DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 14 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today led a 23-state coalition in demanding that Special Counsel Jack Smith, New York Attorney General Letitia James, and Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis immediately end their political prosecutions of President Donald Trump. The prosecutions, which never should have been brought against President Trump at all, now threaten a Constitut  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 14 -- The Iowa Department of Insurance and Financial Services's Insurance Division issued the following news release: Lance Seastrand, age 52, and his wife, Staci Seastrand, age 56, of Davenport, were sentenced on October 31, 2024, after pleading guilty to felony charges stemming from an investigation by the Clinton County Sheriff's Office and the Iowa Insurance Fraud Bureau. The investigation by the Clinton County Sheriff's Office began in December 2021 when a disabled   more

AMES, Iowa, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: Understanding how both environmental conditions and genetic makeup affect crops is essential to developing varieties that are more resilient and productive. But the intricate interplay between weather and genes is difficult to untangle, in part because plants with the same genotype can respond in different ways to varying conditions. That dynamic is called phenotypic plasticity, and it's the main research   more

DECORAH, Iowa, Nov. 12 -- Luther College issued the following news: It's time to celebrate and support Luther College's 22 intercollegiate teams and 500 Norse student-athletes both in the classroom and on the field through Luther's fifth annual One Team Day event on Thursday, Nov. 21. "The athletics department looks forward to this day each year," said Renae Hartl, director of intercollegiate athletics. "These 30 hours are full of meaningful connections that leave us feeling an astounding amou  more