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A lottery ticket vending machine is seen at a convenience store in Chicago, Sunday, April 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Mega Millions tickets rise to $5, but the lottery promises more giant jackpots

April 7, 2025 at 4:46 p.m.

Mega Millions players will get slightly better odds and should start seeing more billion-dollar jackpots, but at a cost — literally — with tickets for the multistate lottery jumping in...

A Frankenstein mask is seen on display at The Theatrical Shop, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, in West Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

In a first since 1938, Des Moines, Iowa, kids will trick-or-treat on Halloween

October 29, 2024 at 5:18 p.m.

For the first time since 1938, children in Des Moines, Iowa, will go trick-or-treating on Halloween.

FILE – A Mega Millions ticket is seen as a person makes a purchase inside a convenience store, Aug. 7, 2023, in Kennesaw, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)

Mega Millions tickets will climb to $5, but officials promise bigger prizes and better odds

October 7, 2024 at 6:03 p.m.

The cost of buying a Mega Millions ticket will soon more than double, but lottery officials said they’re confident players won’t mind paying more after changes that will lead to...

This photo provided by the St. Paul Saints shows a pig named Ozempig on March 28, at a farm in Wisconsin. Some people have criticized the Minnesota team’s decision to name the pig after the weight loss drug Ozempic, saying the play on words belittles people who are overweight. (St. Paul Saints Baseball via AP)

‘Ozempig’ remains minor-league baseball team’s mascot despite uproar

March 29, 2024 at 3:03 p.m.

The St. Paul Saints quickly found out that not everyone was amused by the pig’s name, Ozempig, or the team’s posting of a backstory.

FILE – A Mega Millions ticket is seen as a person makes a purchase inside a convenience store, Aug. 7, 2023, in Kennesaw, Ga. The winning numbers for a nearly $1 billion Mega Millions lottery prize will be drawn Friday night, March 22, 2024, offering the hope of sudden riches for a lucky player and almost certain disappoint for everyone else. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)

Mega Millions jackpot soars to nearly $1 billion. Here’s what to know

March 21, 2024 at 8:08 a.m.

The winning numbers for a nearly $1 billion Mega Millions lottery prize will be drawn Friday night, offering sudden riches to any lucky player who matches them and almost certain...

A farm field is flooded by waters from the Missouri River, in Bellevue, Neb., on May 29, 2019.

Trade war, flooded fields leave Midwestern farmers thinking about skipping a year: ‘What the heck am I doing farming?’

August 22, 2019 at 11:09 a.m.

Between the country's trade dispute with China and the seemingly endless storms that have drenched the central U.S., Iowa farmer Robb Ewoldt has had plenty of time to think about...

United sued after giant rabbit died on London-to-Chicago flight

June 3, 2018 at 4:24 a.m.

A group of Iowa businessmen filed a lawsuit Wednesday against United Airlines over the death of Simon, a giant rabbit whose lifeless body was discovered in a kennel after a...

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