IOWA – Governor Kim Reynolds directed leadership with the Iowa Department of Public Safety to adhere to any federal orders issued by President-Elect Donald Trump related to immigration. The memo was released by the governor’s office on Friday and is addressed to Commissioner Stephan K. Bayens and Department of Corrections Director Beth Skinner. The memo is an attempt to ensure Iowa law enforcement comply with any criminal investigative efforts related to potential detaining and deporting of immigrants not living in the country legally.

LINN COUNTY – A judge will decide if the trial of a man accused of killing four people will be moved out of Linn County. KCRG-TV reports Luke Truesdell requested a change of venue for four counts of first degree murder, citing dozens of news reports about the alleged incident. Police claim Truesdell admitted to beating four people with a metal pipe and killing them in Marion. Jury selection has yet to begin, and Linn County prosecutors claim it’s too early to try and move the case.

IOWA – The Iowa Department of Education released 2024 fall certified enrollment numbers for public school districts and accredited nonpublic schools as well as open enrollment numbers and participants in the Students First Education Savings Account program for the 2024-25 school year. Public school district certified enrollment was similar to last year at 480,665, with a drop of less than one percent. . A total of 27,866 participants used education savings accounts at an accredited nonpublic school as of the Oct. 1 certified enrollment date.