DES MOINES— Governor Reynolds announced the state will provide interim support for Iowa’s food banks and pantries if the USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits end as expected on Saturday, November 1 due to the federal government shutdown. The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is holding two virtual meetings a week with Iowa’s six regional food banks and other food system partners to understand their needs as they prepare for increased demand. The group has identified increased staffing, distribution, and food inventory as primary needs. In response, Governor Reynolds has directed HHS and Volunteer Iowa to recruit and deploy volunteers to support food assistance operations in communities across the state where help is needed.

CRESTON – A Creston man faces a kidnapping charge after police claim a juvenile jumped from his moving vehicle. WHO-13 reports the Union County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported robbery, and found a minor in the road. The victim had jumped from a moving car after a failed online marketplace sale, and claimed the driver had assaulted her. Police arrested 21-year-old Jayden Peavler. The juvenile suffered non-life threatening injuries.

DES MOINES – A Des Moines man was sentenced this week for incest of a minor. KCCI-TV reports the Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested 33-year-old Tyler Hardwick in November 2023 after an investigation found he had sexually assaulted a minor. He entered an Alford plea to 10 counts of second-degree sexual abuse and one count of incest, and faces up to 55 years in prison.