DES MOINES, Iowa, July 16 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on July 15, 2024: In a report issued today, the Iowa Attorney General's Office has concluded that the March 25, 2024, fatal shooting of John Carl Piazza by Waterloo police officers was "legally justified." The Attorney General's conclusion was based on a review and investigation by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation. The investigation found that at 11:56 a.m., Black Hawk County Communicati  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 16 (TNSres) -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig issued the following news on July 15, 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. "Although the first half of July was   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 16 -- The Iowa Department of Insurance and Financial Services's Insurance Division issued the following news release: The Iowa Insurance Commissioner Doug Ommen was appointed the receiver of Beckstone Partners, LLC (Beckstone), DesFined, LLC (DesFined), East King Management, LLC, and The Corporate Leasing Company, LLC to wind down the operation of the businesses and marshal the remaining assets for the benefit of defrauded investors in an order issued in Polk County Distr  more