Des Moines, IOWA — Together with agencies across the nation, Iowa’s law enforcement will participate in the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” special Traffic Enforcement Program (sTEP), an initiative of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Officials from city, county and state law enforcement agencies will devote heightened enforcement on Iowa roads from […]
– Goals: Continue momentum, build on successful 2011 event – DES MOINES, Iowa – August 22, 2012 – Governor Terry Branstad and Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds called on fellow Iowans to join in a one-kilometer Healthiest State Walk on Wednesday, October 3, as one part of an effort to become the healthiest state in the […]
(WASHINGTON) – Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus last night named Iowa Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds to serve as the Secretary of the Republican National Convention. The Republican National Convention will be held in Tampa next week, where she and Gov. Terry Branstad will join Iowa’s delegation for numerous events through Thursday night. “It is […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – In the quiet town of 11,000 people, seeing the President’s motorcade making its way through town was quite a sight, since it was longer than the last scheduled parade in town. Residents stood at curbside to witness history in the making, as the last sitting President to visit town was in 1903. […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Oskaloosa is gearing up for a historic visit from a sitting President. Iowa once again finds itself smack dab in the middle of the Presidential election as President Obama is headed towards Oskaloosa on day two of a campaign swing through the state. Republican presumptive candidate Mitt Romney announced on Saturday his […]
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds, today, issued statements on the USDA disaster designation of 42 Iowa counties as primary natural disaster areas due to the recent drought. On July 16, Gov. Branstad sent a letter to Secretary Tom Vilsack requesting a drought disaster declaration for impacted Iowa counties. The […]
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Branstad is ordering all flags in the state to be flown at half-staff beginning at 5 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 3, 2012, until 8 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 6, 2012 for Sgt. Michael E. Ristau., 25, originally of Cascade. Sgt. Ristau was killed in Afghanistan, while serving on active duty in […]
DES MOINES – A white-tail deer at a hunting preserve in Davis County has become the first positive detection of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Iowa. The positive sample was verified this week, and DNR is working closely with the State Veterinarian on this isolated incident. There is no evidence that CWD can spread to […]
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds today released the following statements upon learning Iowa was denied a No Child Left Behind waiver. Read the official letter from the United States Department of Education here. Gov. Branstad: “Responsibility for the denial of this request lies squarely at the feet of the […]
by Kathryn Mortensen Oskaloosa, Iowa – Our planet has a wealth of knowledge buried beneath her surface. For a lucky few, these treasures are found in their own backyard, and one fortunate Iowa landowner had the honor of uncovering something so special. In the archaeological community a find like a mammoth skeleton is within itself […]
