DAVENPORT – Governor Kim Reynolds issued a proclamation today setting Tuesday, January 28th, as the date for a special election in Iowa Senate District 35 following the resignation of former Senator Chris Cournoyer, who was serving her second term in the Iowa Senate before Reynolds appointed her lieutenant governor on December 16th. Senate District 35 is located in Clinton County, as well as parts of Jackson and Scott Counties, and includes Clinton, DeWitt, Camanche, Wheatland, Maquoketa, and Princeton.

DES MOINES – One of the most accomplished coaches in the history of NAIA football was named the latest head football coach at Drake University just days after winning a national title. Joe Woodley comes to Drake after spending the last 17 years across town at Grand View University. Woodley guided the Vikings to an undefeated season in 2024, punctuated by winning Grand View’s second NAIA national championship last Saturday. Todd Stepsis, the previous Drake coach, left to lead the UNI program after the retirement of longtime leader Mark Farley.

IOWA CITY – Former University of Iowa women’s basketball player and radio color analyst, Jamie Cavey-Lang passed away on Saturday after a battle with cancer. The 41-year-old stepped away from assisting Rob Brooks with the radio call after the 2022-23 season. She had been a part of the radio team since the beginning of 2016-17. Cavey-Lang lettered at Iowa from 2001-05 and was a part of four postseason squads.