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April 28, 2016

Trump criticized for campaign ad showing ‘southern border’ using footage of Morocco

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s new television ad showing dozens of people swarming over a border fence is being criticized by a prominent fact-checker for actually using footage from a Spanish autonomous city that shares a border with Morocco.

April 28, 2016

Trump joins air wars with hard-hitting spot, but will his blitz matter?

Remember when the media went ballistic over Donald Trump saying he would temporarily ban Muslims from entering America?

April 28, 2016

Cutting through the campaign myths: Why 2016 remains a roller coaster

In this first column of 2016, I stubbornly refuse to surrender to the listicle culture: Eight Takeaways from the Speech, The Five Best Moments of the Debate, 13 Must-Read Emails from the Latest Dump.

April 28, 2016

Texas man in Iowa to face lottery jackpot fraud charges

A Texas man accused of helping a lottery computer manager in Iowa collect jackpots from rigged lottery games has given up an extradition fight to face charges in Iowa.

April 27, 2016

Wrong-way driver was drunk during crash that killed 4

An investigation into a crash that killed four people, including two Des Moines police officers, revealed the wrong-way driver was drunk, had been smoking marijuana and was traveling over 100 mph.

April 27, 2016

The Latest: Chief says tornado injures 4 in northern Texas

The Latest on severe weather in the central and eastern U.S. (all times local): 3:45 a.m.

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.