Iowa Playoffs Roll On

Round two of the Iowa high school football playoffs were played on Monday in each of the classes.

T-Wolves Lose Home Opener

Damian Lillard had 34 points and seven assists, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat Minnesota 106-101 after the Timberwolves honored fallen coach Flip Saunders with an emotional pregame tribute.

GPAC Names Weekly Best

A pair of Morningside players were honored with football Player of the Week honors from the Great Plains Athletic Conference.

NSIC Honor For Augie Star

For the second time this season, senior wide receiver Jason Greenway has been named the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Special Teams Player of the Week.

Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts: Tax Cuts Needed to Stay Competitive

Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts says possible tax cuts top his list of priorities for the 2016 legislative session.

Iowa Adds Programs to Help Drug Addicts

The Iowa Department of Public Health plans to give out three million dollars in federal funding to help provide more treatment for those with addictions to prescription drugs and heroin.

Nebraska Congressman Jeff Fortenberry: Budget Deal Best They Could Get

Nebraska Congressman Jeff Fortenberry defends the two-year budget deal as a way to avoid another government shutdown showdown.

Breaking: Trans Canada Suspends Permit Application for Keystone XL Pipeline

Keystone XL Pipeline application suspended

More Flex Fuel Pumps Coming to Minnesota

Officials predict a seven-fold increase — more than 500 flex-fuel pumps at gas stations around Minnesota.

SD DSS Head Goes Before Interim Legislative Committee

The Secretary of the South Dakota Department of Social Services, Lynne Valenti appeared before the Government Operations and Audit Committee of the Legislature on Friday.