DUBUQUE, IA (IRN) – An Iowa convenience store manager was fired after he allegedly purchased a Powerball ticket that he knew in advance was worth $100,000. Aaron D. McVicker of Dubuque was employed as a manager at a Casey’s General Store in eastern Iowa last fall when the retailer fired him.

NEWTON, IA (IRN) – An attempted murder warrant has now been filed for a man Newton Police say stabbed a woman last week. Police are seeking 38-year-old Tyrece Lewis. He’s accused of stabbing a 34-year-old woman. Lewis and the woman had previously been in a relationship, but a non-contact order was in effect at the time of the stabbing.

POLK COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) – The mother of Xavior Harrelson, the ten-year-old boy who disappeared from his home in Poweshiek County in 2021 and was later found dead, was sentenced in Polk County court Tuesday on a felony drug charge. Sarah Harrelson, 43, had earlier been given a 10-year suspended sentence and two years probation on another drug charge. Her lawyers say she’s been homeless since bailing out of jail and is living in Des Moines-area shelters. They also said that Harrelson was also diagnosed with a nervous system disease and had her left leg amputated.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Des Moines on Thursday. According to the White House, Harris will visit with local leaders to discuss reproductive rights. Harris has been holding meetings across the country as a result of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision last year, which overturned Roe v. Wade, ending constitutional protections for abortion.

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (IRN) – NFL free agent Allen Lazard has reportedly signed a four-year, $44 million contract with the New York Jets. According to ESPN, the Jets reached an agreement with the former Iowa State Cyclone and Urbandale J-Hawk, including $22 million guaranteed.