PELLA, Iowa, April 3 -- Central College issued the following news: Central College Trustee Harry Smith, a Class of 1973 graduate, will join Central as the newest executive-in-residence. Smith, a multi-Emmy award-winning reporter, announced on air he'll be moving on to his alma mater after spending the past 12 years on NBC News. Smith plans to be on campus during the Fall 2024 semester working with students and teaching the course, Commencement: The Beginning. Smith's course will consider commen  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 3 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: Today, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird defeated the Biden Administration in federal court, halting Biden's illegal highway emissions mandate that attempted to drive gas-powered vehicles off the road. The mandate required every state to set emissions restrictions for vehicles traveling on national highways. The Federal Highway Administration rule would have mandated states se  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 3 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: Today, Gov. Kim Reynolds signed SF 2095, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, a bill related to the exercise of religion, and including effective date and applicability provisions. "Thirty years ago, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act passed almost unanimously at the federal level. "Since then, religious rights have increasingly come under attack. "Today, Iowa enacts a law to prot  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 3 (TNSres) -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: Staff with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) are currently conducting their annual nighttime spring spotlight surveys across the state, collecting information on Iowa's deer and furbearer populations. The annual survey is conducted from mid-March through April in each county, beginning an hour after sunset, preferably on nights with low wind, high humidity and above fr  more

AMES, Iowa, April 3 -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: At the Iowa State University Research Park, even sidewalks are paved with innovation. Nacu Hernandez strolls down a path paved with asphalt just across the road from Iowa State's Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center. A harsh wind scours the landscape on a cold morning in late February, and the sunshine does little to warm the rugged gray surface of the path. Hernandez kneels and places his hand on the cold asphalt. To t  more

DECORAH, Iowa, April 3 -- Luther College issued the following news: Luther College senior Nancy Le received the 2024 Joy Tlou Memorial Award in recognition of her contributions to campus life, encouraging a "community of joy." "I feel incredibly honored and grateful to receive the 2024 Joy Tlou Memorial Award. To have my creativity and positivity recognized by people at Luther means so much," Le said. "Interacting with different people on campus, especially through my work-study job at the Car  more