Education Funding Topic Of Meetings

The South Dakota Budget and Policy Institute held a series of public meetings around the state last fall, talking about education, and how best to fund it.

Bill Would Allow Online Schools To Continue

A bill that would allow Iowa’s two online schools to stay in business has cleared an initial hurdle in the Iowa House.

Gas Prices Higher

Gasoline prices are climbing in Nebraska after many weeks of falling. Gail Weinholzer, at Triple-A-Nebraska, says a glut of crude…

Insurer Failure Leaves Many Uninsured

Nebraska Congressman Adrian Smith says the failure of CoOportunity Health leaves tens of thousands of Nebraskans without health insurance…and raises questions about the viability of the federal health insurance law.

Jacks Win Streak Snapped

South Dakota State rode a season-long eight game winning streak into its game at Fort Wayne on Thursday, but the homestanding Mastodons rolled to an 84-74 win over the Jackrabbits.

Coyotes Snare Home Win

Tre Burnette scored 19 points, Brandon Bos had 18 points and Tyler Larson scored 16 second-half points to lead South Dakota to a 75-61 win against Western Illinois Thursday night inside the DakotaDome.

UNO Tops, SDSU Third In Poll

For the second consecutive year, Omaha has been tabbed to claim its third-straight Summit League regular season baseball title in a preseason vote among the league’s head coaches.

Hawkeyes Rout Michigan

Jarrod Uthoff had 16 points and nine rebounds, and Iowa scored the final 12 points of the first half en route to a 72-54 victory over Michigan on Thursday night.

Husker Women Fall To Rutgers

C. Vivian Stringer became the winningest coach in Big Ten history when Betnjiah Laney had 16 points and 14 rebounds to help No. 21 Rutgers beat 19th-ranked Nebraska 46-43 on Thursday night.

Iowa Women Score Win

Ally Disterhoft scored 21 points and No. 16 Iowa withstood a second-half surge to hold off Ohio State 73-65 on Thursday.