Poison Centers Seeing Spike In E-Cigarette Calls

A new Centers for Disease Control finds a dramatic increase in e-cigarette-related calls to poison centers due to children drinking the nicotine juice.

Bill Addresses Public Guardian Issue

A change in Nebraska state law should address problems with public guardians disclosed by a state audit.

A’s Spoil Target Opener

Oakland’s Yoenis Cespedes proved he can play through a hurting right heel with a pair of RBIs that helped spoil the Minnesota Twins’ home opener with an 8-3 victory on Monday.

Twins Trade For Shortstop

Eduardo Nunez’s time with the Yankees ended after a decade when the infielder was traded to the Minnesota Twins for left-hander Miguel Sulbaran.

Royals Top Rays

Jason Vargas took a shutout into the ninth inning, Alcides Escobar hit a three-run double and the Kansas City Royals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-2.

Gophers Settle On Coach

Minnesota has hired Marlene Stollings from VCU as the replacement for women’s basketball coach Pam Borton.

Wild Gains Shutout

Charlie Coyle scored in the second period and Ilya Bryzgalov made 24 saves as the Minnesota Wild defeated the Winnipeg Jets 1-0 on Monday night.

Federal Tax Reform Unlikely

It now looks like Congress will not be taking up major tax reform this year.

Nebraska Senate Overrides Vetoes

Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman recently vetoed sixty five million dollars of general fund spending that had been approved by the legislature.

Slowdown In Rail Transportation

Railroad transportation issues are affecting all types of commodity shipments in South Dakota.