The Iowa Lottery says two tickets bought in Iowa were one number away from winning the one billion dollar Mega Millions jackpot in Friday night’s drawing. The people who bought those two tickets and everyone else will get another chance at record riches as no winning ticket was sold. The Mega Millions drawing Tuesday is […]Powered by WPeMatico
A ribbon cutting was held in Holstein Friday to mark the completion of the expansion of U.S. Highway 20 to a four-lane roadway that connects the eastern and western borders of Iowa. The final four-lane section of the highway was officially opened to traffic on Wednesday, marking the end of a vision for the corridor […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowa State University President Wendy Wintersteen announced Friday that the Big 12 Conference denied the school’s appeal of the fine levied against them for the post-game celebration when fans rushed the field after the Cyclones’ football victory over West Virginia. ISU was reprimanded by the conference and fined $25,000 for not “following the school’s preestablished […]Powered by WPeMatico
The U.S. Small Business Administration approved loans to more than 400 Iowa businesses during the just-ended fiscal year, helping them to start or expand operations. Jayne Armstrong, director of the SBA’s Iowa District Office, says the loans totaled nearly $170 million statewide for the fiscal year, that’s up from about $155 million the previous year. […]Powered by WPeMatico
Vice President Mike Pence rallied with about 200 of Republican Congressman David Young’s supporters this afternoon in Des Moines. Pence told the crowd the race in Iowa’s third congressional district may determine whether Republicans retain majority control of the U.S. House or Democrats take over. “This race is going to be critical to whether we’re […]Powered by WPeMatico
The Mega Millions jackpot estimate was updated to one billion dollars today and the Powerball prize is now estimated at 470 million for Saturday’s drawing. This big jackpot comes not long after Iowa Lottery vice president Mary Neubauer and others noted they had record sales for the fiscal year that ended in June despite the […]Powered by WPeMatico
A western Iowa teen died this morning in a single car accident. The accident happened in a rural area southeast of Honey Creek just before 8 a.m. The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office says a Ford Focus driven by 16-year old ShyAnne Larsen, of Honey Creek, left Pinoak Road just west of County Road L-34, entered […]Powered by WPeMatico
Over the last week, three men have been sentenced to federal prison in connection with drug overdoses that led to the deaths of three women in Dubuque. Forty-seven-year-old Richard Leroy Parker of Dubuque has been sentenced to life in prison for giving heroin to a wman who overdosed and died last year. Twenty-six-year-old Jervonie Murphy […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowans are being bombarded with campaign ads in the most expensive election to date. Jay Newell, a professor of advertising at Iowa State University, says more money is being spent on television ads during this 2018 midterm election than even the 2016 presidential election. More than six-million dollars is being spent on ads just in the […]Powered by WPeMatico
