DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 19 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brenna Bird Announces Prairie Meadows Grant Award to Cold Case Unit * DES MOINES--Attorney General Brenna Bird announced today the Iowa Attorney General's Office Cold Case Unit has been awarded a $15,000 Community Betterment Grant from the Prairie Meadows Board of Directors. The funds will be used for advanced DNA testing as part of investigations into Iowa's over 400 cold cases. The goal of the Iowa Attorney General's O more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Oct. 19 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Fredrikson and Byron, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Business & Tax Planning Attorney Jonathan Humston Joins Fredrikson * Attorney Jonathan J. Humston has joined Fredrikson's Business & Tax Planning and Trust & Estates groups in the firm's Eastern Iowa office. Humston advises individuals, families and business owners on estate planning, trust and estate administration, tax planning and business succession matters. He also counsels tax-exempt organizations on formatio more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following report: * * * Ballot Measures Restricting State Revenues and Citizen Initiatives Would Impede Needed Investments and Supports October 19, 2026 | Clara Wilson Voters across the country will decide state ballot measures in the November elections that would reduce state lawmakers' ability to raise revenue, restrict local governments' agency to set their own tax policies, and limit voters' ability to enact policies directly through citizen initiatives. Though more PR

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Oct. 19 -- The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences posted the following news: * * * CLAS researchers find parents should combine words with gestures to help their children learn * As children return to school, new research from the University of Iowa shows how parents can help their kids learn while literally being on the same wavelength. In a new study, neuroscientists found that adults who use speech and hand gestures when interacting with their child achieve "neural synchrony," where brain waves in t more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * CNN: DEMOCRATS GAIN GROUND IN OHIO'S MOST TRUMP-FRIENDLY COUNTIES * With just over two weeks until Election Day, Ohio's early vote is sending House Republicans a clear warning: the red counties they're relying on aren't delivering the way they used to. New reporting from CNN finds that in Ohio counties Trump carried by 20 points or more, Republicans' early-vote advantage has fallen from 30 points at this point in 2024 to just fiv more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Dentons, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Dentons Prevails at the Iowa Court of Appeals October 19, 2026 Dentons Davis Brown shareholders Spencer Willems and Sarah Franklin secured a win for Des Moines Water Works (DMWW) before the Iowa Court of Appeals. The Court affirmed an earlier win at summary judgment for DMWW on discrimination claims brought under the Iowa Civil Rights Act. The case arose from a promotion decision made under DMWW's anti-nepotism policy. The Court of Appeals affirmed the distric more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The Government Accountability Office issued the following news release: * * * GAO Makes 2026 PTAC Appointments WASHINGTON, DC (October 16, 2026) - Orice W. Brown, Acting Comptroller General of the United States and head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), today announced the appointment of six new members to the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC). Congress established PTAC in 2015 to improve how the federal Medicare program pays physicians for the care they provide to  more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 19 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Reynolds, First Gentleman Kevin Reynolds announce cancer recurrence * Governor Kim Reynolds and her husband, First Gentleman Kevin Reynolds, today announced that the First Gentleman has been diagnosed with a recurrence of cancer following a three-year remission. Mr. Reynolds is recovering from surgery to remove a tumor from his brain and will begin radiation therapy to treat the cancer. Governor Reynolds issued the following statement: "O more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley-Backed Infrastructure Law Bringing $62.7 Million in Improvements to Iowa Railroads * BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is welcoming over $62.7 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation to improve the safety, efficiency and performance of the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway (CRANDIC) and Iowa Interstate Railroad. The funding comes from the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety  more PR

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Oct. 19 -- The University of Iowa posted the following health care news: * * * Kid Captain diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma at Stead Family Children's Hospital * When Kaelyn O'Brien couldn't walk down the hallway and her speech became slurred one morning, her parents thought their 11-year-old daughter was having a stroke. "She was a very healthy kid, no issues," says Kaelyn's mom, Tammy. "Everything was perfectly fine up until that point. She mentioned having a headache earlier in the week and we assumed it was a migraine,  more PR

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, Oct. 19 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: * * * New Director of Academic Innovation Joins ATU * Dr. Maartje Van den Bogaard feels a close kinship with the culture and mission of Arkansas Tech University despite the fact she was born and raised some 4,500 miles away. "For me, it's really important that everybody who has the ability and the motivation to be successful in higher education finds a way to have access to that type of education," said Van den Bogaard, who is a native of the Netherlands more PR

WACO, Texas, Oct. 19 [Category: Sports] -- The American Football Coaches Association posted the following news: * * * North Dakota Takes Down No. 1 South Dakota State * North Dakota built a 21-3 halftime lead over South Dakota State, then used a dominant defensive effort to hold on for the win, 21-10. The Fighting Hawks held the Jackrabbits to just 157 yards rushing, nearly half of what they have been averaging this season, which was key in the victory. The win moved North Dakota up to No. 8 in this week's AFCA FCS Coaches Poll while South  more PR

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Oct. 19 -- The University of Iowa posted the following health care news: * * * One nurse's quick action saves two lives * Knowing seconds can mean survival, early action to alert the obstetrics, nursing, and anesthesia teams about a patient saved two lives when an emergency arose. A patient's visit to labor and delivery for an unexpected complication quickly became a day that Ashley Patterson, BSN, RN, staff nurse, will never forget. At just 28 weeks pregnant, the patient presented with complications from a placenta previ more PR

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, Oct. 19 -- Tarleton State University posted the following news: * * * Tarleton State Ranked No. 1 in Nation for First Time in Program History * Republished from Tarleton State Athletics. STEPHENVILLE, Texas -- Tarleton State Football is the No. 1 ranked team in the country. On Monday, the AFCA FCS Coaches Poll and Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll were released. The Texans surpassed South Dakota State in both rankings to the No. 1 position, the first time in program history that Tarleton State has held the No. 1 rank at a more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 (TNSLrpt) -- The Veterans Affairs Inspector General issued the following report (No. 25-00239-196) entitled "Healthcare Facility Inspection of the VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System in Omaha." Here are excerpts: * * * This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Healthcare Facility Inspection program report describes the results of a focused evaluation of the care provided at the VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System in Omaha. This evaluation focused on five key domains: * Culture * Environment of care * P more PR