Cooper's friends -- she doesn't know their last names -- left her apartment in the 2900 block of Grand Avenue in Des Moines about 9:30 p.m. Shortly ... Cooper told police she recently won money in a lottery and had $7,100 in her purse.

When I called the sculptor Jaume Plensa in Spain a few months ago to talk about his white-lettered Nomade in Des Moines' new Pappajohn Sculpture Park, a patchy phone connection dashed our plans to add him to the park's audio walking tour ...

DES MOINES, Iowa -- A Des Moines woman became the first winner Wednesday of the top prize in the Iowa Lottery's new “Nutcracker Cash” instant scratch game. Selma Crnkic won the $100,000 prize after buying the ticket at the Dahl's store on ...

DES MOINES — The head of the Iowa Lottery says he staying out of any discussions about bringing back video gambling machines to retail outlets, but he'll offer advice if asked. The Legislature in 2006 banned the lottery's TouchPlay gambling ...

Barack Obama and Mike Huckabee, now that the Iowa caucuses are history -- and were they ever -- we know you'll look fondly on the Hawkeye State for many reasons. The people, the landscape, the charm, the politics. But the food? Hey, you can't have ...

DES MOINES (AP) - The head of the Iowa Lottery says he staying out of any discussions about bringing back video gambling machines to retail outlets, but he'll offer advice if asked. The Legislature in 2006 banned the lottery's TouchPlay gambling ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- The head of the Iowa Lottery says he staying out of any discussions about bringing back video gambling machines to retail outlets, but he'll offer advice if asked. The Legislature in 2006 banned the lottery's TouchPlay ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The head of the Iowa Lottery says he staying out of any discussions about bringing back video gambling machines to retail outlets, but he'll offer advice if asked. The Legislature in 2006 banned the lottery's TouchPlay ...

DENVER — A statewide crackdown on drunken driving netted 350 arrests over the Halloween weekend. The Colorado State Patrol says it collaborated with 22 law enforcement agencies in a special operation targeting drunken driving from Oct. 30 through ...

DES MOINES, Iowa – A Le Claire woman won several prizes totaling $31,000 playing the Iowa Lottery's Pick 4 game. Becky Braet won three prizes on one ticket totaling $9,500 in the October 27 midday drawing of Iowa's Pick 4 game. She also won five ...