DES MOINES, Iowa, March 13 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Reynolds issues statement on March REC projections Governor Kim Reynolds released the following statement today in response to the March REC projections through Fiscal Year 2027: "We cut taxes to let Iowans keep more of their hard-earned money and that's exactly what today's REC numbers reflect," Gov. Reynolds said. "With $2.05 billion in the ending balance, $961.2 million in reserve funds  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 13 -- The Iowa Economic Development Authority issued the following news on March 12, 2025: * * * IEDA Awards $3.7 Million to 8 Communities for Water Infrastructure Projects March 12, 2025 (DES MOINES, IA) - The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) today announced that grant awards totaling more than $3.7 million have been awarded to the communities of Chelsea, Duncombe, Fort Madison, Lawler, McGregor, Mediapolis, Wellman and Yale to assist water and sewer infrast  more

AMES, Iowa, March 14 -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: * * * Mueller named director of U.S. Department of Energy's Ames National Laboratory Karl Mueller has been named the new director of the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames National Laboratory, operated by Iowa State University. His tenure begins June 1. Since 2021, Mueller has served as the director of the Program Development Office for the Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate (PCSD) at Pacific Northwes  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 13 -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news: * * * Husker grad student surveys resilience in Nebraska's Sandhills By Russell Shaffer and Kyle Martens Kyle Martens has been exploring rural landscapes his entire life. Martens, originally from the Sioux City, Iowa, area and currently in his third year in the natural resource sciences doctoral program in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's School of Natural Resources, has incorporated his passion for rur  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 14 -- The Wisconsin Department of Justice issued the following news release on March 13, 2025: * * * UPDATE: Officer Involved Death Investigation in Dane County, Wis. DANE COUNTY, Wis. - The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is conducting an officer involved death investigation in the Town of Blue Mounds, Wis. that occurred on the evening of Sunday, March 2, 2025. At approximately 6:21 p.m., Iowa County Sheriff's Office D  more