DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 11 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced her support for Governor Kim Reynolds' proposal during her 2024 Condition of the State Address to protect Iowa farmland from foreign ownership. "As someone who was born and raised on a farm, I know how important it is to preserve and protect Iowa's rich farmland," said Attorney General Bird. "All across the state, I hear from I  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 10 (TNSres) -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The reintroduction of wild turkeys to Iowa's landscape has been celebrated as a conservation success story for the past 25 years. But Iowa's turkey population is showing troubling signs: the numbers are down, nests are failing and fewer poults are surviving. And it's not just an Iowa problem - turkey populations are declining in all states in the Midwest and across the eastern half   more

AMES, Iowa, Jan. 11 -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: Iowa State University and the Ames community will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day this month with a lecture, a musical tribute from the Campanile's carillon and an event featuring a relative of Jack Trice. The city of Ames is joining the Ames/Story County MLK Celebration Committee in honoring the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a hybrid celebration beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 15, at  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- George Washington University issued the following news: Former President Donald Trump, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis have qualified for CNN's January 10 Republican presidential primary debate in Iowa. This debate, five days before the Iowa caucuses, presents a one-on-one clash between DeSantis and Haley as they vie to emerge as the clear alternative to Trump, who holds a commanding lead in the polls and has skipped the previous deba  more