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April 24, 2016

Vincent named 'Beautiful Bulldog' and Drake Relays mascot

A 60-pound rescued English bulldog named Vincent has won the 37th annual Beautiful Bulldog contest at Drake University.

April 14, 2016

Iowa principal won't punish girls who hired male stripper

A Des Moines principal has decided not to punish the girls who arranged for a male stripper to perform at their school's synchronized swimming club banquet.

April 11, 2016

Vietnam vet, 69, receives second Purple Heart 46 years later

Some 46 years after a Vietnam War veteran had his first Purple Heart pinned to his fatigues, he received his second in an emotional ceremony earlier this month.

April 6, 2016

Lottery insider's brother arrested in jackpot-fixing scandal

Investigators say they've uncovered how a lottery employee allegedly rigged jackpots and have charged his brother in connection with prizes in Oklahoma and Colorado.

April 6, 2016

Lottery insider's brother arrested in $16.5M jackpot-rigging scandal

Newly discovered forensic evidence shows how a lottery insider rigged drawings across the country, Iowa investigators said Wednesday as they charged his brother in connection with jackpots claimed in Oklahoma and Colorado.

April 2, 2016

Iowa State football players credited with saving woman's life while on spring break

Iowa State current and former football players are being credited with saving a woman’s life last month after her car plunged into a canal during spring break on South Padre Island in Texas last month.

March 31, 2016

Lottery group seeks to dismiss lawsuit over rigged jackpot

A group of state lotteries is asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a jackpot winner who argues he was shortchanged by millions of dollars because the prior drawing was rigged.

March 27, 2016

2 Iowa police officers killed in wrong-way crash on highway

Two police officers and a prisoner they were transporting were killed early Saturday in a fiery crash on an interstate highway in Iowa that investigators say was caused by a wrong-way driver, who also died.

March 24, 2016

Iowa man arrested in 1985 campus killing

An Iowa City man has been arrested in connection with the 1985 slaying of a 22-year-old laborer found shot to death on the University of Iowa's Oakdale campus in Coralville, police said Thursday.

March 14, 2016

Man who fled to Cuba pleads guilty to escape, gun charges

A man facing federal firearms charges in Iowa who attempted to escape prosecution by fleeing to Cuba has entered plea agreements with U.S. prosecutors.