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Iowa early News Headlines: Thursday, 10/25/2018

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October 25th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CDT

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Lottery officials say someone who bought a Mega Millions ticket in Davenport won a $1 million prize. The ticket was bought at a Hy-Vee gas outlet. It matched the first five numbers drawn Tuesday night but missed on the Mega Ball number. Another ticket bought in South Carolina matched all the numbers, winning the $1.537 billion jackpot.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Call it the world’s largest lottery prize that wasn’t. The Mega Millions jackpot that had been announced as the biggest ever at $1.6 billion ended up being the second-biggest at $1.537 billion. The difference likely means little to the suddenly rich person who bought the ticket in South Carolina and won Tuesday night’s drawing. But it raises questions about how lottery officials make estimates and whether they were influenced by a desire to claim the jackpot amount surpassed all others.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A financially troubled historic Sioux City building is set to be sold at auction next month to settle debts of the California development that owns it. The Sioux City Journal reports that the auction is set for Nov. 21 at the Woodbury County Courthouse. The 12-story Badgerow Building, built in 1933, went into foreclosure in January. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its art deco architecture style.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Finance Authority fired its lobbyist for retaliating against a woman who reported being sexually harassed by its director. The agency belatedly released to The Associated Press its Sept. 27 letter terminating government relations director Wes Peterson. An investigation found Peterson was aware of wrongdoing by former authority director Dave Jamison but failed to report it and later yelled at the victim.