolds joined 52 governors representing states, commonwealths, and territories in opposition to Legislative Proposal 480 submitted by the Department of Defense to the Senate Armed Services Committee. LP 480 disregards gubernatorial authorities regarding the National Guard and undermines over 100 years of precedent as well as national security and military readiness. The letter reads in part:   more

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, April 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa issued the following news release: A Council Bluffs man was sentenced April 16, 2024, to 200 months in prison on federal drug charges and a concurrent 180 months for a firearms crime. According to public court documents, Jake Michael Flynn, 39, pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and prohibited person in possession of a firearm. From October 2022 through April 2023, Flynn wa  more

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, April 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa issued the following news release: A Council Bluffs man was sentenced April 16, 2024, to 240 months in prison for Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance, and 180 months for Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person, to be served concurrently. According to public court documents, Virgil Rude McIntosh, III, 47, pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance and prohib  more

DAVENPORT, Iowa, April 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa issued the following news release: A Davenport man was sentenced on April 17, 2024, to 360 months in federal prison, for conspiracy to manufacture, distribute and/or possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine and marijuana, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and felon in possession of firearms. According to public court documents evidence pres  more