AMES, Iowa, Sept. 4 -- Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences posted the following news: * * * 2026 awards to be presented to CALS alums, friends * The Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the ISU Foundation will present awards to several CALS alums and friends at the 95th annual Honors & Awards Ceremony on Oct. 2. The public ceremony will begin at 1:30 p.m. in Stephens Auditorium, immediately followed by a dessert reception. Registration is not required to attend. #CALS Awards Floyd more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- The American Bankruptcy Institute issued the following news release: * * * August Small Business Filings Increase 63% Year Over Year Total Bankruptcy Filings Increase 8% - NEW YORK/ALEXANDRIA -- Subchapter V elections within chapter 11 increased to 302 filings in August 2026, up 63% from the 185 filings recorded in August 2025, according to data provided by, according to data provided by Epiq AACER, the leading provider of US bankruptcy filing data. Key August 2026 data include: 52,007 total bankruptcy f more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 3 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brenna Bird Announces First Wave of Opioid Grant Funding to Fight Opioid Addiction in Iowa * DES MOINES-Attorney General Brenna Bird announced today her office has awarded over $1.6 million in the first wave of funding grants for programs in Iowa that fight opioid addiction. Legislation passed in 2025 directed 25% of Iowa's opioid settlement money to the Attorney General's office to fund programs, services, and initiati more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- County Employment and Wages in Iowa First Quarter 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Midwest Region - Sept. 4, 2026 * * * Employment rose in all three of the largest counties in Iowa with published data from March 2025 to March 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Iowa employment decreased 0.1 percent over the year to 1,537,500 in March 2026, as measured by the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program. (See table 1.) Assistant Com more PR

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Sept. 4 -- The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences posted the following news: * * * CLAS professor's research looks to individualize treatment of stroke survivors * A University of Iowa researcher has won more than $500,000 in grants to merge machine learning with a technique called transcranial magnetic stimulation to deliver individualized treatment in the brain for stroke survivors. Sara Hussain, assistant professor in the Department of Health, Sport, and Human Physiology, is the principal investiga more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Sept. 3 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: * * * Corps of Engineers seeks comments on Pool 9 dredged material management plan * ST. PAUL, Minn. - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking public comments on the proposed Pool 9 dredged material management plan that covers the Upper Mississippi River from Lock and Dam 8, near Genoa, Wisconsin, to Lock and Dam 9, near Lynxville, Wisconsin. The purpose of the plan is to provide a coordinated, long- more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 4 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * DNR investigating fish kill at Dry Branch Creek in Winneshiek County * OSSIAN - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a fish kill at Dry Branch Creek near Ossian in Winneshiek County. On September 3, the DNR Field Office in Manchester was notified of a possible fish kill in the creek in southern Winneshiek County. The caller reported a strong smell of manure, dead fish, and murky water in the creek. DNR field more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Fedorchak joins colleagues in urging admin to expand markets for U.S. cattle producers * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) joined over 50 Republican colleagues in urging President Trump to prioritize policies that expand market access and provide certainty for American cattle producers. This effort follows the President's recent proclamation increasing the "other countries" quota for lean beef trimmings by 300,000 metr more PR

MOUNT VERNON, Iowa, Sept. 3 -- Cornell College issued the following news: * * * 5 faculty join Cornell College Five new full-time faculty members will join the departments of kinesiology, music, biology, and sociology at Cornell College this fall. Among the scholarly interests they bring to the Hilltop are explorations of choral conducting and the role of movement in music, autism and autistic perceptions in the workplace, silent film accompaniment and composition, organismal biology, and sociological perspectives on health and equity. * Am more PR

