I pray the defendant gets the help he needs and my son’s death would not be in vain," the victim's father said during Dmytro Prysich's sentencing.

DES MOINES, Iowa — Michigan trucker Dmytro Prysich, 55, was sentenced to 25 years in prison Thursday for vehicular homicide while under the influence, according to the Polk County Attorney's Office. The sentencing also says that Prysich must pay $150,000 in restitution and participate in a Victim-Offender Dialogue, if the victim’s family chooses.

January was supposed to be a manageable month before a tough February ensued. Instead, Iowa women's basketball is in danger of getting overwhelmed.

Not including postseason, it was IU's fourth Big Ten loss by 20 points or more during Mike Woodson's tenure and the 12th loss of 15 points or more.

Iowa basketball can still salvage its West Coast trip with a win over UCLA on Friday, but the Hawkeyes will need to fix their road struggles to do it.

The UCLA Bruins (12-6, 3-4) earned a much-needed win to snap their four-game losing streak over the Iowa Hawkeyes (12-6, 3-4) at home, Friday night. A dominant

Iowa tries to salvage its first Big Ten Conference Los Angeles road swing, while host UCLA is looking to pull out of a four-game tailspin on Friday. The Bruins (11-6,

5 steals in leading Iowa to wins over Nebraska and Indiana. Sandfort shot 55.6 percent from the floor (15-of-27), 52.6 (10-of-19) from 3-point range and 92.9 (13-of-14) from the free throw stripe during the week. Michigan (13-3, 5-0 Big Ten) returns to ...

The case was confirmed by the Michigan State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, which works in collaboration with the DNR to identify CWD in Michigan's wild deer herd. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory, in Ames, Iowa, also confirmed the test result, according to the news release.

Though the departure of Jeff Persi with 38 games played isn't ideal, it could signal Michigan Wolverines feel solid about reinforcements coming in.

She made a smart pregame adjustment, moving Hannah Stuelke back to the “5” position where she’s been much more potent in her first 2½ seasons. That allowed Iowa to play faster on Thursday with more ball-handlers and 3-point shooters, and Stuelke responded with a 16-point, 16-rebound performance.

Currently, Iowa is 44th in the nation for the number of patients for every doctor according to the Iowa Medical Society.