KCCI-TV (Des Moines, IA)

IN MISSOURI HAS MADE HISTORY. WE’VE LEARNED IT WAS JUST SOLD IN SAINT LOUIS. IT’S ONE OF JUST TWO WINNING TICKETS TO MATCH ALL SIX NUMBERS IN SATURDAY NIGHT’S RECORD BREAKING DRAWING. KMBC NINE S DORISSA WHITE SPOKE WITH A FINANCIAL ADVISOR ON THE NEXT STEPS. IF THAT’S YOUR TICKET NOW HERE AT RED X, THE POWERBALL HAS BEEN RESET TO $20 MILLION. BUT ON SATURDAY IT WAS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER. NOW WE DID SPEAK WITH AN EXPERT WHO SAID THERE ARE SOME STEPS THAT YOU NEED TO TAKE BEFORE CLAIMING THOSE WINNINGS.

BUILDING HAS SERVED MARSHALLTOWN STUDENTS FOR 100 YEARS. A MONTH LONG PET DRIVE IN OTTUMWA HELPED HUNDREDS OF DOGS AND CATS FIND THEIR FOREVER HOMES. THE EFFORT, LED BY THE OTTUMWA SCHOOL DISTRICT, ALSO BROUGHT IN FOOD SUPPLIES AND $25,000 TO COVER ADOPTION FEES AT HEARTLAND HUMANE SOCIETY. SHELTER STAFF SAY DESPITE THE SUCCESS, SURRENDER CALLS HAVE PUSHED NUMBERS BACK UP.

SCHROCK, WHO WAS PROMOTED TO CITY MANAGER BACK IN DECEMBER. CONSTRUCTION IS UNDERWAY IN MARSHALLTOWN TO UPDATE BO MIDDLE SCHOOL. A GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY WAS HELD THIS AFTERNOON. KCCI TOLD YOU IN NOVEMBER. THE RENOVATIONS WILL INCLUDE NEW CLASSROOMS, A LIBRARY, A COURTYARD AND UPDATED ATHLETIC FACILITIES. FAMILIES IN THE DISTRICT HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT RENDERINGS OF THE FINAL PRODUCT AND MEET WITH THE CONSTRUCTION TEAM BEHIND THE PROJECT. DEVELOPERS SAY IT’S ABOUT MORE THAN UPDATING THE BUILDING.

MOINES CITY COUNCIL LAST MONTH. THE MEETING GETS UNDERWAY AT 7:00. ANKENY IS GETTING A NEW ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER. BRITT HENSON WILL JOIN THE TEAM IN JUNE. HE SERVED AS THE DEPUTY CITY ADMINISTRATOR IN MASON CITY SINCE 2021. ANKENY SAYS HENSON WILL WORK WITH THE CITY MANAGER, CITY COUNCIL AND CITY DEPARTMENTS TO CARRY OUT MAJOR PROJECTS AND GOALS. HENSON TAKES O Editorial Standards ⓘ Brent Hinson has been named Ankeny’s new assistant city manager and will begin his role in June.

A Des Moines man has been convicted of second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Justo Cruz Caliendo in Fort Dodge last year. A Webster County jury found Rolman Recinos Gonzalez guilty of second-degree murder. Fort Dodge Police said they received reports of a gunshot near an apartment building in the 500 block of N. 28th Street just after 1 a.m. on September 2, 2022. When officers arrived, they found 45-year-old Justo Cruz Caliendo dead from a gunshot wound. Gonzalez will be sentenced next month.

IS CALLING ON THE U.S. AND IRAN TO RETURN TO THE NEGOTIATING TABLE THIS WEEK. A JUDGE WILL DECIDE IF CHRISTIAN RAMSEY’S BOND WILL BE LOWERED. RAMSEY IS CHARGED WITH FIRST DEGREE MURDER IN THE 2011 DEATH OF WEST DES MOINES REALTOR ASHLEY OKLAND. RAMSEY ENTERED A NOT GUILTY PLEA ON FRIDAY. A LARGE CROWD SHOWED UP FOR HER ARRAIGNMENT AND BOND REVIEW IN THE DALLAS COUNTY COURTROOM. HER DEFENSE WANTS HER BOND LOWERED FROM 2 MILLION TO $100,000.

Monday, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird amended a lawsuit against social media platform TikTok. Last year, the state filed a lawsuit alleging TikTok violates Iowa's consumer protection laws. In new court filings, the Attorney General's Office added more violations, accusing TikTok of using dangerous features to cause children to become addictive to the platform.

More John Deere employees are returning to work across three facilities, KCRG reports. John Deere told KCRG Monday that 21 employees will return to Dubuque Works, 20 employees will return to Davenport Works, and eight employees will return to Coffeyville Works in Kansas. It comes after Deere laid off thousands of its workers in 2024 and 2025. With this latest round of workers, approximately 324 U.S. employees have returned to work since January.

DOZENS OF CENTRAL IOWA NONPROFITS WERE RECOGNIZED IN ALTOONA TODAY. IT WAS ALL PART OF THE UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL IOWA’S LIVE UNITED LUNCHEON. YOU ARE LOOKING AT VIDEO FROM THE EVENT BACK IN 2025. DURING THE LUNCHEON TODAY, THE UNITED WAY UNVEILED ITS 2026 COMMUNITY REPORT. IT DETAILS THE CHALLENGES OUR COMMUNITY IS FACING IN THE AREAS OF ESSENTIAL NEEDS, EARLY CHILDHOOD AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY. THE STRUGGLES REALLY, THE PEOPLE ARE WORKING HARD.

WELL, TONIGHT A CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR IS SAYING HE IS NO SAINT. BUT ERIC SWALWELL IS DENYING THAT HE RAPED ANYBODY. HE MADE A VIDEO TONIGHT. I DO NOT SUGGEST YOU IN ANY WAY THAT I’M PERFECT OR THAT I’M A SAINT. I HAVE CERTAINLY MADE MISTAKES IN JUDGMENT IN MY PAST, BUT THOSE MISTAKES ARE BETWEEN ME AND MY WIFE. AND TO HER. I APOLOGIZE DEEPLY FOR PUTTING HER IN THIS POSITION.