Jacks Sweep Baseball Awards

For the second time this season, South Dakota State University baseball players Reid Clary and Adam Bray were honored with weekly Summit League Awards.

Softball Honor For Coyote

South Dakota freshman designated player Christy Warnock has been named Summit League Player of the Week for the period ended April 19. It is the first career award for Warnock, who hails from Omaha, Neb.

Saunders Remains Coach

Flip Saunders, Minnesota Timberwolves president of basketball operations, says he will also serve as the team’s coach “until I feel we need to move in a different direction.”

Utility Frustrated With River Nitrate Management

Iowa’s largest water utility is restarting special equipment to remove nitrates from the water it uses from the Des Moines and Raccoon Rivers to its customers.

Nebraska Governor Not to Support Death Penalty Repeal

Governor Pete Ricketts finds himself at odds with the legislature after a week in which the Unicameral passed a number of crime bills.

Sioux City Teens Hospitalized, One Dead After Smoking Synthetic Drug

A Sioux City teenager died and three others were hospitalized after police say they became ill while smoking a synthetic drug.

Nebraska Legislators Debate Death Penalty Repeal

Nebraska legislators have given preliminary approval to a bill to do away with the death penalty.

Nebraska Ag Land Values Up Sharply in 2014

Figures released by the Nebraska State Department of Revenue show ag land valuations have gone up over 19 %.

Farmers Union Against Estate Tax Repeal

One farm group has come out in opposition to the repeal of the Estate Tax.

Senate Introduces Trade Promotion Authority Legislation

Legislation was introduced in the U.S. Senate last week to give the President Trade Promotion, or Fast Track, Authority.