DECORAH, Iowa, Oct. 17 -- Luther College issued the following news: Amy Nam, Luther College adjunct faculty in music for harp and composition, was awarded second prize in the World Harp Competition, held during the 2024 Dutch Harp Festival in Utrecht, Holland, in April 2024. "I was very excited," said Nam about the experience. "I was the last to play in the semi-final round. It was a whirlwind. I was so happy to get to go, because all of the contestants' programs were unique and interesting."  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 19 -- The Iowa Economic Development Authority issued the following news on Oct. 18, 2024: * * * Innovation funding awarded to two startups * * * Today, the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) Board approved tax benefits for a company in Story City, awarded $428,000 in Community Attraction and Tourism (CAT) grants to two projects and provided final approval for a reinvestment district plan. In addition, last month, the board approved innovation funding for a star  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 19 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today sent a letter to iDentidad Advertising Development LLC, demanding that the company stop suspected illegal robocalls. Attorney General Bird, as part of the bipartisan Anti-Robocall Multistate Litigation task force, is calling on iDentidad to quit fueling mass suspected scam robocalls. This follows actions taken by the Federal Trade Commission  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 19 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today warns Iowans to be on high alert for government imposter scams. This warning follows an instance last Thursday where a scammer attempted to defraud a woman by calling from what appeared to be the Iowa Attorney General's office's phone number. Government imposter scams occur when a scammer pretends to be affiliated with a government agency to  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 19 -- The Iowa Department of Transportation issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2024: AMES, Iowa - Oct. 18, 2024 - As part of the Interstate 80 Mississippi River Bridge Study, the Iowa Department of Transportation, in partnership with the Illinois Department of Transportation, will hold an online public hearing and offer an in-person open house option to present study information, detail the preferred alternative for the project, discuss potential impacts and re  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 19 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2024: Gov. Kim Reynolds today announced her appointment of Adam Miller as a district judge in Judicial District 3A. Miller, of Cherokee, Iowa, is an attorney at Miller Miller Miller PC. He received his undergraduate degree from Stephen F Austin State University and law degree from Texas Wesleyan School of Law. Miller fills a vacancy created following the retirement of the Hon. Nancy L. W  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 19 -- The Iowa Utilities Commission issued the following news release: * * * Residents who are disabled, 60 and older, or in crisis, may apply now * * * With recent overnight temperatures falling below freezing in parts of the state, the Iowa Utilities Commission (IUC) is reminding Iowa electric and natural gas customers who may be struggling to pay utility bills to make payment arrangements with their provider before the annual winter moratorium on service disconnecti  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 19 -- The Iowa Supreme Court issued the following news release: The Iowa Judicial Branch is responsible for the collection and distribution of court debt as required by the Iowa Code. Every year, the judicial branch collects more than $140 million in court debt and distributes the money collected to not only the state general fund and victims, but also cities, counties, sheriff departments, and more than a dozen funds or entities in the state. In 2020 and 2021, the legisl  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 19 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Oct. 18, 2024: Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a 20-state coalition, led by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, and South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, in a lawsuit seeking to stop the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) rule that would cost states hundreds of thousands of dollars and drive nursing homes out of business. "While s  more