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Small Fla. city wonders who won Powerball jackpot

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:45:53 -0400

ZEPHYRHILLS, Florida - Some lucky person walked into a Publix supermarket in suburban Florida over the past few days and bought a ticket now worth an estimated $590.5 million - the highest Powerball jackpot in history.

Iowa lawmakers ponder a special session

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:04:04 -0400

DES MOINES, Iowa - As lawmakers try to adjourn the legislative session, some wonder whether the best way to deal with a contentious health debate is to skip the matter for now and hold a special session later.

1 winning ticket sold in Fla. on Powerball

Sun, 19 May 2013 01:41:05 -0400

DES MOINES, Iowa - A lottery official says 1 winning ticket has been sold in Florida for a record Powerball jackpot of more than $590 million.

Officials ID 1 killed, child injured in Iowa crash

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:17:04 -0400

CENTRAL CITY, Iowa - Authorities have identified the person killed and child injured in a two-vehicle crash as a Coggon mother and her young daughter.

Report: corn planting finally under way in Iowa

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:16:07 -0400

DUBUQUE, Iowa - Corn planting has finally gotten under way in Iowa, according to the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture figures.

4 Louisiana men convicted of deer poaching in Iowa

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:05:24 -0400

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa - Four Louisiana men have been found guilty of poaching deer in southwest Iowa.

Sheaffer Pen centennial gala in Fort Madison

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:44:26 -0400

FORT MADISON, Iowa - The centennial celebration of the Sheaffer Pen Co. made its way to where the famed writing implement got its start - in Fort Madison, Iowa.

Dems' Senate campaigns marked by internal battles

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:53:18 -0400

ATLANTA - Republicans aren't the only ones roiled by internal jostling and recruiting hiccups ahead of next year's midterm elections.

Researcher studying Iowa's Main Streets

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:44:11 -0400

WAVERLY, Iowa - A Japanese researcher is looking to the Cedar Valley and other Iowa Main Street communities for ideas to implement back home.

Picker Fritz eager to help hometown of Davenport

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:43:27 -0400

DAVENPORT, Iowa - Make no mistake: Half of the "American Pickers" is from Davenport, Iowa - born and raised.

Injured Iowa firefighter released from hospital

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:36:07 -0400

DES MOINES, Iowa - A Des Moines firefighter injured when he and others fell through a floor while fighting an apartment building fire has been released from the hospital.

Officials await lab results in Iowa school illness

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:17:14 -0400

SIOUX CITY, Iowa - Officials are awaiting results from a state lab to determine what sickened dozens of Bryant Elementary School students.

Victim of mailbox bombing hopes suspect gets well

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:07:01 -0400

IOWA CITY, Iowa - An Iowa woman who lost her hearing when a pipe bomb in her mailbox exploded 11 years ago says she hopes the suspect's mental condition improves so he can someday be released and live a happy life.

Altoona unveils first public sculpture on Saturday

Sat, 18 May 2013 05:05:18 -0400

ALTOONA, Iowa - The city of Altoona is unveiling its first public sculpture, an Iowa artist creation that is the first piece to be installed in a new family park.

Judge finds Iowa mother guilty in child's death

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:25:30 -0400

ONAWA, Iowa - A western Iowa woman was found guilty Friday of involuntary manslaughter in the death of her 15-month-old son, who authorities say drowned in a bathtub.

Iowa teen accused of hiring someone for shootings

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:52:35 -0400

FORT MADISON, Iowa - A southeast Iowa teenager has been accused of hiring someone to do drive by shootings on the homes of two police officers.

Iowa authorities ID alleged knife-wielding man

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:13:17 -0400

WATERLOO, Iowa - Authorities have identified an injured man accused of threatening Waterloo police officers with a knife.

Bucknam overcomes pressure on way to championship

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:38:15 -0400

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas - Chris Bucknam laughed earlier this spring when asked how often he thought about adding to Arkansas' 40 track and field national championships.

Iowa lawmakers will return next week

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:15:30 -0400

DES MOINES, Iowa - Iowa legislators left for the weekend without taking up a compromise tax bill that would cut commercial property taxes.

Pig virus confirmed on Iowa farm; no food threat

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:00:18 -0400

DES MOINES, Iowa - One case of a virus that sickens pigs has been found in Iowa and while the illness can spread through a herd it is not typically fatal.

Iowa lawmakers approve infrastructure spending

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:19:27 -0400

DES MOINES, Iowa - Iowa lawmakers have approved about $77 million in infrastructure spending that will help maintain state buildings and public land.

Marine, dog reunited in surprise ceremony

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:07:27 -0400

DES MOINES, Iowa - When Marine Sgt. Ross Gundlach served as a dog handler in Afghanistan, he told the yellow lab who was his constant companion that he'd look her up when he returned home.

Record Powerball jackpot inspires office pools

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:49:26 -0400

In workplaces across the nation, Americans are inviting their colleagues to chip in $2 for a Powerball ticket and a shared daydream.

Teens to be tried as adults in Iowa carjacking

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:11:14 -0400

DES MOINES, Iowa - A judge has ruled two teenagers accused of severely beating a carjacking victim in Des Moines should be tried as adults.

Former factory fire sends smoke above Webster City

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:05:06 -0400

WEBSTER CITY, Iowa - Worker demolishing a former Electrolux plant apparently sparked a fire that sent billows of black smoke into the sky above Webster City.