The woman’s daughter heard people speculating about the winner’s identity in the hallways of the hospital where she works, Iowa lottery officials said.

The agency expects a minor or greater geomagnetic storm—a disturbance of Earth’s magnetic field—on Saturday, which increases the likelihood of northern lights displays being visible to more people, as the effects of a recent coronal mass ejection reach Earth, according to NOAA’s three-day forecast.

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.

Prosecutors say the evidence ties suspect Bryan Kohberger to the killings. However, his defense wants the evidence thrown out. Kohberger was arrested at his parents' home in the Pennsylvania Poconos in December of 2022, just over a month after the murders. Four students were found killed in their off-campus apartment.

It comes as Meta and CEO Mark Zuckerberg have joined other large technology companies in trying to ingratiate themselves with the new administration.

Kennedy Jr. was pressed to clarify his views on vaccines, abortion and public health priorities in the first of two senate hearings as he tries to make the case to become President Donald Trump's health secretary.

Public school students tested across the nation are still not scoring as high in reading as pre-pandemic levels, according to The Nation's Report Card

In the game ISU’s Rhonda Bulcher pulled down 21 rebounds, still one of the highest single game totals in program history. Idaho State's Karen Tharp had 15 points and Laura Hanson added 11. ISU forced 31 turnovers while turning it over 34 times themselves and they took 93 shots.

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird offered a clear message to Costco as the retail giant refuses to cave to pressure from 19 state attorneys general who demand they abandon DEI policies.

Army at Colgate, 6 p.m. George Washington at UMass, 6 p.m. La Salle at St. Bonaventure, 6 p.m. Maryland at Penn St., 6 p.m. Rhode Island at Fordham, 6:30 p.m. Bucknell at Loyola (Md.), 7 p.m. Butler at Seton Hall, 7 p.m.

Our beloved mother, grandmother, sister and aunt, Grace LaVada Mae (Hoffman) Boughton, passed from our lives on January 23, 2025, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Grace was born December 9, 1928, to Fred and Helene Hoffman in Brush,