DES MOINES, Iowa — The U-S Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa today (Wednesday, July 21) announced federal search warrants were executed at more than a dozen located in the Des Moines metropolitan area. The addresses are as follows:
• 1100 block of 24th Street, Des Moines
• 1300 block of 13th Place, Des Moines
• 800 block of Loomis Avenue, Des Moines
• 1200 block of East 32nd Street, Des Moines
• 6300 block of Hickman Road, Des Moines
• 1300 block of Clark Street, Des Moines
• 5100 block of Ingersoll Avenue, Des Moines
• 1700 block of Logan Avenue, Des Moines
• 400 block of Aurora Avenue, Des Moines
• 2200 block of 32nd Street, Des Moines
• 1800 block of 2nd Avenue, Des Moines
• 300 block of East Grand Avenue, Des Moines
• 800 block of East County Line Road, Des Moines

Authorities say the searches were an official law enforcement action involving officers, agents, and investigators from:

• The Mid-Iowa Narcotics Enforcement Task Force & Mid-Iowa NEF Task Force -East
• Central Iowa Gang Task Force
• Des Moines, West Des Moines, Ankeny, Ames, Altoona, and Norwalk Police Departments
• Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement
• Polk and Story County Sheriff’s Offices
• The ATF
• Iowa State Patrol/Iowa State Patrol SWAT
• Iowa Division of Intelligence and Fusion Center
• United States Marshals Service
• Central Iowa Drug Task Force
• DEA
• Homeland Security Investigations
• METRO Star
• SERT
• Iowa 5th Judicial District;
• FBI from Kansas City, Omaha and Minneapolis Divisions

Additional details were not immediately released.

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(Radio Iowa) – It’s been pretty hot in Iowa in recent weeks, but our grandparents or great-grandparents might recall another sweltering summer many decades ago that was much worse. National Weather Service meteorologist Brooke Hagenhoff says you’d have to go back 85 years to find when many Iowa communities had their all-time steamiest summer. “July of 1936 is the hottest month on record,” Hagenhoff says. “In fact, there were 15 days that had temperatures over 100 degrees, including eight days straight of 100-plus-degree temperatures.” While Iowa is experiencing moderate to severe drought conditions now, we’re still not seeing anything like it was in during the Dustbowl Days of 1936.

“Not only was it really hot, it was extremely dry,” Hagenhoff says. “In fact, only six-hundreds of an inch of rain fell during the entire month of July.” Even though Iowa has come a long way since the 1930s, with modern air conditioning in our homes and vehicles, heat remains the number-one weather killer in the state, not lightning, flooding, tornadoes or anything else. That long-ago summer was also exceptionally deadly. “By July 15th of 1936 in Iowa alone, there were over 232 fatalities due to the heat,” Hagenhoff says, “and there would be more that would occur later that summer as well.”

High temperatures for the next several days are expected to climb into the 80s and 90s for much of the state.

(Radio Iowa) – Forecasters say temperatures across much of Iowa will be climbing into the low to mid 90s for the next several days and pet owners are being reminded about what should be obvious by now. Four dogs were left in hot vehicles in Des Moines last weekend. Joe Stafford, Director of Animal Services at the Animal Rescue League of Iowa, says in one case, two dogs were trapped in a locked car at Blank Park Zoo. “It was into the low to mid 80s at the time and the inside of the car reached 109 degrees,” Stafford says. “There were two dogs left in the car by a customer of the zoo that appeared to be in distress. Luckily, the Des Moines Police Department was quick to respond.”

The owner of the vehicle was paged in the zoo but didn’t respond, so police broke out a window to rescue the animals, both of which were conscious but with very high body temperatures. Stafford says, “They just needed to be cooled down by putting them into an air-conditioned vehicle, giving them water and eventually, transporting them back to our facility so they could be checked out by our medical staff.” In the other case, two dogs were left in a vehicle at Merle Hay Mall. In addition to having broken windows, each of the owners were issued citations for neglect.

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Leaving a window cracked open does virtually no good for cooling the passenger compartment, Stafford says, and neither does parking in the shade.

“Anything over 80 degrees, just leave your furry family members at home where they’re safe and comfortable,” Stafford says. “Take them on a car ride to the dog park or something if we’re looking to go for a car ride but just do not leave animals unattended in a vehicle.” In his 20-plus years in the industry, Stafford says he hears about cases like these every summer and he’s confounded as to why some pet owners don’t ever seem to get the message. “When your vehicle has been parked out in the sun, go get in your vehicle and try to sit in it for ten minutes,” Stafford says. “Most people will find that you’re immediately perspiring as your body is trying to keep itself cool. If you’re reacting that way, your animals are certainly going to react that way because most of them are wearing a fairly heavy fur coat.”

He urges Iowans, if you see a pet (or a child) alone in a car, call it in, as your action could save a life. For more information on summer pet safety tips: https://www.arl-iowa.org/news/pet-tips-/5-summer-heat-safety-tips-for-pets/.

