SDSU, NDSU Sweep Top Honors

South Dakota State and North Dakota State swept the major awards in basketball from the Summit League Thursday.

USD Coach Among Award Winners

University of South Dakota coach Amy Williams is the women’s basketball Coach of the Year in the Summit League and some of her players also received honors from the conference Thursday.

Twins Win Grapefruit Game

Torii Hunter drove in a run in his first plate appearance with the Minnesota Twins in eight years, helping defeat the Boston Red Sox 9-8 on Thursday night.

Husker Women Move On

Natalie Romeo hit seven 3-pointers and scored 26 points, both career highs, to lead seventh-seeded Nebraska to an 86-71 win over Illinois in the second round of the Big Ten tournament on Thursday.

Nebraska Girls Open Tourney

The Nebraska girls high school basketball tournament opened Thursday in Lincoln with games in all six classes.

Iowa Girls Advance

Action in four classes highlighted Thursday’s action at the Iowa girls high school basketball tourney.

GOP Retreats On DHS Funding

Republicans in Congress had to retreat a bit, and pass a so called “clean” funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security.

Severe Weather Season Approaches

It is another one of the signs of spring. The beginning of severe weather spotter training classes.

Weaponized Drones Targeted In Protest

A candlelight vigil is planned this evening (Wednesday) outside the Iowa Air National Guard base in Des Moines to protest the use of weaponized drones.

No Speed Limit Change, But Texting Bill Advances

A bill that would have raised the speed limit on Iowa’s interstates has hit a dead end in the Iowa Senate, but legislators are advancing bills targeting those caught texting and driving on Iowa roads.