Jacks Win, Coyotes Lose

South Dakota State scored three goals over a 12-minute span to defeat Oral Roberts, 3-1, in the opening game of the Summit League Women’s Soccer Championship Thursday at Fishback Soccer Park.

GPAC Soccer Teams Compete

The 2015 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Postseason Women’s Soccer Tournament completed quarterfinal action on Thursday with the one, two, three and five seeds all victorious.

Heat Tops Timberwolves

Dwyane Wade showed no ill effects from a migraine headache two days ago, scoring 25 points to lead the Miami Heat to a 96-84 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday night.

Predators Nip Wild

Cody Hodgson scored the tiebreaking goal late in the third period to lift the Nashville Predators over Minnesota 3-2 on Thursday night after Wild star Zach Parise was injured.

Hunter Steps Down

Torii Hunter has declared an end to his playing career of 17-plus major league seasons, including more than a decade with the Minnesota Twins.

Iowa Groups Agree on “Too Much Money in Politics”

The conservative Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition and the liberal group Progress Iowa have joined the campaign that’s calling for an end to outside spending on political races.

Keystone XL Review Decision “A Surprise”

US State Department officials say its review of the Keystone XL oil pipeline application will continue.

Major Change to Iowa Medicaid

An Iowa statehouse committee spent a lot of time hearing about what’s being called a massive change in how health care in Iowa is delivered to the poor and disabled.

Nebraska Senator Deb Fischer; US Policy in Syria “Failed”

Nebraska Senator Deb Fischer says the Obama Administration needs to insure Congress…and the American people…that it has a plan to defeat the Islamic State.

House Committee Hearing Looks at Renewable Fuels Standard

Tuesday, the House Science Committee held a hearing looking at the costs and benefits of the renewable fuel standard. Renewable…