DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 26 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Federally endangered pallid sturgeon discovered in Iowa's Des Moines River * The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced the first-ever collection of the federally endangered pallid sturgeon from the lower Des Moines River. The discovery of two pallid sturgeon this spring came a week a part during the Iowa DNR's annual spring sturgeon sampling effort. This sampling ha  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Aug. 27 -- Gov. Jeff Landry, R-Louisiana, issued the following news on Aug. 25, 2025: * * * Governor Jeff Landry Announces Leadership Changes at DOTD and DENR Today, Governor Jeff Landry announced changes at Louisiana's Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) and Louisiana's Department of Energy and Natural Resources (DENR). These changes will be effective September 2. "Louisiana is at a turning point, and these leaders will help us build a stronger futur  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 26 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Natural backwater wetland, Klum Lake should be on birders, duck hunters radar this fall * Ringed by trees and away from the busy roads in eastern Louisa County, Klum Lake has undergone a significant makeover over the past decade or so. The 250-acre natural floodplain lake - historically connected to the Mississippi River by Muscatine Slough - had been filled with eight-foot-tall cat  more

JEFFERSON, Louisiana, Aug. 28 -- Ochsner Health System issued the following news release: * * * St. Charles Parish Hospital Celebrates Opening of New Education Center & Simulation Lab LULING, LA - St. Charles Parish Hospital held a ribbon cutting Tuesday to officially open its new Education Center & Simulation (SIM) Lab, a high-tech facility that will serve as a regional hub for clinical training, emergency preparedness, and workforce development. Located within the hospital's Education Cent  more