Seekamp Tops Summit Again

South Dakota guard Nicole Seekamp was named the Summit League Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for the period ended Jan. 17, as released by the league office Tuesday.

GPAC Tabs Basketball Honors

The Great Plains Athletic Conference has released its weekly winners as basketball Players of the Week for the league.

Weekly Honors For SDSU Athletes

A pair of South Dakota State University athletes have earned weekly honors from the Summit League in a pair of sports.

Fantasy Sports Betting Another Challenge for Iowa’s Casinos

The chair of the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission says he doesn’t see any major issues facing the casinos in the state this year. But, Jeff Lamberti of Ankeny, says they are keeping an eye on another gambling issue — fantasy sports.

6th Grader Brings Handgun to Sioux City Middle School

School officials in Sioux City are releasing more information about last week’s incident in which a 12-year-old boy brought a handgun to school.

Emerald Ash Borer Potential to be an Expensive Problem in Nebraska

The Nebraska Forest Service wants three-million dollars annually to deal with the Emerald Ash Borer.

Majority of Iowa Republican Voters Still Undecided

The latest Bloomberg Politics/Des Moines Register “Iowa Poll” found 56 percent of likely Iowa Republican Caucus-goers were either undecided or might change their minds about which candidate to back on Caucus Night.

SD Bill Would Drug Test Welfare Applicants

Welfare applicants in South Dakota would be screened and tested for illegal drugs under a bill that will be introduced in the state legislature later this week.

NE Pork Producers Association Supports Packer Ownership Bill

This week Nebraska state senators are expected to debate a holdover measure from last session that if adopted would allow…

NE Farmers Union Opposes LB 176

Nebraska Farmers Union members are opposing LB 176, the measure that would allow Nebraska packers to own pigs.  Farmers Union…