DES MOINES, Iowa, July 28 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brenna Bird Continues Fight to Combat Illegal Robocalls * DES MOINES-Attorney General Brenna Bird joined a bipartisan coalition of 50 attorneys general today urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen its "Know Your Customer" (KYC) rules to help prevent scammers from using the U.S. communications network to make illegal robocalls. KYC rules require phone companies to know who is making calls through  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 30 (TNSLrpt) -- Occupational Employment and Wages in Sioux City May 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Midwest Region - July 28, 2026 * * * Workers in the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $27.04 in May 2025, compared to the nationwide average of $33.54, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that higher paying major occupational groups included ma more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 30 (TNSLrpt) -- Occupational Employment and Wages in Waterloo-Cedar Falls May 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Midwest Region - July 28, 2026 * * * Workers in the Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $27.18 in May 2025, compared to the nationwide average of $33.54, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that higher paying major occupational grou more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 29 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Eurasian watermilfoil treated in West Okoboji Lake canal * The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and partners at the Iowa Lakeside Laboratory recently discovered and treated a small, isolated population of Eurasian watermilfoil growing in the canal system south of Miller's Bay. No Eurasian watermilfoil was found in the main lake of West Okoboji Lake or the other lakes in the Iowa Great Lakes chain. "After the discovery o more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 30 -- The Iowa Department of Education issued the following news release on July 29, 2026: * * * Iowa Department of Education awards over $2.35 million in therapeutic classroom grants to 10 school districts The Iowa Department of Education today announced over $2.35 million in competitive grants have been awarded to 10 school districts to establish therapeutic classrooms for learners whose emotional or behavioral needs impact their ability to be successful in their learning environment. "Therapeutic classrooms across  more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 29 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Public meeting to discuss shoreline restoration at Pilsbury Point * ARNOLDS PARK - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will host a public meeting on August 6 at 6 p.m. at the Maser Monarch Lodge in Okoboji to discuss plans to improve and stabilize shorelines at Pilsbury Point on West Lake Okoboji. Proposed restoration activities for the shoreline and impacts to users during the proposed construction schedule will be pr more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 29 -- The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship issued the following news: * * * McGuire Family of Dubuque County to Receive Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award * Eastern Iowa cattle farmers recognized for conservation, innovation and community service DES MOINES, Iowa (July 29, 2026) - Iowa Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Grant Menke will present the Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award on behalf of Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig to the McGuire family of Dubuque County during a ceremony on Friday, July more PR

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa, July 29 -- The University of Northern Iowa posted the following news release: * * * UNI recognized for transfer student success nine years in a row * CEDAR FALLS, Iowa - For the ninth year in a row, the University of Northern Iowa has been recognized for its commitment to helping community college students seamlessly transfer and earn bachelor's degrees. UNI once again made Phi Theta Kappa's Transfer Honor Roll, a nationally known indicator of transfer excellence. Only 275 four-year colleges and universities made the lis more PR

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, July 30 -- UnityPoint Health issued the following news release: * * * UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Receives Maternal Health Excellence Grant For Another Year UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center (GRMC) was awarded the Center of Excellence Grant by the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services for July 2026 - June 2027. The $212,500 grant for 2026 - 2027 is a targeted continuation of the Iowa HHS grant of the same name, with the initial planning period monies presented to UnityPoint Health in December more PR

IOWA CITY, Iowa, July 29 -- The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences posted the following news: * * * CLAS doctoral students help advance research with Graduate College summer fellowships * This summer, 109 advanced doctoral candidates are participating in the Graduate College Summer Fellowship Program, allowing them to focus on dissertation research without the competing demands of summer employment. "This program, which was established by the college's former dean, is designed to help reduce time to degree by allowing  more PR

IOWA CITY, Iowa, July 30 -- The University of Iowa College of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Iowa students join NASA mission to study wildfire clouds The University of Iowa engineering students are helping researchers collect data on pyrocumulonimbus clouds formed by intense wildfires. - Engineering PhD student Grant Finneman is participating in a NASA field mission this summer, in a way that very few students will ever experience. He is part of a NASA project that is collecting data to better understand dangerous wildfire-ge more PR