BRISTOL, Connecticut, April 10 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release: With final Nielsen reporting completed, Sunday's epic title bout between No. 1 women's seeds Iowa and South Carolina scored 18.9 million viewers, becoming the most-viewed women's college basketball game ever and ESPN platforms' most-viewed college basketball game (men's or women's) on record. The showdown peaked at 24.1 million viewers in the game's final 15 minutes as South Carolina stormed to th  more

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, April 10 -- The Iowa Transportation Commission issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: The Iowa Transportation Commission approved the following items during its meeting today in Cedar Rapids. * * * Business meeting actions taken Tuesday, April 9 Order Number ... Title ... Action taken ... Presenter D-2024-45 ... Approve Minutes of the March 12, 2024 Commission Meeting ... Approved ... Cindy Dorhout, Commission assistant, 515-239-1067 TD-2024-46 ... Statewid  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: Zach Nunn is returning to Washington today after once again refusing to hold a single event that was open to the public during the two week district work period. Reminder: Nunn has only held ONE in-person, public event since getting elected to Congress. He's the only member of Iowa's federal delegation who hasn't held a single in-person town hall over the last year. It's  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 10 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following statement on April 9, 2024: * * * Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today joined Governor Reynolds for the signing of a law to increase transparency, penalties, and reporting for foreign ownership of Iowa farmland. Attorney General Bird released the following statement in response: "Iowa farmland belongs in the hands of Americans. Today's bill signing ensures valuable Iowa farmland will be protected from   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 10 -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig issued the following statement on April 9, 2024: * * * Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig released the following statement today after Gov. Kim Reynolds signed Senate File 2204, legislation strengthening Iowa's Foreign Ownership of Farmland law: "Keeping Iowa's precious and productive farmland in the hands of Americans is an issue I've heard about continually as I have traveled our state and I share Iowans' deep passi  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 10 -- The Iowa Department of Transportation issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: The Iowa Department of Transportation and Des Moines Public Library have teamed up to provide personalized support and guidance to individuals seeking an identification card. On May 9 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., the DOT will have specialists on-site at the Des Moines Public Library branch at 1000 Grand Avenue to provide hands-on assistance and issue IDs to individuals who are pre-  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 10 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: Today, Governor Kim Reynolds signed SF 2204 (https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ga=90&ba=SF%202204) into law, a bill for an act relating to interests in agricultural land acquired or held by foreign businesses, foreign governments, or nonresident aliens, or by agents, trustees, or fiduciaries thereof, by providing for registration and reporting requirements, providing for en  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 9 (TNSres)-- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following agency statement on April 8, 2024: * * * Breeding Peregrine Falcons (Falco peregrinus) disappeared from Iowa in the mid-20th Century. Peregrine falcons historically nested on cliff ledges, but have also adapted to nest on human-made structures like tall buildings and bridges. Iowa DNR began a Peregrine Falcon restoration program in 1989 with 23 birds released in Cedar Rapids followed by another 1  more

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, April 10 -- The Iowa Transportation Commission issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: Today, the Iowa Transportation Commission approved $9,869,044 in total funding for ten statewide Transportation Alternatives Set-aside Program projects. This program supports projects that will have a statewide or multi-regional impact, expand the state's multi-modal transportation system, enhance tourism, and provides safe routes to school. The majority of Transportation Alte  more

NEW YORK, April 10 -- Nielsen Co., an information, data and measurement company, issued the following news: An estimated 18.9 million viewers watched the NCAA Women's Basketball National Championship matchup between the South Carolina Gamecocks and the Iowa Hawkeyes on ABC and ESPN on Sunday, according to Nielsen live-plus-same-day data. Viewership peaked at 24.1 million viewers during the final minutes of the game (between 5:00 - 5:14 PM ET). The women's championship game audience stands as t  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 10 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined an amicus brief to the United States Supreme Court in Chiaverini v Napoleon over a Fourth Amendment question. The brief, which was led by the State of Iowa, argues that the length-of-detention rule supersedes a charge-specific rule when determining Fourth Amendment violations by the government. Jason Chiaverini, a jewelry store owner, purchased items illegally   more