WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on Sept. 6, 2024: * * * Cook Political Report: "Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks' 2020 race was the closest in the country -- she won by just six votes..." * * * Today, the non-partisan election forecaster Cook Political Report moved Iowa's 1st Congressional District from "Likely Republican" to "Lean Republican." Cook Political Report: "Bohannan has run an aggressive rematch cam  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 6 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced that the Attorney General's office, in coordination with the Marshall County Attorney's office, secured a second-degree murder conviction against Scott Swartz for beating his elderly father to death. On August 30, 2024, a Marshall County court found Scott Swartz guilty of second-degree murder for killing his elderly father, Paul Sw  more

SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Sept. 6 -- Morningside University issued the following news: Morningside University has been awarded a grant of $2,765,686 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) GRANTED (Growing Research Access for Nationally Transformative Equity and Diversity) program. This significant funding will provide support for Morningside to implement a new endeavor called RISE: Research Ecosystem Integration and Siouxland Partnership Expansion, which aims to enhance research capabilities at Mor  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Sept. 7 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: Dr. Alicia Olivier, a professor of anatomic pathology at the Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine, has been named the college's associate dean for administration. She served as interim associate dean for administration since October 2023 and as a faculty member in the Department of Pathobiology and Population Medicine since 2014. She previously held a faculty position at the Unive  more

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa, Sept. 6 -- The University of Northern Iowa issued the following news release: Alumni and friends of the University of Northern Iowa have made a considerable investment to help launch the university's new Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program. As the university's Our Tomorrow campaign closes in on its stretch goal of $300 million - having cleared the initial $250 million goal well ahead of the campaign's 2026 end date - donors have rallied, giving more than $1.25 mill  more

DUBUQUE, Iowa, Sept. 6 -- The University of Dubuque issued the following news release: University of Dubuque music and theatre students as well as area high schoolers will have the opportunity to join a Tony Award winner best known for originating the role of Angel in RENT on Broadway and film on stage during A Broadway Cabaret with Special Guest Wilson Jermaine Heredia at 7:00 p.m. Friday, September 27, 2024, in John and Alice Butler Hall, Heritage Center. WHAT: A Broadway Cabaret with Specia  more