ST. PAUL, Minnesota, July 13 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is hosting an open house at Lock and Dam 2 on the Mississippi River in Hastings, Minnesota, on Saturday, July 20. Corps officials are hosting the free event from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. to allow people to get a behind-the-scenes view of the site while also getting a better understanding of what the staff do to ensure safe, reliable   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 7 (TNSres) -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig issued the following news: 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. "Many parts of Iowa experienced a wet start to July. No  more

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, July 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa issued the following news release: A man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine was sentenced on July 10, 2024, in federal court in Sioux City. Kenneth Dawdy, 39, from Sioux City, pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine on January 26, 2024. At the plea and sentencing hearings evidence showed that Dawdy participated in a conspiracy from January 2021 through June 2023 that distr  more

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, July 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa issued the following news release: Johnnie A. Cannon, 38, from Sioux City, Iowa, formerly from Osceola, Arkansas, was sentenced on July 9, 2024, in federal court in Sioux City. On January 18, 2024, after a 3-day jury trial, Cannon was convicted, by jury verdict, of one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and three counts of distributing and aiding and abetting another in the distribu  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 13 -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig issued the following news: * * * Water quality wetlands help to improve Iowa's water quality while providing habitat for wildlife * * * Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced today that the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship anticipates a record calendar year for progress toward the construction of Department-sponsored water quality wetlands within Iowa. Over the past few decades, Iowa has built  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: An official website of the United States government Here's how you know Official websites use .gov A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. Secure .gov websites use HTTPS A lock ( Lock Locked padlock ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure webs  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 12 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes and Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey are leading a seven-state challenge to a Biden Administration rule requiring doctors to provide - and states to pay for - experimental gender transition procedures. Similar rules were enjoined by federal courts in 2019 and 2022. On May 6, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services published a final rule that "force  more