DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The $586 million Mega Millions jackpot is currently the fourth-largest in U.S. history and could grow by Tuesday night’s drawing. Experts say what drives people to play is the same thing that drives people to gamble: the fantasy of quickly improving your life amid financial anxieties and uncertainty. But the huge Mega Millions prize stems from a major game revamp in October that dramatically reduced the odds of winning.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Des Moines woman was taken to jail after a neighbor told police she was standing on her front porch with a drawn bow and arrow aimed his way and could be heard saying, “Should I shoot? Should I shoot?” The Des Moines Register reports the neighbor said he was taking groceries out of his car’s trunk when he saw and heard the woman, so he went inside to call police. Officers seized the bow and arrow and took the woman to the Polk County Jail.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Des Moines Fire Department says there has been a surge in fires in the past week, including eight in one 24 hour period. The department said the fires could be tied to extremely cold temperatures that have settled over central Iowa. The city’s fires included 15 in homes, one in a business and two in vehicles. The department says 11 of the fires appear related to heating appliances and furnaces.

BRANSON, Mo. (AP) — Romance writer and Iowa native Janet Dailey, whose books sold more than 325 million copies worldwide, has died at her southwest Missouri home. She was 69. Snapp-Bearden Funeral Home in Branson, Mo., says Dailey died Saturday in the music resort town. The cause of death was not released as of Monday. The funeral home reports the family said Dailey died “peacefully.”