DES MOINES – Several police agencies executed more than a dozen search warrants in the Des Moines metro area Wednesday. The Des Moines Register reports the investigation relates to an opioid-related overdose, which started with a Des Moines Police Department response, but has now been turned over to federal jurisdiction. A total of 13 search warrants were issued and included the Chicago and Houston Police Departments, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and other local, state, and federal agencies.

IOWA – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 3.1 percent in November, and the state’s labor force participation rate rose to 66.3 percent. Meanwhile, the U.S. unemployment rate increased to 4.2 percent in November. The number of unemployed Iowans increased to 53,000 in November from 51,000 in October. The total number of working Iowans fell to 1,632,600 in November. This figure is 400 lower than October and 20,900 lower than one year ago.

ALTOONA – Iowa Donor Network has selected Angel Dominguez of Bettendorf and Joshua Brennan of Davenport to be honored on the 2025 OneLegacy Donate Life Rose Parade Float in Pasadena, California on January 1st. Dominguez is a heart recipient, and Brennan is an organ donor . Brennan, who passed away in March 2022 at the age of 41, saved and healed numerous lives through organ and tissue donation. His floragraph will be placed on the float. Dominguez received a heart transplant in 1992 and will ride on the float.