DAVENPORT, Iowa, Sept. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2024: A Davenport man was sentenced yesterday to 25 years (300 months) in federal prison for possessing a distribution quantity of methamphetamine and a possessing a firearm in furtherance of his drug trafficking. According to public court documents, law enforcement witnessed Roy Albert Phillips, 35, recklessly driving and attempted a traffic stop. Phill  more

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, Sept. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa issued the following news release: Two Council Bluffs men were sentenced to federal prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine: * Michael Guy Given, 36, was sentenced on August 14, 2024, to a 120 month prison term; and * Brian Michael Hogan, 50, was sentenced on September 17, 2024, to a 120 month prison term. According to public court documents, between March and April 2023, Given and  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.3 million grant to NewBo City Market in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for infrastructure improvements to support agricultural businesses. This grant will support a renovation and expansion of the facility, driving workforce growth and supporting  more