ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Jan. 22 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will start its annual Lake Pepin ice measurements Feb. 11, marking an early indicator of spring to help predict navigational conditions. The lake's ice thickness is measured because it's the widest, naturally occurring part of the Mississippi River. Located between the Minnesota cities of Red Wing and Wabasha, the lake's ice   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Applauds Trump Ordering Washington Bureaucrats Back to Work WASHINGTON - After U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), chair and founder of the Senate DOGE Caucus, exposed a chronically out-of-office federal workforce, President Donald Trump ordered absent bureaucrats back to the office full-time. Today's executive action is just the start of Ernst's work with the Trump administration and its Department  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, Jones Dairy RED OAK, Iowa - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: Jones Dairy of Dickinson County. Throughout the 119th Congress, Chair Ernst plans to recognize a small business in every one of Iowa's 99 counties. "For four generations, Jones Dairy has be  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Praises Trump Prioritizing Biofuel Producers on Day One WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, released the following statement after President Trump's day one action ordering the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to consider issuing emergency fuel waivers to allow the year-round sale of E15. "President Trump is already fighting for our Iow  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Ushers Sarah's Law Through the Senate WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) successfully passed her Sarah's Law as an amendment to the Laken Riley Act to ensure that our laws prioritize Americans. These bills work in tandem to close loopholes in the law that have allowed illegal immigrants to commit violent crimes against Americans. Ahead of its final passage, she called for the Sen  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst-Led Bill to Fight Foreign Animal Disease Becomes Law WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst's (R-Iowa) bipartisan legislation to fight foreign animal disease and support the Beagle Brigade has officially become law. The Beagle Brigade Act reinforces the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Detector Dog Training Center, which trains beagles and other skilled dogs to inspect luggage, vehic  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following fact sheet: As Attorney General, Pam Bondi will make America safe again and end the partisan weaponization of the Department of Justice. MYTH: Bondi's relationship with President Trump is disqualifying. FACT: Bondi: "Many presidents, including President Obama, were friends with [their] Attorney Generals throughout the years... What I can tell you is my duty, if confirmed a  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Cheers Senate Passage of Legislation to Protect Americans, Hold Criminal Illegal Immigrants Accountable WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today applauded the Senate's passage of the Grassley-backed Laken Riley Act, a bill to detain illegal immigrants found guilty of theft or burglary. The bill was amended to expand detention requiremen  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Statement on President Trump's Day One Actions to Secure the Border, Protect Americans WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement regarding President Trump's executive orders to secure the border: "Americans voted overwhelmingly for President Trump because they want safety restored throughout our nation. Today  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Statement on President Trump's Executive Order to Unleash American Energy WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) released the following statement regarding President Trump's executive order restoring American energy dominance: "President Trump said today he wants to lead a 'revolution of common sense,' and embracing an all-of-the-above energy approach is a way to do just that. Enhan  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Moran Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Drive Investment in Sustainable Aviation Fuel WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today joined Sens. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) in reintroducing legislation to accelerate the production and development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) through existing  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH TARGETS CRIMINAL ILLEGAL ALIENS WITH VOTE FOR LAKEN RILEY ACT WASHINGTON, D.C. - On the same day that President Trump signed executive actions to secure the border, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) voted to pass legislation that targets criminal illegal aliens by requiring the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to arrest and detain illegal immigrants charged with theft or   more

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Jan. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa issued the following news release: A man who illegally possessed three firearms and several ounces of methamphetamine pled guilty January 21, 2025, in federal court in Sioux City. Felipe Alcaraz, Jr., 35, from Sioux City, Iowa, was convicted of three counts of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Alcaraz, Jr. was previo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Risch, Crapo, Lankford Introduce Bill to Protect Babies Born After Botched Abortions from Infanticide WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and James Lankford (R-Okla.) introduced the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act to protect newborns that survive abortions by requiring they receive care from health care practitioners. "The Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Pr  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and author of legislation that strengthened the False Claims Act, is urging the United States Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold the constitutionality of the law's critical qui tam provision, which allows whistleblowers to bring lawsuits against fraudsters on behalf of the federal  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Johnson Votes to Support the Laken Riley Act WASHINGTON - Yesterday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) voted to pass the Laken Riley Act, which will give local law enforcement and ICE more tools to combat illegal immigrants who commit crime in the United States. The Laken Riley Act requires U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain and/or issue a detainer for illegal aliens who comm  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Moran Leads Colleagues in Reintroducing Farm to Fly Act to Expand Use of Biofuels for Aviation WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) recently reintroduced legislation that would help accelerate the production and development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) throug  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Katie Britt, Ted Budd's Landmark Immigration Enforcement Bill Passes Senate Laken Riley Act on fast-track to pass the House, be signed into law by President Trump WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and Ted Budd's (R-N.C.) S.5, the Laken Riley Act, today passed the U.S. Senate by a vote of 64-35. The passage of this legislation is the most significant immigration enfo  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 21 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Wastewater discharge in Nora Springs reaches Shell Rock River DES MOINES - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a wastewater discharge at the City of Nora Springs in Floyd County. On January 20, the Iowa DNR Field Office in Mason City received a call from the City of Nora Springs regarding a wastewater discharge due to a frozen sewer line running below the Shel  more