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 April 6, 2024, fatal shooting of David Vanderhamm by Cedar Rapids 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 2:20 p.m., Vanderhamm's mother called 91  more

AMES, Iowa, July 17 (TNSres) -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: Iowa State researchers attracted a record $346.2 million in external funding for the fiscal year that ended June 30. That's the third straight year of record research funding and the second straight of more than $300 million. Overall, Iowa State's total external funding for fiscal year 2024 increased to $544.6 million, rising $14.1 million and 2.7% over the prior fiscal year's total of $530.5 million. "Ac  more

MOLINE, Illinois, July 17 -- Black Hawk College issued the following news: Black Hawk College's new head baseball coach is coming to the Braves with Division I experience both as a player and a coach. Drake Robison - a Rockford native who played one year for the University of Iowa - is a community college alum who won an NJCAA Division I National Championship as a player and has coached NCAA Division I and NJCAA Division I teams in the years since. "I am excited to have Coach Robison leading   more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, July 17 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: Attorney General Alan Wilson joined a 22-state coalition of state attorneys general in a letter co-led by Iowa and Indiana calling on Congressional leaders to support and pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility ("SAVE") Act. This commonsense bill will strengthen our electoral process by upholding the rule of law and prohibiting those aliens who are ineligible to vote from doing so.   more