DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 15 -- The Des Moines Public Schools issued the following news release on Oct. 14, 2025: * * * DMPS Announces Reimagining Education Bond Oversight Committee Committee adds strong public oversight to bond effort * Des Moines Public Schools (DMPS) leaders in partnership with the DMPS School Board has announced the creation of a Reimagining Education Bond Oversight Committee. This independent, third-party committee will be comprised of seven to nine respected business and  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, LT Farms * RED OAK, Iowa - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: LT Farms of Ringgold County. Throughout the 119th Congress, Chair Ernst plans to recognize a small business in each of Iowa's 99 counties. "Since 2022, LT Farms has been mixing up the snack industry with their   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, posted the following news release on Oct. 14, 2025: * * * Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, LT Farms RED OAK, Iowa - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: LT Farms of Ringgold County. Throughout the 119th Congress, Chair Ernst plans to recognize a small business in each of Iowa's 99 co  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Demands Telecommunications Companies, Federal Entities Turn Over All Records Provided to Jack Smith As part of his ongoing Arctic Frost oversight, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sent letters to four telecommunications companies and five federal entities requesting they provide to Congress all records that were hande  more

AMES, Iowa, Oct. 15 (TNSjou) -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: * * * In chromosome of key biotech bacterium, different setups bring different strengths New research could help optimize use of Agrobacterium tumefaciens, a crucial tool for genetically engineering crops * Depending on the setting, the ability of a crucial bacterium in biotechnology - Agrobacterium tumefaciens - to transfer its DNA to a host plant can make it either a pathogen that damages crops or a p  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Ashley Brooke Moody, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Oct. 14, 2025: * * * Senator Moody Seeks Release of All DOJ, FBI Records Detailing Biden Administration's Targeting of Sitting Members of Congress Senator Ashley Moody, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), along with 15 bicameral colleagues, are demanding the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Fe  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 14 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * The Offensive Tear Continues for Drew Darnold Earning himself Offensive Player of the Week Honors * KANSAS CITY, MO.- Drew Darnold of Northwestern (Iowa) has been a problem for opposing teams over the last few matches, and it continued as he added a total of four goals in two games last week while also tacking on an assist in Great Plains Athleti  more