WASHINGTON, April 9 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on April 8, 2024, from Economics Daily: * * * In February 2024, Ames, Iowa, had the lowest unemployment rate, 1.9 percent, among metropolitan areas. The next lowest rate was in Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont, 2.0 percent. El Centro, California, had the highest rate, 17.2 percent. * * * Chart: Metropolitan area unemployment rates, February 2024, not seasonally adjusted  more

BOISE, Idaho, April 9 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: Attorney General Raul Labrador joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of states attempting to stop the Biden administration's collusion with immigration activists. The brief, filed Friday in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, supports states' motion to intervene in a lawsuit brought by asylum seekers and immigr  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 9 (TNSres) -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig issued the following news on April 8, 2024: Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week during this time. "Soil temperatures are slowly warming  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa issued the following news release: A Des Moines man was sentenced on April 3, 2024 to 180 months in federal prison, the maximum sentence allowed by law, after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. According to public court documents and evidence presented at sentencing, Dominic Gregory Lacava, 27, a convicted felon and Crip gang member, possessed at least four firearms over a s  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: A Des Moines man was sentenced today to 276 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to charges related to firearms straw purchasing and trafficking, illegally possessing firearms, and the distribution of fentanyl. According to public court documents and evidence presented at sentencing, Armani Eugene Gates, 20, an OMB gang member, organized f  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57037) involving MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center, Iowa: * * * Rep Org: Iowa Department of Public Health Licensee: MERCYONE DES MOINES MEDICAL CENTER Region: 3 City: Des Moines State: IA License #: 0008-1-77-MET Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Stuart Jordan HQ OPS Officer: Ossy Font Notification Date: 03/19/2024 Notification Time: 17:53 [ET] Event Date: 03/18/2024 Event Time: 00:00  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 9 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: Attorney General Jason Miyares today joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of states attempting to stop the Biden administration's capitulation to illegal immigration activists. President Biden's actions would continue to leave the southern border wide open and communities across the country vulnerable to dangerous drugs and crim  more