DES MOINES – A Republican announced a run for Iowa governor in the 2026 election — but it’s not current incumbent Kim Reynolds. KCCI-TV reports former State Representative Brad Sherman served one term in the Iowa Statehouse and would be a primary challenger for Reynolds if she choses to run for another term. Sherman believes that there could be improvements upon the current administration.

HARPERS FERRY – An Iowa resident was among several National Park Services employees and thousands of federal government probationary workers terminated by the Trump administration on Valentine’s Day. The Des Moines Register reports Brian Gibbs had a post on Facebook that has been shared 180,000 times sharing his story as a park ranger, describing the role as a “Dream Job.” Gibbs is concerned with the widespread cuts to government services, and that the Effigy Mounds National Monument was already running on short staff prior to the cuts.

JOHNSON COUNTY – A man convicted of raping two women in Black Hawk County has pled guilty to a different charge in Johnson County. KCRG-TV reports Asante Walker Garcia Adams was accused of sexually assaulting a woman in Iowa City just a few months prior to an incident that he was sentenced to 100 years in prison for. Adams sexually assaulted two women in 2023 in Black Hawk County.