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa, Sept. 4 -- The University of Northern Iowa posted the following news release: * * * Four authors of landmark Iowa cancer report to highlight findings on UNI panel * #The panel will focus on the study "Environmental Risk Factors and Iowa's Cancer Crisis" CEDAR FALLS, Iowa - Four authors and contributors of the 2026 landmark study linking environmental risk factors to Iowa's cancer crisis will speak on a panel at the University of Northern Iowa on Thursday, Sept. 10. The panel discussion is free and open to the public, and more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 3 (TNSrep) -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Reynolds releases final report from Iowa Nuclear Energy Task Force * Governor Kim Reynolds today announced the completion of the final report from the Iowa Nuclear Energy Task Force, which was established in January to evaluate opportunities for advancing nuclear energy technologies and infrastructure in Iowa. The task force, established by Executive Order 17, brought together representatives from utilities, power generation compa more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Announces Staff Traveling Office Hours Across Iowa * BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley's (R-Iowa) staff will hold traveling office hours in 48 counties from Monday, September 14, to Thursday, September 24. Iowans seeking assistance with a federal agency or wishing to share their views may stop by during the scheduled hours listed below. NOTE: Senator Grassley will not be in attendance. He will be represented by his Deput more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Welcomes Trump Administration Actions to Support American Beef Producers * BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a lifelong family farmer and member of the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee, welcomed new actions from the Trump administration to stand with family farmers and deliver relief to beef producers across Rural America. The executive orders signed by President Trump today build on longstanding Grassley prior more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2026: * * * Hoeven, Moran: Expand Markets for U.S. Cattle Producers Senator John Hoeven joined Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and a bicameral group in calling on President Donald J. Trump to advance policies that expand trade market access and provide certainty for American cattle producers. This comes as part of Hoeven's efforts to support North Dakota cattle producers, including hosting the U.S. Forest Service chief with ranchers in Dickins more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 4 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Husker Coach Fred Hoiberg Announced as Second Keynote for Governor's Summit Today, Governor Jim Pillen announced that Fred Hoiberg, head coach of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's men's basketball team, will give a keynote address at the 2026 Governor's Summit. Coach Hoiberg joins Ben Sasse as a headline speaker for the Summit, which will take place September 28-29 in Kearney. Coach Hoiberg is scheduled to speak on Tuesday afternoon, Septem more PR

LYONS, Nebraska, Sept. 4 [Category: Sociological] -- The Center for Rural Affairs posted the following news release: * * * Iowa CSP, EQIP application deadline set for Sept. 25 * NEVADA, IOWA - Iowa farmers interested in signing up for the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) and Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) have until Sept. 25 to apply to be considered for 2027 funding. Administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), CSP and EQIP provide financial and technical assist more PR

MANHATTAN, Kansas, Sept. 2 -- Kansas State University issued the following news: * * * Morse Scholarship recipient gains experience in agricultural policy, advocacy By Lexi Liby, K-State Libraries Erin Driscoll, a junior in agricultural and natural resources communications, has returned from Washington, D.C., with firsthand experience in agricultural policy and a deeper understanding of how advocacy can connect policymakers, farmers and consumers. With support from the Morse Family and Community Public Policy Scholarship from K-State Librar more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 4 -- Michigan State University College of Agriculture and Natural Resources posted the following news: * * * Michigan vegetable crop report - September 2, 2026 * Weather This week's forecast: * Scattered showers and thunderstorms Wednesday, Sept. 2, with some strong storms possible afternoon and evening hours. Hot and humid to the south. Scattered showers and thunderstorms continuing Thursday through Saturday. Mostly fair, dry and cooler Sunday into early next week. * High temperatures from the mid-upper 70s more PR

AMES, Iowa, Sept. 4 -- Iowa State University College of Engineering posted the following news: * * * NASA administrator, federal leaders to visit Iowa State * #Quick look Iowa State University has a long history of supporting NASA's mission through research, education, and workforce development. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, along with leaders from other federal agencies, will visit Iowa State on Tuesday, Sept. 8. Isaacman and other federal leaders will meet with campus leadership, tour Ames National Laboratory and participate in a st more PR

MARYVILLE, Missouri, Sept. 4 -- Northwest Missouri State University issued the following news release: * * * Visiting Writers Series to begin with Anisfield-Wolf Book Award winner Northwest Missouri State University's 2026-27 Visiting Writers Series begins this month with a critically acclaimed poet whose work grapples with the story of his own childhood kidnapping, race and memory. Shane McCrae will present his work from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, in Novel Grounds at the B.D. Owens Library. The event is free and open to the publ more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Nunn Leads Bipartisan Bill to Strip Pensions from Disgraced Members of Congress * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Representatives Zach Nunn (IA-03), Chris Pappas (NH-01), Young Kim (CA-40), and Angie Craig (MN-02) today introduced the Congressional Pension Accountability Act, bipartisan legislation to end taxpayer-funded pension benefits for Members of Congress who are expelled -or who resign to avoid accountability -while facing serious ethics violations. "I first  more PR

