Family, friends, community leaders welcomed back some 200 Iowa National Guard soldiers Thursday from their deployment to the Middle East. KCRG TV covered the event at the Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids that included Governor Kim Reynolds. “Welcome home, Red Bulls!,” she said using the group’s nickname. Reynolds also recognized the soldiers who didn’t return. […]

Bill makes smuggling undocumented immigrants a crime in Iowa
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