July 17, 2016 Midwest braces for storms ahead of sweltering heat wave Weekend thunderstorms and at least two tornadoes that rolled through the Midwest are expected to give way to a blistering hot and sticky week.
July 14, 2016 People vote in churches and synagogues. Why not a mosque? Voters in Palm Beach County, Florida, have been assigned to polling stations in about 80 Christian churches and five synagogues or Jewish centers this year, along with schools, government buildings and other locations.
July 14, 2016 Church seeks to prevent transgender bathroom law enforcement An Iowa church has asked a federal judge to stop the Iowa Civil Rights Commission from applying portions of a state policy that the church says could force it to abide by transgender bathroom rules and muzzle ministers who may want to preach against transgender or gay individuals.
July 13, 2016 University of Iowa to lay off ex-athletic official who sued The University of Iowa plans to lay off a former top athletic department administrator who is suing the school after her earlier reassignment to a job unrelated to sports.
July 9, 2016 Winning Mega Millions numbers have been drawn The winning Mega Millions numbers are white balls 8-19-20-55-73 and yellow ball 5.
July 9, 2016 The Latest: Winning Mega Millions ticket sold in Indiana The Latest on Friday night's Mega Millions drawing (all times local): 12:25 a.m.
July 8, 2016 Ex-National Park official gets home detention, prison time for stealing Native American remains A retired National Park Service official was sentenced Friday to one year of home detention and 10 weekends in jail for stealing the ancient remains of Native Americans in 1990 and stashing them in his garage for years.
July 8, 2016 Gender identity church language revised in state brochure An Iowa Civil Rights Commission brochure that some churches interpreted to mean they must abide by transgender bathroom rules has been changed.
July 8, 2016 Ex-federal official to be sentenced in theft of old remains A retired National Park Service official is awaiting his sentence for stealing the remains of Native Americans who died hundreds of years ago.
July 8, 2016 Brisk sales drive Mega Millions jackpot to $540 million The Mega Millions jackpot has climbed to $540 million for Friday's drawing because tickets are selling at about twice the rate of a week ago.