WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: DES MOINES, Iowa --- FEMA is opening Disaster Recovery Centers in Union, Polk and Pottawattamie counties to provide one-on-one help to people affected by severe storms, tornadoes and flooding this spring. Recovery specialists from FEMA and the U.S. Small Business Administration will provide information on available services, explain assistance programs and he  more

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, June 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa issued the following news release: A Sioux City man who barricaded himself inside his residence, with a firearm when sheriff's deputies attempted to serve a protection order was sentenced June 21, 2024, to more than 2 years in federal prison. Gabriel Krusen, age 46, from Sioux City, received the prison term after a February 13, 2024, guilty plea to one-count of possession of a firearm by a felon an  more