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U. Iowa adds optional LGBT question to application
The University of Iowa has become the nation's first public university to include optional questions about sexual orientation and gender identity on ...
Autopsies confirm bodies are missing Iowa cousins
Police in Iowa say an autopsy has confirmed that two bodies found last week in a wildlife area are those of two young cousins who have been missing ...
Police seek to 'find a killer' of 2 Iowa cousins
A sheriff investigating the apparent kidnapping and slaying of two Iowa cousins said Friday that the discovery of the young girls' bodies is a ...
Snow-savvy Midwest cities breaking no-snow records
No snow boots needed in Milwaukee. Chicago commuters aren't dodging knee-deep snow drifts frozen along city sidewalks. And children in Des Moines are ...
Authorities 'confident' bodies are 2 Iowa cousins
Northeast Iowa residents who have been holding out hope that two young cousins missing for five months might be home for Christmas were grappling ...
Hunters find bodies believed to be 2 Iowa cousins
Hunters discovered two bodies Wednesday believed to be the young Iowa cousins who vanished five months ago while riding their bikes, authorities said.
Ryan, Rubio plot party future as 2016 talk starts
Paul Ryan and Marco Rubio, two potential 2016 presidential candidates, laid out policy prescriptions for their Republican Party on Tuesday night, ...
AP IMPACT: China overtaking US as global trader
Shin Cheol-soo no longer sees his future in the United States. The South Korean businessman supplied components to American automakers for a decade.
Ram on the lam: Escaped sheep captured in Iowa
A shaggy brown sheep successfully dodged police, his handlers and a few cars while trotting through downtown Des Moines after escaping from his ...
2 lucky winners for record Powerball jackpot
Powerball officials say tickets sold in Arizona and Missouri matched all six numbers to win the record the record $579.9 million jackpot. Now the hunt ...
Powerball officials: 2 winners for record jackpot
Powerball officials say the record jackpot has been won. Early Thursday morning officials confirmed that two winning tickets were sold: One in Arizona ...
Watchdog: US should explain probe of halal company
A national civil rights organization called on U.S. authorities Wednesday to explain their investigation into a leading maker of food for observant ...
Record Powerball result of changes to boost sales
The historic Powerball jackpot boosted to $500 million on Tuesday was all part of a plan lottery officials put in place early this year to build ...
Record Powerball jackpot boosted to $500M
The record Powerball jackpot is now even bigger. Powerball officials say they've boosted the jackpot for Wednesday's drawing to $500 million from the ...
Big 12 to send 9 teams to postseason
The health of the Big 12 has been a topic of debate since Nebraska and Colorado kicked off a four-team exodus a few years back. Judging by the results ...
SEC holds national bragging rights yet again
With the majority of conference regular-season games in the books, the SEC again holds national bragging rights. It appears that for the second year ...
No Powerball winner; jackpot goes to record $425M
Lottery officials say nobody has won the Powerball jackpot and the top prize will now increase to about $425 million for the next drawing, the largest ...
No. 19 Memphis avoids 0-3 run at Battle 4 Atlantis
There isn't much more pressure a team could face this early in the season. No. 19 Memphis arrived in the Bahamas as one of four ranked teams playing ...
Powerball jackpot builds to $325M for Saturday
Black Friday shoppers in many cities briefly detoured into lottery retailers, drawn off task by the prospects of winning a $325 million Powerball ...
No. 17 Nebraska beats Iowa 13-7
Winning five straight games mostly without him, didn't mean Nebraska doesn't need Rex Burkhead. On a cold and blustery afternoon with a spot in the ...
Iowa straw poll on the outs with GOP establishment
In the days since Republicans lost an election many in the party thought was theirs, chatter has been bubbling about what the GOP should do to recover
'Sir Jack' the toast of basketball after 138 pts
How did Grinnell's Jack Taylor wind up with 138 points in a game? Well, he did miss 56 shots, more than he made. And he didn't play for four minutes.
Police: 2 Iowa wrestlers hunted rabbits for hats
Two University of Iowa wrestlers were suspended from the team Wednesday after they admitted to illegally hunting rabbits on campus in hopes of making ...
Iowa scientists: Drought a sign of climate change
This year's drought is consistent with predictions that global climate change would bring about weather extremes including more frequent droughts, ...
3 deer use automatic doors to enter Iowa store
Shoppers in Iowa got an unusual glimpse of wildlife Monday morning when a doe and two fawns wandered into a department store. Coralville Police Chief ...