Nebraskans Pay More Taxes

Nebraskans cringe every year when they have to go to the courthouse to pay their yearly vehicle property taxes.

Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton Calls for Increased Road Funding

Governor Mark Dayton in his State of the State address Wednesday night, called road and bridge funding a “key area” Minnesota must address.

GPAC Leaders Triumph

Two of three Great Plains Athletic Conference women’s basketball teams advanced with victories in the first round of the national NAIA Tourney Wednesday, including GPAC regular season and tourney champ Morningside.

Cinderella Season Ends For NWU

It was a magic season For Nebraska Wesleyan men’s basketball, but it came to an end Wednesday.

Huskers Advance On

Shavon Shields scored 20 points and pulled down 11 rebounds to lead No. 11 seed Nebraska to an 89-72 victory over No. 14 Rutgers Wednesday night in first round action of the Big Ten tournament.

Gopher Season Ends

Michael Finke scored 17 points and made five 3-pointers to lead No. 12 seed Illinois past 13th-seeded Minnesota 85-52 on Wednesday in the Big Ten tournament’s opening round.

Twins Lose Spring Game

Catcher Cameron Rupp homered in his first two at-bats, leading a split squad of Philadelphia Phillies over the Minnesota Twins 4-2 Wednesday.

Vikings Add Lineman

A person with direct knowledge of the deal tells The Associated Press the Minnesota Vikings have agreed to a four-year contract with former San Francisco 49ers left guard Alex Boone.

SDSU Golfers Earn Awards

South Dakota State’s Felipe Strobach was named Summit League Men’s Golfer of the Week, while SDSU’s Megan Mingo collected the women’s award for their performances March 2-8.

Iowa Boys Advance

First round competition for the Iowa 4A boys at the state basketball tourney was completed Wednesday.