Royals Snap Streak

Mike Moustakas homered twice, Bruce Chen pitched five effective innings and the Kansas City Royals snapped a four-game losing streak with a 7-1 rout of the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night.

Moore Sets Lynx Record

Maya Moore scored a franchise-record 48 points, the second most in WNBA history, to help the Minnesota Lynx beat the Atlanta Dream 112-108 in double-overtime on Tuesday night.

Winona Player Dies

Winona State said in a new release that 22-year-old football player Shawn Afryl died Monday during a workout at Maxwell Field on campus.

University Partnership With Software Company Working

University of South Dakota computer science students continue to benefit from a partnership with Eagle Creek Software in Vermillion.

Short Budgets Make Finding Teachers Hard

Finding teachers for South Dakota school districts will continue to be difficult due to budget shortages.

Teacher Shortage Studied

Members of the South Dakota Legislature’s Planning Committee heard about the problems school districts are having finding qualified teachers.

Health Insurance Premiums Expected To Increase

An official with the Nebraska Health Care Alliance estimates when the federal health care law fully goes into effect in several months, requiring all policies to be compliant, the expense will be staggering.

Shortage Of Lawyers In Rural Nebraska

Too many rural Nebraska counties have no practicing lawyers.

Iowa Did Not Discriminate

The Iowa Supreme Court upheld a Polk County District Court ruling that determined the State of Iowa did not discriminate against African-Americans in their hiring and promotion practices.

Willingham Hero For Twins

Josh Willingham’s tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning sent the Minnesota Twins to a 4-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Monday night.