Travis Kriens

Ohio State is 5 in second-to-last CFP rankings behind USC

November 30, 2022 Travis Kriens

Ohio State was No. 5 on Tuesday night in the second-to-last College Football Playoff rankings, positioned to possibly take advantage if one of the top four slips up on championship weekend. Georgia (12-0) was No. [Read More…]

Tiger Woods doesn’t ‘have much left in this leg’ to compete

November 30, 2022 Travis Kriens

NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Tiger Woods painted an uncertain picture about how much golf he can play, saying Tuesday that “I don’t have much left in this leg.” He also doesn’t have much hope the [Read More…]

Names Released In Hutchinson County Fatal Crash

November 30, 2022 Travis Kriens

SCOTLAND, S.D. – Names have been released of the two people who died last Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2002, in a two-vehicle crash north of Scotland. Preliminary crash information indicates that a 2010 Kenworth T800 semi-truck [Read More…]

Huskers pay premium for Rhule to bring back program’s glory

November 29, 2022 Travis Kriens

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Matt Rhule said he had plenty of options after he got fired by the Carolina Panthers. He could have taken a year off from football or worked in television. Or he [Read More…]

Free agent slugger José Abreu signs 3-year deal with Astros

November 29, 2022 Travis Kriens

HOUSTON (AP) — José Abreu and the World Series champion Astros agreed to a three-year contract Monday, adding another powerful bat to Houston’s lineup. Abreu, the 2020 AL MVP, spent his first nine major league [Read More…]

Texans brace for Deshaun Watson’s return with Browns

November 29, 2022 Travis Kriens

HOUSTON (AP) — