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Rep. Josh Turek wins U.S. Senate primary race against Sen. Zach Wahl

Iowa Rep. Josh Turek has won the Democratic nomination for Iowa’s U.S. Senate seat in his race against state Sen. Zach Wahls, the Associate Press projected Tuesday. The race for the Democratic nomination for Iowa’s U.S. Senate seat brought national attention over the past year after U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst announced she would not seek reelection. While other Democrats like Rep. J.D. Scholten and Democrat Nathan Sage also had campaigned to become the nominee, Wahls and Turek’s campaigns were the only two to make it to the June 2 primary ballot. Turek is expected to speak in Des ...

Daily Record, June 3, 2026

Marshall County Courthouse Court June 2 • Rigby Lawrence Ackerman made an initial appearance on two counts of a driving under suspension charge, an operation without interlock device charge, a no insurance charge and a speeding charge. A pre-trial conference is set for 9:30 a.m. on June 24 in Magistrate Court. • Lian Cung Bawi made an initial appearance on an operating while under the influence-second offense charge. The public defender’s office is appointed as counsel. The preliminary hearing is set for 9:30 a.m. on June 12. A substance abuse evaluation is ordered with the ...

Ashley Hinson wins Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Iowa

U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson has defeated former state lawmaker Jim Carlin in the race to become the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in the Tuesday primary election, the Associated Press has projected. Hinson was considered a favorite to become the nominee shortly after launching her campaign, ...

Wrongful death lawsuit against JBS executives voluntarily dropped

The estate of a Marshalltown man who died of COVID-19 in May 2020 has dropped its wrongful death lawsuit against six JBS executives, according to publicly available court records. The suit, originally filed in April of 2022, contended that a “superhero lunch” for JBS Marshalltown employees on March 25, 2020, shortly after Gov. Kim Reynolds declared a public health disaster emergency that limited gatherings to 10 people due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ultimately resulted in Jose Andrade-Garcia being hospitalized and passing away on May 15, 2020. On March 31, 2026, Attorney Brent ...