CLIVE, Iowa — A Bettendorf man has won a $50,000 lottery prize.

Donald Sullivan won the second top prize in the Iowa Lottery’s “5 Spot” scratch game. He purchased his winning ticket at Kwik Star, 2283 53rd Ave, in Bettendorf, and claimed his prize on Tuesday at the lottery’s regional office in Cedar Rapids.

Q: Why is a population count taken every ten years in the United States?

WAVERLY, IOWA (January 24, 2020) — Eleven Wartburg College students were accepted into the Teacher Education Program.

Those accepted include:

Trinity Borland, of Bettendorf.

Darcie Pilon, of East Moline.

Students must demonstrate effective reflective components in teaching, pass the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators exam and complete several other requirements to be considered for the program.

WASHINGTON DC (January 24, 2020) — Health-care is the single largest part of the federal budget and a key driver of our unsustainably rising national debt.1 Rising health care costs also place growing burdens on households and businesses and — along with a significant uninsured rate — have prompted those seeking higher office to propose bold solutions with significant fiscal implications.

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 24, 2020) — The filing process for Iowa businesses is better than ever thanks to the Fast Track Filing system launched by the Secretary of State’s Office. Iowa Secretary Paul Pate announced today that biennial report-filing is now available using the system. Businesses that are registered with the state are required to file reports every two years. Approximately 70,000 Iowa businesses will file biennial reports in 2020.

WHITEWATER, WISCONSIN (January 24, 2020) — Tori Verbeck, a native of Geneseo, Illinois, and graduate of Geneseo High School, will compete for the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women's track-and-field team during the 2020 season, which begins this weekend.

Verbeck, a freshman at UW-Whitewater, is majoring in physical education.

WASHINGTON DC (January 23, 2020) — The Justice Department (DOJ) has acknowledged that it lacked probable cause to surveil former Trump campaign aide Carter Page in at least two of four warrant applications — all of which were granted by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC).

CLEMSON, SOUTH CAROLINA (January 23, 2020) — Austin James Halupnik of Bettendorf, Iowa, has been named to the President's List at Clemson University.

Halupnik, whose major is Genetics, made the President's List for the fall 2019 semester.

To be named to the President's List, a student must achieve a 4.0 (all As) grade-point average.

WASHINGTON DC (January 23, 2020) — In response to an inquiry from Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has highlighted that reforms to federal graduate medical education (GME) program funding-streams could improve stewardship of tax-payer dollars as well as address long-term health-care professional shortages.

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 23, 2020) — Governor Kim Reynolds released the following statement in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s finalized Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule:

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