DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 19 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bird Statement on the Passing of Former Iowa Attorney General Evan "Curly" Hultman DES MOINES-- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today released the following statement on the passing of former Iowa Attorney General Evan "Curly" Hultman: "Former Attorney General Curly Hultman was a bright legal mind and kind man who touched many lives with his service to our state and nat more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 20 -- Des Moines Public Schools issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2025: * * * DMPS Releases Annual Comprehensive Financial Report Des Moines Public Schools is pleased to announce the release of its Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024. The report provides a transparent and thorough review of the district's financial health and accountability. Independent auditors from RSM US LLP issued an unmodified ("clean") opinio more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 19 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Reynolds announces disaster proclamation for highly pathogenic avian influenza in Sac County Gov. Kim Reynolds today authorized a disaster proclamation for Sac County, Iowa effective immediately through March 21, 2025. The USDA has confirmed a positive case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a commercial turkey flock. This proclamation allows state resources from Iowa Homeland S more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 19 -- The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship issued the following news: * * * Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected in a Commercial Turkey Flock in Sac County DES MOINES, Iowa (Feb. 19, 2025) - The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have detected a case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1 HPAI) in a commercial turkey flo more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news: * * * Kim Reynolds Earns a Primary Challenger Sherman's launch reignites Reynolds' Trump troubles On Monday, former Iowa state Representative Brad Sherman launched his campaign for governor, pulling no punches at Governor Kim Reynolds. In his launch, Sherman channeled Donald Trump with his promise to drain the "bureaucratic swamp" he claims Des Moines has turned into under Reynolds tenure, and swiped at  more PR

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa, Feb. 19 -- The University of Northern Iowa issued the following news release: * * * UNI's Chief Academic Nurse Administrator Nancy Kertz named to 2025 Great Iowa Nurses CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Nancy Kertz, chief academic nurse administrator and head of the Department of Nursing and Public Health at the University of Northern Iowa, is named one of the 2025 Great Iowa Nurses, an award recognizing Iowa nurses who routinely go above and beyond every day and take that extra step to more PR