DES MOINES – The best new food has been announced at this year’s Iowa State Fair. KCCI-TV reports the Bacon Cheesburger Egg Roll from Winn & Sara’s Kitchen earned the top prize. It was among three finalists, including the Lobster Corn Dog and Iowa Sm’oak’ed Roll. Recent winners include the deep-fried brisket mac and cheese grilled cheese from What’s Your Cheez, The Finisher from The Rib Shack, and The Chicken Egg Salad with Indian Fry Bread from Cluck’n Coop.

IOWA – A state archaeologist announced the discovery for a prehistoric mastodon. The Des Moines Register reports the University of Iowa completed a nearly two-week long excavation of the fossil reported to be nearly 14,000 years old, which was located in Wayne County. Mastodons were a prehistoric animal that went extinct 10,00 years ago, and were similar to elephants.