AMES, Iowa, Sept. 4 -- Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences posted the following news: * * * Read More about Iowa State names Lonergan inaugural Topel Endowed Chair in Meat Science * A gift from Dr. Jay-lin Jane-Topel and the late Dr. David G. Topel established the endowed chair to further research and education in the Department of Animal Science. By Bennett Ford, ISU Foundation The Iowa State University Foundation has established the David G. Topel and Jay-lin Jane-Topel Endowed Chair in Meat Science through a  more PR

ROANOKE, Virginia, Sept. 3 -- The Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech posted the following news: * * * Research presentations span infant sleep to cancer therapy * How does sleep shape the infant brain? How can research inform addiction-related public policy? What makes us who we are? These and other topics are part of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC's 2026-27 Pioneers in Biomedical Research Seminar Series. Eighteen leading scientists will share the latest discoveries on topics spanning neuroscience, cardi more PR

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Sept. 4 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Sanford TRF re-designated as Level 4 Trauma Hospital * THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn. - The Minnesota Department of Health recently re-designated Sanford Thief River Falls as a Level 4 Trauma Hospital. Sanford Thief River Falls was first designated as a Level 4 Trauma Hospital in 2009. Sanford Thief River Falls staff voluntarily participated in the intense designation process to become part of Minnesota's statewide trauma system. more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following fact sheet: * * * Q&A: Beef & Biofuels UPDATE: Grassley welcomes Trump administration actions to support American beef producers Learn more HERE (https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/grassley-welcomes-trump-administration-actions-to-support-american-beef-producers). - Q: What can be done to help cattle producers grow their herds? A: Americans consume approximately 59 pounds of beef per person each year, a testament to this high-quality source of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following letter with five co-signers to President Trump on disaster declaration assistance for Iowa: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 4, 2026 The Honorable Donald J. Trump President of the United States of America The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear Mr. President: We respectfully ask that you promptly grant the request made by Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds for a major disaster declaration for the State of Iowa a more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following letter with 52 co-signers to President Trump on the U.S. cattle market stability and protection against import interventions: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 2, 2026 The Honorable Donald J. Trump President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20500 President Trump, We appreciate your attention to the issues impacting American consumers, farmers, and ranchers. A strong American agriculture in more PR

LAREDO, Texas, Sept. 4 -- Texas A&M International University, a member of the Texas A&M University System, issued the following news release: * * * TAMIU Dept. of Fine and Performing Arts Appoints New Orchestra Director The Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) Department of Fine and Performing Arts in the College of Arts and Science welcomes Dr. Allison Gaines as its newly appointed Orchestra Director and instructional associate professor of Music. Gaines is a bassist, conductor, educator, occasional cellist and clinician whose career more PR

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Sept. 2 -- The University of Iowa College of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Summer research program inspires high school student Jayden Leung This summer, Jayden Leung of Dedham, Massachusetts, took part in the University of Iowa Secondary Student Training Program (SSTP), a research mentorship program for high-achieving high school students. He had the opportunity to work in the lab of Fatima Toor, professor of electrical and computer engineering, whose lab focuses on photonics research and designing photonic d more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 3 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Water use permits for review, published 09/03/2026 * DES MOINES - The DNR Water Quality Bureau has the following draft water use permits posted for public review. Water use permits regulate how Iowa's water resources are allocated to ensure facilities use water efficiently and responsibly, at rates and quantities consistent with permit conditions. As part of the permit review process, the public has the right, and is encouraged,  more PR

GRINNELL, Iowa, Sept. 4 -- Grinnell College posted the following news: * * * Working Toward Food Justice in Rural Communities * For Sebastian Mrotzek '28, addressing hunger means thinking about both what a community needs today and what could make that need less common tomorrow. An economics major at Grinnell College, Mrotzek spent the summer working with local organizations focused on food access as part of the College's Summer of Service program. His experience has taken him from stocking the community fridge at Drake Community Library a more PR