Kim Reynolds ordered all flags in Iowa to fly at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Saturday ... "Jim Leach served the state of Iowa and his country with distinction for three decades ...

Flags at Iowa state buildings returned to half-staff starting Jan. 21 and were ordered to remain down until sunset on Jan. 28, according to the governor's office. Half-mast is used when the flag ...

Iowa isn't the only state to defy the federal mandate ... Flags will rise to full-staff from sunrise to sunset on inauguration day. Flags around the country have been at half-staff since the ...