RICHMOND, Virginia, July 30 -- The Virginia National Guard issued the following news: By A.J. Coyne, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs CAMP DODGE, Iowa - Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Danville-based 429th Brigade Support Battalion, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team conducted annual training June 16-28, 2024, at the Army National Guard Sustainment Training Center at Camp Dodge, Iowa. Soldiers from Alpha, Bravo and Charlie Companies all participated in the training, whi  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 30 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on July 29, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today joined a 15-state coalition in supporting President Trump's appeal of a court order wrongly fining him more than $350 million. The suit was brought by New York's Democrat attorney general, who campaigned on a pledge of using "every legal avenue to pursue" President Trump. The judge required President Trump to pay an unprecedented almost half  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 30 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on July 29, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and Governor Kim Reynolds today announced that the state will provide $5.5 million in one-time bridge funding to ensure Iowa crime victims continue to have access to critical services such as medical and mental health care, temporary housing, lost wages, and courtroom advocacy. Earlier this year, the federal government cut $700 million from the Vic  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: As Iowa's draconian six week abortion ban made possible by Donald Trump goes into effect today, the Trump-Vance ticket has a Project 2025 agenda that includes a national abortion ban. In response, DNC Spokesperson Aida Ross released the following statement: "Anti-choice extremists like Donald Trump and JD Vance are the reason why cruel abortion bans are ripping away women's rights across the country in  more

AMES, Iowa, July 30 (TNSres) -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: Pay attention the next time you drive near your home, farm or business. You'll notice small, green utility boxes all over the place. They're distribution transformers. If they're not working properly, electricity won't flow to your lights and appliances. Those boxes take kilovolts of electricity (that's high voltage, measured in 1,000s of volts) from transmission lines and step it down to the safer, practi  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 30 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Governor Kim Reynolds and Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird announced today that the state will provide $5.5 million in one-time bridge funding to ensure Iowa crime victims continue to have access to critical services such as medical and mental health care, temporary housing, lost wages, and courtroom advocacy. Earlier this year, the federal government cut $700 million from the Victim of Crimes Act (VOCA)  more

AMES, Iowa, July 30 (TNSres) -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) caused an estimated $1.2 billion per year in lost production in the U.S. pork industry from 2016 to 2020, an 80% increase from a decade earlier, according to a new analysis by an Iowa State University expert. The viral disease has been present in U.S. swine herds since the mid-1980s and remains a growing threat, said Dr. Derald Holtkamp, professor of vet  more

NEW YORK, July 30 -- WarnerMedia, a media and entertainment company, issued the following news release on July 29, 2024: The Max Original three-part documentary series TAKEN TOGETHER: WHO KILLED LYRIC AND ELIZABETH?, from Investigation Discovery, debuts THURSDAY, AUGUST 8 on Max. This shocking and mysterious story is brought to life by first-time filmmaker, and former news photographer on the case, Dylan Sires. Synopsis: Known as "the case that haunts the Midwest," the series dives into the ha  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Donald Trump thinks it's "beautiful" that women in Iowa will now be forced to flee their state to receive critical reproductive care now that abortions are banned before many women know they're pregnant and that Iowa women will have to live in fear of being turned away from the hospital while doctors and nurses could be forced to refuse care for their patients in need. Anyone who thinks women suffering e  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: In response to Iowa's extreme abortion ban going into effect, DNC spokesperson Stephanie Justice released the following statement: "Today is the first day that women in Iowa will have their lives thrown into chaos due to an extreme and cruel abortion ban that outlaws abortion before many women even know they're pregnant all thanks to Donald Trump. Iowa women now join millions of women across the Midwest  more