6:00 am All livestock (not poultry) may begin arriving
7 am – 8 am Enter Rabbits (west end of the Dairy Barn – exhibitors: do not enter through the pit area)
7 am – 8:30 am Weigh Swine
10 am – 2 pm 4-H/FFA Center Open for Clubs to Decorate
8:30 am – 10 am Weigh lead market beef followed by junior feeder pen cattle
10 am – 10:30 am Weigh Bucket/Bottle Calves
10:30 am – 11 am Weigh Meat Goats
11 am – 12 pm Weigh Sheep
12 pm – 3 pm Quilt Show Entry – Varied Industries Building
1:00 pm Bucket/Bottle Calf & Bottle Lamb Records Due to 4-H/FFA Center Supreme Showman Written Test – 4-H/FFA Center
1 pm – 7 pm Mobile Glass Studios (glass blowing creations)
2:00 pm Dog Show – Mid American Arena
4:00 pm Announce results Crops Contest – Swine Show Ring Livestock Judging Contest (Registration 3:30 pm) – Swine Show Ring
4 pm – 6 pm Discover the Fair Scavenger Hunt – Courtyard
4 pm – 7 pm Conservation Station Trailer – Courtyard
5 pm – 8 pm Jesse and the Medicine Men – Gazebo Quilt Show – Varied Industries Building
6:00 pm Free BBQ Hamburger/Pork Burger Meal – Courtyard 4-H Silent Auction Begins – 4-H/FFA Center Ice Cream Social (Historical Society) – Courtyard
6:00 pm Photos: Exhibit Building State Fair Selections – 4-H/FFA Center
8:00 pm GAZEBO PRESENTATIONS

• Little Miss and Little Mister Adair County
• Local Conservation Awards – Adair County Soil & Water Conservation District
• Fair Quilt Auction
• Adair County Extension & Outreach: 4-H Hall of Fame and 4-H Senior Recognition
• Adair County Fair Queen
• Fireworks

(Radio Iowa) – University of Iowa officials are planning to attach a name to a facility on the Iowa City campus, but details won’t be released until next week. A spokesman for the Board of Regents says University of Iowa officials will present details about the proposed facility naming at the board’s July 28th meeting. No word on whether it’s an entire building or some facility within a structure — or even whether the name is being attached to something new or replacing something that’s already named. Board of Regents guidelines say campus facilities may be named for donors or other persons living or dead as well as for businesses or foundations.

The three state universities are to consider whether the name provides an overall benefit to the institution and whether it relates to the university’s mission. Naming a building for a corporation should avoid conflicts of interest, according to the guidelines.

The Board is scheduled to vote on naming whatever University of Iowa facility is identified shortly after its revealed next Tuesday. It’s similar to the process used in 2015 when the board approved naming the new University of Iowa Children’s Hospital for the Stead Family. Businessman Jerre Stead and his wife ,Mary Jo, are Maquoketa natives who went to Iowa and have donated millions to the university.

(Radio Iowa) – The University of Iowa’s new president says proposed tuition increases at the school are reasonable, but Barbara Wilson says she will be looking for financial aid and scholarships to help students struggling to pay escalating tuition costs. “I think the goal is to allow increases when needed, but to keep them very manageable and closely connected to inflation and/or to the amount money we get from the state,” Wilson said, “and when the state keeps us at a level playing field, we don’t have a lot of other levers.”

The board that governs Iowa, Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa is scheduled to vote on proposed tuition hikes next week. Fall tuition is expected to go up more than two-hundred-80 dollars for in-state students at Iowa and Iowa State and by one-hundred-15 dollars for Iowa residents attending the University of Northern Iowa. Wilson says while the added costs may strain some families, the University of Iowa still has lower rates that many of its peers. Wilson, who officially started her new job July 15th, has met with Governor Reynolds and some legislators already.

A bill to ban tenure died in the 2021 legislative session, but it advanced farther in the process than ever before. Wilson says academic freedom is critical to the university’s ability to recruit faculty. “They’re not going to come here if somehow tenure is threatened or their ability to do the kind of work that they need to do and that will certainly be a really important part of my goal, is to help people appreciate that,” she says, “not just legislators, but taxpayers, families, students.”

Wilson, a Wisconsin native, was the executive vice president and vice president for academic affairs at the University of Illinois before she was hired to lead the University of Iowa.

(Reporting by Iowa Public Radio’s Kate Payne)

The Adair County Board of Supervisors are expected to set the date for a Public Hearing on a Fiscal year 2022 Budget Amendment during their meeting 9-a.m. Wednesday, in Greenfield. Their action will follow a report from County Auditor Mandy Berg pertaining to the amendment.

In other business, the Board will discuss withVeterans Affairs Director John Schildberg, a VA Director/Assistant. And, in his report, County Engineer Nick Kauffman will present the final voucher for the N-22 Jackson Bridge replacement project, along with his regular report on Secondary Roads Dept. maintenance and activities.

The meeting takes place in the Adair County Courthouse Courtroom. The public is allowed to attend, but in-person attendance will be limited to 21 people, to allow for social distancing. The meeting may also be accessed by calling 605-313-6157, a few minutes before the meeting begins.