According to new rankings, the Midwest has some of the best states to drive in, in terms of congestion, traffic patterns and other factors. Kansas, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa and Oklahoma ranked at the top of the list.

The 59-year-old woman’s brother captured video of her striking a boy five times with an object resembling a cutting board, leaving bruises, police said.

DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa State Capitol Bureau) - Iowa will buy Minnesota’s nine most southern-most counties if an Iowa lawmaker has his way. State Senator Mike Bousselot, a Republican from Ankeny, says Iowa has lower taxes and regulations and would make for a better quality of life for the people and businesses in those nine counties.

247Sports's Matt Zenitz reported the news, with Cincinnati boosting its defensive brain trust. Runda was the ISU defensive coordinator for two years before taking this role and was hired there after one year as a defensive assistant at Iowa State.

Rep. Elise Stefanik pledged Tuesday to push President Donald Trump's "America First" stance if confirmed as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order temporarily halting offshore wind lease sales in federal waters and pausing the issuance of approvals, permits and loans for both onshore and offshore wind projects.

Tulane at Temple, 1 p.m. La Salle at UMass, 2 p.m. Rice at FAU, 1 p.m. Memphis at Charlotte, 3 p.m. Youngstown St. at Green Bay, 1 p.m.

West Virginia celebrated the life of NBA great Jerry West, the school’s all-time leading scorer, at its sellout game against No. 2 Iowa State, and announced at halftime that his No. 44 would be retired across all sports at the university.

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A recent study shows that your odds of getting a sexually transmitted infection are higher in some states than others.

Chase Hill was “having an amazing day,” he told Iowa lottery officials in a Jan. 16 news release. The ticket revealed a $30,000 prize. It took significant convincing for Hill to believe his luck, he told officials. He scanned his ticket a total of five times, then took it back to the Casey’s convenience store to have a clerk verify his win.

Jacksonville St. at Sam Houston St., 3 p.m. Wichita St. at North Texas, 3 p.m. Alcorn St. at Texas Southern, 4 p.m. BYU at Texas Tech, 7 p.m. Grand Canyon at Tarleton St., 8 p.m. Fresno St. at Air Force, 3 p.m. New Mexico at Colorado St., 3 p.m.