Vikings, Jags Schedule Practices

The Minnesota Vikings and Jacksonville Jaguars will hold joint practices in August.

Mount Marty Adding Sports

The Mount Marty College Board of Trustees approved the motion to add three new varsity sports — Varsity Shotgun Sports, Varsity Cheer, and Varsity Dance — to the College’s list of intercollegiate athletic offerings.

Jacks Alive In Tourney

South Dakota State bounced back from an 8-0 defeat to Loyola Marymount Thursday with a 7-3 victory over Colorado State in an elimination game to advance to the National Invitational Softball Championship Greeley Regional title game.

Packers Ink Hawkeye

The Green Bay Packers have signed second-round pick Josh Jackson from Iowa.

Lynx Top Ratings Again

The defending champion Minnesota Lynx begin the season atop the preseason Associated Press WNBA poll — again.

King Joins Athletes In Action

South Dakota State’s Tevin King is set to embark on a 14-day competitive tour of the Czech Republic and Spain this summer as part of an Athletes in Action squad made up of 10 Division I student-athletes.

Cottonwood Minnesota Loses Major Employer

The small town of Cottonwood in southwestern Minnesota’s Lyon County has received news their second largest employer is moving operations out-of-state

Minnesota Senate Defeats Bonding Bill

An 825-million-dollar bonding bill for state public works projects didn’t have enough votes to pass the Minnesota Senate

Ashfall Fossil Beds Opens for the Season

Thirty years after the state of Nebraska purchased the Ashfall Fossil Beds site, ancient discoveries continue to be made

Increasing Need for Rain in Iowa

While the May rains have caused problems with farmers getting into the fields, they have helped make up for a lack of moisture in April.