Freeman Regional Health Names CEO

The Freeman Regional Health Services board of directors has named Nick Brandner as CEO of the system.

Youth Substance Abuse Dropping

The Iowa Department of Public Health’s 2014 Youth Survey finds substance abuse among high school kids has dropped.

Skin Cancer Cases Increase In Iowa

The annual “Cancer in Iowa” report shows the number of skin cancer cases in Iowa has been increasing.

SDSU Women Face NCAA Task

South Dakota State was awarded the #14 seed in the Spokane Regional of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament and will face three seed Oregon State in the first round.

Dancing The Dance

Iowa, Iowa State, Nebraska and Minnesota all had their name called Monday to play in this year’s NCAA women’s basketball tournament.

USD Women In WNIT Bracket

The South Dakota women’s basketball team will start play in the Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) by hosting Creighton in the DakotaDome on Thursday.

Morningside, Concordia Advance

The Mustangs of Morningside (Iowa) are moving on to their fourth women’s national championship final game in school history after a 66-63 win over Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) foe Hastings (Neb.).

Wesleyan Earns Title Shot

Trae Bergh knocked down nine three-pointers en route to a 29-point effort in leading No. 5 Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) to an 80-51 win over No. 8 Davenport (Mich.) in a semifinal game at the NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball National Championship.

Iowa State Coming To Pentagon

A Big 12/Pac-12 regular-season men’s basketball game is coming to Sioux Falls.

Twins Send Sano To Minors

The Minnesota Twins have optioned third baseman Miguel Sano, one of baseball’s top prospects, to Double-A Chattanooga.