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By The Associated Press No. 7 Iowa State goes into its opener against Northern Iowa with its highest preseason ranking and riding a wave of momentum after reaching the Big 12 championship game for the first time and winning the Fiesta Bowl. Cyclones running back Breece Hall will be a player to watch. He ran

By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge is ordering a prominent participant in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol to return to jail, saying he violated his pretrial release conditions by accessing the internet to watch false conspiracies about the election. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police have announced an arrest in a triple shooting in Des Moines earlier this week that killed one and injured two others. Police say in a news release that 17-year-old Danil James Deng was arrested Wednesday in the Monday night shooting that killed 40-year-old Frederick McCuller II of Des Moines.

MARTELLE, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have identified a man fatally shot by police in rural eastern Iowa. The Iowa Department of Public Safety says 45-year-old Jeremy Michael Berg, of Elkport, died Tuesday night after at least five law enforcement officers fired their guns at him as Berg held a knife. Officials have said law enforcement

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer Texas is beginning a new era with new coach Steve Sarkisian, new starting quarterback Hudson Card and preseason AP All-America running back Bijan Robinson. The Longhorns play their first game under Sarkisian at home against No. 23 Louisiana-Lafayette. All 10 Big 12 teams open this weekend. Second-ranked and six-time

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE and CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press Texas has become the latest state where Republicans have rolled back access to voting methods that soared in popularity during last year’s pandemic presidential election. It’s part of a wider GOP effort to tighten voting rules, fueled in part by former President Donald Trump’s falsehoods about

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — More than 40% of confirmed coronavirus cases in Iowa were among children and people in their 20s. The state updates its data once a week. On Wednesday, it reported an additional 8,907 new positive cases and 29 additional deaths to bring the state’s total to 6,307. The seven-day rolling average

By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Sixty Iowa legislators are asking the Iowa Supreme Court to overturn a 2018 ruling that declared abortion a fundamental right under the Iowa Constitution. Lawyers filed the brief Monday on behalf of 22 Senators and 38 House members. It was filed in the case in

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A state council has approved a plan by the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics to build a $230 million hospital complex in North Liberty, months after first rejected it. The Health Facilities Council on Tuesday voted 4-1 to allow the health system to build a $230 million hospital complex

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A protest against sexual assault that drew about 1,000 people to a University of Iowa fraternity started peacefully but later resulted in vandalism of buildings and overturned cars. A group organized the protest Tuesday night at the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, which it accused of promoting a culture of sexual

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Federal bank regulators have issued a cease-and-desist order to an Iowa bank accused of risky practices that threaten the stability of the 113-year-old, family-owned bank. The Des Moines Register reports that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has ordered Luana Savings Bank to restructure its management, scale back its loans and

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A new monthly survey of business leaders suggests the economy  keeps operating at a healthy pace in nine Midwest and Plains states, but supply delays and shortages of workers are limiting growth in the region. The overall economic index for the region slipped to 68.9 from July’s surging 73.1, but it

MARTELLE, Iowa (AP) — At least five law enforcement officers fired their guns at a person holding a knife outside a building fire in rural eastern Iowa, killing the person. The Iowa Department of Public Safety says in a news release that the shooting happened Tuesday night, when law enforcement converged on a property about

By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State will be looking to get off to a fast start this season. That’s been a problem in coach Matt Campbell’s first five years. The Cyclones are 2-3 in openers under him. Northern Iowa is the opening opponent Saturday at Jack Trice Stadium

By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer The Big Ten is jumping right in to conference play this football season. Four conference games are on the schedule in Week 1. A fifth was played in Week Zero. This week’s Big Ten openers have No. 4 Ohio State at Minnesota on Thursday, Michigan State at Northwestern

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — An El Salvador national has been sentenced to up to 25 years in prison for snatching a teenage girl from an eastern Iowa yard, dragging her into a house and groping her. The Courier reports that 45-year-old Saul Santos Vasquez Martinez was sentenced last week after being convicted of second-degree kidnapping

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police in Des Moines are investigating the deaths of two people in separate incidents reported just hours apart. Police say officers were called around 8:15 p.m. Monday to a shooting on East 17th Street, where they found three shooting victims. Police say two of the victims were taken to a

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer Michael Penix Jr. is keeping his mind clear and focused as he prepares to open another season as Indiana’s starting quarterback. While the second surgery for a torn anterior cruciate ligament on his right knee is a distant memory and the rehab work continues, Penix remains confident he can