CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Nov. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa posted the following news release on Nov. 13, 2025: * * * California Man Who Distributed Hundreds of Pounds of Meth in Dubuque Sentenced to Federal Prison A man who distributed hundreds of pounds of methamphetamine and cocaine to co-conspirators in the Dubuque, Iowa, area, was sentenced today to more than 15 years in federal prison. Juan Jose Ruiz, age 29, from Visalia, California, received the p  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Chairmen Johnson, Grassley Call for Full Release of Jack Smith Subpoenas * WASHINGTON - Today, Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Senate Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) demanded that Verizon, AT&T, and Lumen elaborate on the full extent of the Biden administration's Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) efforts to obtain i  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Calls for Accountability, Major Reform After Sweeping Contract Abuses Exposed at SBA * WASHINGTON - After a potential hundred-million-dollar fraudulent "pass-through" contracting scheme was exposed in a Small Business Administration (SBA) program, U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is calling for major reforms to the 8(a) program that provides bil  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra Votes to End Democrat Shutdown and Reopen Government * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) voted to end the Democrat shutdown and reopen the federal government. "It's shameful that Democrats kept the government shut down all to give free healthcare to illegal immigrants and spend $1.5 trillion we don't have. They forced our troops, border patrol agents, and Air Traffi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Johnson Press for Full Disclosure of Jack Smith Subpoenas * BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) are pressing Verizon, AT&T and Lumen to elaborate on the full extent of the Biden Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) efforts to obtain information re  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley: FBI Records Show Partisan Officials Killed Clinton Campaign Investigation * BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is making public internal emails and a Federal Bureau of Investigation Electronic Communication (FBI EC) exposing Department of Justice (DOJ) officials' refusal to open a criminal investigation into potential campaign finance  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley: FBI Records Show Partisan Officials Killed Clinton Campaign Investigation BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is making public internal emails and a Federal Bureau of Investigation Electronic Communication (FBI EC) exposing Department of Justice (DOJ) officials' refusal to open a criminal inve  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Hinson Statement on End to Schumer Shutdown * Hinson Urges Bipartisan Work following Democrat-led Shutdown Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (IA-02) released the following statement on the passage of a bipartisan Continuing Resolution (CR), as well as a package of several Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) appropriations billsincluding Military Construction and Veterans Affairs (MilCon-VA), Legisl  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Miller-Meeks Votes to End Democrat Government Shutdown * WASHINGTON, D.C. Tonight, Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) voted YES to pass the bipartisan, bicameral Continuing Resolution and end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. Statement from Miller-Meeks: "I am relieved this senseless shutdown is finally over and will continue fighting to lower costs, protect o  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Nunn Reopens Government, Secures $3.5 Million in Local Investments * WASHINGTON, D.C. Representative Zach Nunn (IA-03) today voted to pass legislation to reopen the federal government following 43 days of a shutdown. The Senate Amendment to H.R. 5371, the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026, will provide continuin  more

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Nov. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa posted the following news release on Nov. 13, 2025: * * * Sioux City Man Sentenced to 248 Months in Federal Prison for Meth and Firearm Convictions Justin Derby, 46, from Sioux City, Iowa, was sentenced October 16, 2025, to more than 20 years in federal prison. Derby pled guilty on May 22, 2025, to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, one count of possession with intent to distr  more

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Nov. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa posted the following news release on Nov. 13, 2025: * * * Story City Man Conspiring to Distribute Meth and Fentanyl Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison Clark was caught after high speed vehicle chase with agents * William Clark, Jr. 40, from Story City, Iowa was sentenced on October 7, 2025, in federal court in Sioux City, Iowa. Clark, Jr. was convicted of conspiracy to distribute methamph  more

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Nov. 14 (TNSjou) -- The University of Iowa College of Engineering issued the following news: * * * UI scholars find laser technology could make surgeries safer Researchers at the University of Iowa have found they can bend high-tech lasers without sacrificing performance - a key milestone in bringing advanced laser systems into hospitals, labs, and fieldwork. This finding could ultimately protect patients, improve diagnostics, and expand scientific capabilities. The scholars  more

VERMILLION, South Dakota, Nov. 14 -- The University of South Dakota issued the following news: * * * 'Our Towns' Authors See Promise and Ingenuity in the U.S. When Viewed Close Up In their talk at the University of South Dakota on Nov. 6, James and Deborah Fallows recounted four years of trips across the U.S. that they detailed in the 2018 book "Our Towns: A 100,000-Mile Journey into the Heart of America." "There are cities and communities that are written about only when something happens,  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 14 -- Vanderbilt Law School issued the following news: * * * Finding Common Ground on Energy Reform By Elise Harris Vanderbilt Law hosted former Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen for a conversation on bypassing polarization on energy issues. The event, part of The Private Sector and The Planet speaker series, was sponsored by the Private Climate Governance Lab (PCG); the Iowa Hubbell Environmental Law Initiative; Dialogue Vanderbilt; and Vanderbilt's Center for Sust  more