WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: State, federal and local agencies, in conjunction with farming industry groups, will host a one-day Agriculture Recovery Center in Sioux County on Tuesday, July 30, noon to 8 p.m., to help Iowans recover from flooding and storm damage. The walk-through event, designed as a resource fair, will provide information on addressing agricultural or rural needs that ar  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 26 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The DNR Air Quality Bureau has the following draft permits up for review. The permits help protect Iowans' health and the air where we live. DNR's permitting staff review the applications to ensure facilities comply with state and federal air quality standards. The public has the right and is encouraged to comment on draft permits. DNR considers public comments (https://www.iowadnr.gov/Envir  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, July 26 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Omaha District issued the following news release: SIOUX CITY, Iowa -- A proposed removal of the BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) Bridge 2001-518, located on the Big Sioux River within Sioux City, Iowa and North Sioux City, South Dakota, is currently available for public review and comment. The purpose of the project is to remove BNSF Bridge 2001-518.9 due to a significant storm event that caused the structure, managed by the USACE Omaha Di  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 26 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following statement on July 25, 2024: * * * Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced victory after a federal court blocked the radical Biden-Harris Administration's attempt to rewrite more than 50 years of landmark protections for women. Attorney General Bird released the following statement: "Today's victory delivers a major blow to the Biden-Harris Administration's war on women and protects young women all ac  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 26 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Attorney General Hilgers announces the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri issued a preliminary injunction in Arkansas v. U.S. Department of Education halting the implementation of the Biden Administration's new rule interpreting Title IX. "We are grateful for this ruling. It is a win for girls and women in preserving Title IX's tradition of protecting their pri  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Osceola and Pottawattamie counties have been added to the recent flooding declaration of June 16-July 23. Pottawattamie was initially designated for disaster assistance after the severe storms and tornadoes April 26-27, 2024. FEMA teams will begin visiting neighborhoods in the additional counties to help survivors of record flooding in northeast and northwest I  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, July 25 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: FORT McCOY, Wis. Maj. Gen. Joseph A. Ricciardi took command of the 88th Readiness Division from Maj. Gen. Matthew V. Baker during a change-of-command ceremony July 20 at Veterans Memorial Plaza at Fort McCoy's historic Commemorative Area. Lt. Gen. Jody J. Daniels, chief of the U.S. Army Reserve and commanding general of U.S. Army Reserve Command, served as the presiding officer for  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 26 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following statement on July 25, 2024: * * * Gov. Kim Reynolds today issued the following statement after a federal judge has blocked changes to Title IX rules issued by the Biden-Harris administration to change the definition of "sex" to "gender identity" which would allow access to bathrooms and locker rooms based on gender identification. Iowa joined the states of Missouri, Arkansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, and North Dakota i  more

ROCK ISLAND, Illinois, July 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois issued the following news release: Two Illinois men - Erik Richard Jones, 46, and Mitchell Allen Melega, 38 - were sentenced on July 23, 2024, to multi-year prison sentences following their convictions for conspiracy to commit bank fraud, bank fraud, and money laundering. Jones, of Colona, Illinois, was sentenced to 54 months of imprisonment to be followed by five years of supervised release,   more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service issued the following news release on July 25, 2024: * * * Quarterly update highlights expansion on individual, business online accounts; Document Upload Tool hits 1 million submissions and more amended returns can be filed electronically * * * As part of ongoing transformation efforts, the Internal Revenue Service announced today continued progress on a variety of taxpayer service and technology projects us  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Low-interest federal disaster loans are now available to certain private nonprofit organizations in Iowa following President Biden's federal disaster declaration for Public Assistance as a result of severe storms, flooding, straight-line winds and tornadoes that began June 16 announced Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman of the U.S. Small Business A  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 26 -- Iowa Workforce Development issued the following news release: * * * New Counties Join Those Already Eligible for Benefits Following June Storms and Flooding. * * * Two additional Iowa Counties have been added to the list of places where individuals are eligible for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) following severe weather last month. Iowa Workforce Development is now accepting applications for DUA from individuals in Osceola and Pottawattamie Counties whose  more

ROCK ISLAND, Illinois, July 26 -- The U.S. Army Sustainment Command issued the following news: IOWA, UNITED STATES Story by Master Sgt. Nathan Hutchison, U.S. Army Sustainment Command Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy A. George and Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael R. Weimer visited Rock Island Arsenal and the Army Sustainment Command's Brig. Gen. John "Brad" Hinson and the ASC team July 24. Lt. Gen. Christopher O. Mohan, Deputy Commanding General and acting commander of Army Materiel Command, who   more