Iowa Powers Past Illini

Peter Jok scored 23 points and Jarrod Uthoff added 18 points and 12 rebounds to lead No. 5 Iowa past Illinois 77-65 on Sunday.

Jacks Sweep Twinbill

South Dakota State scored a pair of easy wins Saturday in Summit League doubleheader action at Frost Arena.

Favre Among Hall Newcomers

The first NFL game Brett Favre ever attended, as a teenager growing up in Mississippi, was the final home game of Ken “The Snake” Stabler’s career.

Improvements Needed in Minnesota Child Protection Laws

The State of Minnesota must continue to press for 24/7 response to child abuse reports in all 87 counties –

Iowa Auditor Finds Misspent Unemployment Funds

A report from State Auditor Mary Mosiman finds Iowa Workforce Development paid out more than 909-thousand dollars in unemployment benefits that should not have been paid.

Iowa Legislators Disagree over Medicaid Changes

Democrats in the Iowa Senate plan to pass a bill that would stop Governor Branstad’s plan to move the 560-thousand Medicaid patients in Iowa into private managed care plans.

El Nino Could Lead to Muddy Fields This Spring

An Iowa State University climatologist says the current El Nino weather pattern could mean slow planting this spring.

Health Organizations in Nebraska Watching the Zika Virus

Health organizations are carefully monitoring the spread of the Zika virus after a large outbreak in May of last year in Brazil.

Property Tax Debate Continues in Nebraska

Governor Pete Ricketts told a legislative committee Nebraskans demand property tax relief…and the Unicameral needs to respond this year.

SD Legislature Keeps Conceal Carry Bill Alive

The South Dakota House State Affairs Committee narrowly passed a bill that would allow people with an enhanced concealed weapons permit to possess those weapons in the state Capital and any county courthouse.