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August 1, 2016

Pipeline construction equipment damage in suspected arson

Machinery located at three oil pipeline construction sites in central Iowa has been extensively damaged by fire.

July 31, 2016

Powerball $478 million jackpot is nation's 8th largest

Powerball players have a shot at the nation's eighth-largest lottery jackpot, but they should keep in mind that their dreams of riches likely won't become a reality.

July 30, 2016

Powerball's eye-popping jackpots explained

Powerball players will have a shot at the nation's eighth-largest lottery jackpot this weekend, but they'll face long odds that have led to nearly three months without a winner.

July 30, 2016

Riverboat loses power, drifts from Nebraska to Iowa

Authorities say at least three people have been injured when a riverboat carrying 135 passengers struck a riverbank in Omaha, Nebraska, lost power and drifted across the Missouri River before coming to rest near a park in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

July 29, 2016

Powerball weekend jackpot climbs to $478 million

Powerball players will have a shot at the nation's eighth-largest lottery jackpot this weekend, but they'll face long odds that have led to nearly three months without a winner.

July 28, 2016

James Alan McPherson, prize-winning author, dead at 72

James Alan McPherson, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning story collection "Elbow Room" and a longtime faculty member at the University of Iowa's prestigious Writers' Workshop, has died.

July 28, 2016

Powerball's estimated jackpot hits $422 million

The estimated Powerball jackpot has soared to $422 million thanks to nearly three months without a winner of the big prize.

July 28, 2016

Powerball's estimated jackpot hits $478 million

No one has matched the jackpot-winning numbers in Wednesday night's Powerball drawing, and the prize has increased to an estimated $478 million.

July 27, 2016

Bodycam video shows police searching Iowa defensive end in park

Police have released body camera footage showing a University of Iowa football player being questioned by police who were searching for a robbery suspect.

July 27, 2016

Court reverses part of Iowa lottery fraud conviction

The Iowa Court of Appeals has reversed a portion of the fraud convictions of a former lottery official accused of fixing a Hot Lotto game in Iowa in 2010.