Track Clean Up Continues East of Kimball

Fourteen cars of a Dakota Southern train derailed east of Kimball on Saturday. Several of the loaded grain cars tipped over, causing damage to the rail and right of way.

Vikings To Move Camp

The Minnesota Vikings say the 52nd training camp in Mankato will be their last one away from headquarters.

Twins Lose In Colon Debut

Bartolo Colon faltered in the fifth inning after a decent start by the burly 44-year-old, whose Minnesota debut ended with a two-run double by Gary Sanchez that sent the New York Yankees on their way to a 6-3 victory over the Twins on Tuesday night.

Royals Continue Struggles

Nicholas Castellanos homered twice and drove in five runs, Detroit scored five times in the second inning and the Tigers cruised from there to a 9-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night.

Hughes Done For Season

Minnesota Twins right-hander Phil Hughes will miss the rest of the season because of persistent arm trouble related to a condition that required rib removal surgery a year ago.

Carr Gets USD Job

Andy Carr, who has spent the past six years as the head football coach and assistant director of athletics at Presentation College in Aberdeen, has been named director of development for the University of South Dakota Foundation.

Gophers Lose Softball Coach

Minnesota softball coach Jessica Allister, who steered the Gophers to a 56-5 record and top national ranking this year, is leaving for Stanford.

FAFSA Use Rising in Iowa

There’s been a more than eight percent INCREASE in the number of Iowa high school seniors who’ve completed the forms to determine if they qualify for federal financial aid.

Rattlesnakes Returning to Iowa

Two species of rattlesnakes have been found in Iowa

Coordinated Fraud Crackdown

Late last week, hundreds were charged in a federal crackdown on Medicaid and Medicare fraud.