Creighton Edges Jacks

Creighton rallied for two runs in the bottom of the 11th to cap a 6-5, come-from-behind victory over South Dakota State in non-conference baseball action Wednesday night at TD Ameritrade Park.

Morningside Leads Qualifier

The third qualifier of the 2015-16 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Women’s Golf season was played on Wednesday in Lincoln, Nebraska, as Morningside won the day and Mount Marty retained the overall lead.

Parise To Miss Action

Minnesota Wild leading-scorer Zach Parise will miss at least the first two games of the playoffs and likely more because of an upper-body injury.

Perkins Goes On DL

The Minnesota Twins have placed closer Glen Perkins on the 15-day disabled list with a shoulder injury.

Iowa Senate May Attempt to Raise State Sales Tax for Water Quality Initiatives

It appears there may be an attempt in the Iowa Senate to try to raise the state sales tax by a fraction, to provide a “steady stream” of money for water quality initiatives.

Nebraska Will Continue Split Their Presidential Electoral Votes

An effort to return Nebraska to a winner-take-all presidential elector system failed on final reading…by one vote.

Grocery Shoppers Want Food That Doesn’t Hurt Environment

A new survey from Environment Minnesota shows grocery shoppers in Minnesota and throughout the country want the food they buy to be grown and raised in ways that doesn’t hurt the environment.

Nebraska Children with Autism on Medicaid Now Have Coverage

Nebraska children with autism who are on Medicaid now have coverage for behavioral modification services.

Entire Sioux City Community School District Placed on Lockdown

The entire Sioux City Community School District was placed on lockdown this (Wednesday) morning after a threatening call was received around 8:20 a-m at the administration building.

Iowa Legislators Balk at Continuing to Provide State Tax Dollars to World Food Prize Foundation

Some Iowa legislators are balking at the idea of continuing to provide state tax dollars to the World Food Prize Foundation.