DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — New data from the Iowa Department of Transportation shows 42 more people have died on Iowa roads in 2016 than at the same time last year. The Des Moines Register reports seven people were killed in traffic accidents over the weekend, bringing the total number of motor vehicle deaths to 170 people. That’s 30 more deaths from the five-year average of 140.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A judge has ordered the second trial for a former lottery official accused of fixing jackpots in several states to be held outside central Iowa because of extensive media coverage. The Des Moines Register reports that a trial date and location for Eddie Tipton will be set later.

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — Mason City police say someone stole a rifle and shotgun from an unmarked police vehicle. Police Chief Jeff Brinkley says the weapons were stolen over the weekend from the back seat of a police vehicle parked on a Mason City street. An officer had placed the weapons on the back seat while dealing with a maintenance issue related to the trunk, and one of the doors may have been unlocked. Brinkley says the weapons are a Colt M-16 A1 rifle and a Remington 12-guage shotgun.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad has no intention of becoming Donald Trump’s running mate. When asked at his weekly news conference whether he’d consider joining a Trump ticket he declined to answer with an emphatic no, but said he didn’t want to get into that type of speculation.