DES MOINES, Iowa, June 25 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The DNR has finalized air quality rule changes to implement Executive Order 10 (EO10). The final rules for section 567 Iowa Administrative Code (IAC), Chapters 15 and 20-35, were published on May 15, 2024, in the Iowa Administrative Bulletin and the IAC Supplement. The rule changes became effective on June 19, 2024. For assistance navigating the new air quality rules, please access the EO10  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 25 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following statement on June 24, 2024: * * * Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today made the case in a state district court to prevent TikTok from lying to parents about inappropriate videos on the app. Attorney General Bird released the following statement: "Parents deserve to know the truth about the dangers of TikTok. " "Today, we made our case in court to stop TikTok from lying to parents about the inappropriate vi  more

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

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 25 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Gov. Kim Reynolds and Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen have issued a joint request for people to remain off the Missouri River in the coming days, as water levels continue to surpass flood stage. That urgent message comes following the latest update from emergency management officials and representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Governors Reynolds and Pillen stressed the seriousness of the situ  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 25 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on June 24, 2024: Gov. Kim Reynolds announced today that President Biden has approved Iowa's request for a Major Disaster Declaration for Iowa counties where significant damage was sustained from severe storms, flooding, straight-line winds, and tornadoes that occurred beginning on June 16, 2024 and continuing. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) are  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, June 25 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Governors Pillen & Reynolds Issue Joint Request to Stay Off Missouri River * * * Governor Jim Pillen and Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds have issued a joint request for people to remain off the Missouri River in the coming days, as water levels continue to surpass flood stage. That urgent message comes following the latest update from emergency management officials and representatives from the U.S.  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 25 (TNSres) -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig issued the following news on June 24, 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. "Northwest Iowa is experiencing histo  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