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Iowa congressional leaders express support of Trump, Iran nuclear site bombings

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June 22, 2025

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Iowa congressional leaders express support of Trump, Iran nuclear site bombings

Trump made the call to side with Israel and attack Iran’s nuclear sites in a mission called “Operation Midnight Black.” The attack was successful and has earned praise from Iowa’s leaders.

President Donald Trump earned a lot of praise from Iowa congressional lawmakers on social media Saturday evening after he confirmed the U.S. bombed three major Iranian-based nuclear sites Fordow, Natanz and Esfahan.

After days of speculation and high anticipation, Trump made the call to side with Israel and attack Iran’s nuclear sites in a mission called “Operation Midnight Hammer.” He gave a live statement Saturday night to confirm the bombings, claiming the facilities were “totally obliterated.”

Iowa congressional lawmakers and Gov. Kim Reynolds expressed gratitude for Trump’s actions.

Gov. Kim Reynolds

“President Trump made the right call in denying Iran—the world’s foremost sponsor of terror—a nuclear weapon. His decisive action leading with peace through strength protects our national security interests and makes the world a safer place. God bless America and the men and women of the US Armed Forces who protect her.”

Sen. Chuck Grassley

“Our commander in chief & brave military forces hv carried out a mission in Iran to prevent nuclear enrichment. Iran believes in “Death to Israel Death to America” Keeping USA safe is number 1 responsibility of Pres. Trump.”

Sen. Joni Ernst

“By leading with peace through strength, President Trump is making the world a safer place and protecting Americans. Iran must never be able to threaten America with a nuclear weapon. God bless our commander in chief and our servicemembers!”

Rep. Randy Feenstra

“Thank you to President Trump for obliterating Iranian nuclear facilities and keeping our country safe!”

Rep. Ashley Hinson

“Thanks to President Trump’s decisive leadership, our military carried out successful strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites tonight. Iran is the largest state sponsor of terrorism & President Trump made it clear: Iran can never have a path to a nuclear weapon. Now they won’t. Thank you to our brave warriors who carried out these attacks & are now on their way back safely home. God Bless President Trump and the USA.”

Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks

“Under the constitutional authority granted to the president as Commander-in-Chief under Article II, [President Donald Trump] took decisive action tonight to keep America, our allies and the world, safe. His bold leadership and commitment to peace through strength delivered results. Our military successfully struck Iran’s nuclear sites, sending a clear message: the world’s top sponsor of terrorism will never obtain a nuclear weapon. Proud of our warriors and our President.”

Rep. Zach Nunn

“As President Trump takes decisive action to eliminate Iran’s nuclear threat, I also remain committed to ensuring our troops—including Iowa’s Guardsmen deploying to the region—are protected and not engaged in a forever war. America remains a strong force for Peace through Strength.”

Chris Meglio is a reporter for the Register. Reach him at cmeglio@gannett.com.

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Arrests made in SD in Iowa courthouse incident

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December 20, 2025

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Arrests made in SD in Iowa courthouse incident

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Two suspects in the incident at the Lyon County, Iowa, courthouse were arrested in Spearfish, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office said in a social media post earlier Saturday.

The sheriff’s office identified two suspects as Brandon Lyle High Pipe, 39, and Luciano Eliseo Sanchez, 18, in a social media post on Thursday. Nationwide warrants were issued for the two suspects.

The sheriff’s office said on Tuesday the courthouse had burglarized overnight. The damage inside includes writing on walls, broken glass, tipped-over Christmas trees and other items tossed around.

The incident caused the courthouse to be closed for at least one day.

The sheriff’s office said on Saturday morning that more information should be released later.

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Iowa City West sweeps City High in a pair of close contests

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December 20, 2025

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Iowa City West sweeps City High in a pair of close contests

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) – Grace Fincham led the West High girls to a second-half comeback in a 60-51 win over City High, giving the Trojans a win on their rival’s home floor.

The Trojans improve to 6-2 with the win. The Little Hawks drop to 6-2.

In the boys’ nightcap, the Little Hawks’ comeback attempt fell short, as the Trojans held on for a 53-51 win.

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Iowa football dissects LeVar Woods succession plan

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December 19, 2025

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Iowa football dissects LeVar Woods succession plan

The loss of LeVar Woods, the Iowa Hawkeyes’ long-time, elite special teams coordinator, cannot be dismissed. The Hawkeyes have consistently been among the nation’s best special teams units, from punting to kicking to owning the return and field position battle.

With LeVar Woods departing Iowa for Big Ten foe, the Michigan State Spartans, the Hawkeyes have a big hole to fill, and head coach Kirk Ferentz spoke to the media this week on what that succession plan may look like.

“Yeah, it’s not a light decision. The trick will be to find the next LeVar Woods. He’s done a fantastic job. He didn’t have the profile necessarily maybe at that point to predict what he was going to do, but he’s done all the work. It’s like a good player; players do the work. LeVar has done a great job immersing himself and learning every aspect and then growing with each and every turn. So I guess I’m describing what we’re looking for, a guy who’s a good coach, who’s eager to take a challenge on, and immerse themselves in that world.

“Special teams is a unique niche, if you will. I’m sure we’ll have good candidates. It’s not pressing right now in my mind. What is pressing is the next two weeks getting ready for the game, and then after that we’ll have eight plus weeks or eight plus months actually to get it right. I don’t plan on waiting until August to fill it, but we’ll figure that out when we get in the new year,” Ferentz said about LeVar Woods.

The past few seasons, Iowa has been elite on special teams with kicker Drew Stevens being incredibly consistent, the punting game flipping fields, and the run of returners consisting of Ihmir Smith-Marsette, Charlie Jones, Cooper DeJean, and Kaden Wetjen.

The Hawkeyes have won more than their fair share of games relying on this unit, and to continue that success, Ferentz needs to hit on this hire.

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