CLIVE – President Donald Trump spoke in Clive on Tuesday. The president first stopped at the Machine Shed restaurant and had press interaction. A group of protestors gathered outside of the Horizon Events Center, estimated at 2000 people, according to the Des Moines Register. Trump spoke about policies his administration believes are benefitting Iowans, and said that congress was close on a deal for year-round E-15. The speech was also, in part, a rally to support Republican Representatives Zach Nunn and Mariannette Miller-Meeks in districts that will likely be competitive this November.

ANKENY – An Ankeny man was sentenced this week to a six-month term of probation for violating the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. According to public court documents, 82-year-old Joseph Thomas Lamb drove his vehicle into a flock of Canada Geese on State Street in Ankeny around 6:30 am on June 10. Lamb stopped to let a flock of nine Canada Geese cross in front of his vehicle. When the geese were in the middle of his lane, he accelerated into the birds, killing one. In addition to a six-month term of probation, Lamb was ordered to pay a $2000 fine.

DES MOINES – Work continues on legislation related to carbon sequestration pipelines. State senators passed a bill through a subcommittee that came from the Iowa House. The legislation is part of a package aimed to curb or eliminate the use of eminent domain for projects related to carbon pipelines. There are two conflicting versions that have been released this session after Governor Kim Reynolds vetoed a last-ditch effort last year.