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.

SD Senator John Thune Waiting Out GOP Presidential Process

South Dakota Senator John Thune has pledged to support the republican Presidential nominee, but says the race is not over yet.

SD Legislators Waiting on Sales Tax Hike

As lawmakers return to Pierre following the three day weekend, much of the discussion will center on the Governor’s plan to raise the sales tax by half a cent to increase teacher pay.

Cyclones Upset Number One

Georges Niang scored 22 points, Monte Morris added 20 and No. 19 Iowa State beat top-ranked Oklahoma 82-77 on Monday night, its first win over a No. 1 team since toppling Wilt Chamberlain’s Kansas Jayhawks in 1957.