Death Penalty Petition Certification Near

Secretary of State John Gale says he’s confident the group, Nebraskans for the Death Penalty, has met the threshold to force a vote on capital punishment.

Property Tax Relief Difficult

It is still a few months before the Nebraska Legislature is back in session but it is likely that tax reform will be a priority.

Twins Nipped By Tigers

Victor Martinez had three hits and two RBIs, and the Detroit Tigers beat Phil Hughes and the Minnesota Twins 5-4 on Tuesday night.

Pitching Keys Royal Victory

Kris Medlen pitched five-hit ball over 6 1-3 innings and Alex Rios hit a home run leading the Kansas City Royals to a 2-0 win over the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday night.

Jacks Release Basketball Schedule

A two-game trip to Cancun, Mexico, 12 home games and a return to the Sanford Pentagon highlight the 2015-16 South Dakota State men’s basketball schedule, which for a eighth year, wraps up with The Summit League Championships in Sioux Falls.

DWU Star Gets National Award

One name is more synonymous with Dakota Wesleyan University women’s basketball than any other and now that name is enshrined in the NAIA Hall of Fame.

Summit Honors SDSU Duo

South Dakota State’s cross country athletes, Trent Lusignan and Rachel King, were named The Summit League’s Athlete of the Week for their performance Sept. 7-14.

GPAC Names Weekly Winners

The Great Plains Athletic Conference has announced its top performers from the past week in volleyball and soccer.

SDSU To Honor Lemke

Steve Lemke, who has coached eight track and field Olympians and guided throwers to 13 NCAA Division I individual national titles, has been named the 2015 recipient of the Ralph Ginn Award for Coaching Excellence.

Sioux Falls Catholic Diocese Dealing With Changes

After a series of meetings across the Sioux Falls Catholic Diocese last year, a number of small parishes were merged and centralized.