DECORAH, Iowa, June 2 -- Luther College posted the following news: * * * Bon Appetit announces facility renovations, stands ready to serve summer camp participants * # Luther College and the Bon Appetit Management Company recently announced plans to upgrade facilities this summer without interrupting food service for summer camp participants, Luther students, faculty and staff. Luther's cafeteria, commonly referred to as the Caf, will reopen on Monday, June 9. The cafeteria, commonly   more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on June 2, 2025: * * * ICYMI: GOP Senator Joni Ernst Doubles Down, Mocking Constituents Who Fear the Deadly Consequences of Trump's Budget Bill On Friday, at a town hall in Iowa, Republican Senator Joni Ernst said the quiet part out loud and responded to her constituents' fears about cuts to Medicaid and SNAP in Trump and Republicans' budget bill by callously remarking, "well, we all are going to die."   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 2 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * DNR seeks public input on salvage of fish and game administrative rule revisions * The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking informal comments on administrative rules related to the salvage of accidently killed, confiscated and found fish and game (including "deadheads" and shed antlers). Executive Order 10 (EO10), signed by Governor Reynolds on January 10, 2023, requ  more

AMES, Iowa, June 3 -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: * * * First year of farming at solar power site shows promise, ISU researchers say AMES, Iowa - Vegetables can thrive growing on a solar farm, as can new ideas and partnerships, the first year of an Iowa State University study showed. At the Alliant Energy Solar Farm at Iowa State University, a 10-acre facility south of Ames, an interdisciplinary team of ISU researchers is entering the second year of a four-year p  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 2 -- The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship issued the following news: * * * Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report * # May 26 - June 1, 2025 DES MOINES, Iowa (June 2, 2025) -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 2 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Regional Water boil advisory lifted for all direct customers; remains in effect for five communities * AVOCA - The Regional Water Rural Water Association announced that the drinking water boil advisory for their system, which went into effect on May 14, 2025, has been lifted effective immediately. This strictly applies to the direct customers of Regional Water. The boil advisory re  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 2 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Regional Water boil advisory lifted for one community; remains in effect for others * "Level Yellow" water-use restrictions continue AVOCA - The Regional Water Rural Water District announced that the drinking water boil advisory for the City of Avoca, which went into effect on May 14, 2025, has been lifted effective immediately. This strictly applies to the City of Avoca. Other com  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * WHAT THEY'RE SAYING: "Nationwide Criticism" of Joni Ernst's "Clueless" Cemetery Video that "Mocked" Iowans' Medicaid Concerns * MSNBC's Joe Scarborough: "If Webster's dictionary wants to use video in the future, put that next to clueless." Senator Joni Ernst's "clueless" response to Iowans' outrage over her flippant response to their concerns over Medicaid cuts dominated the airwaves  more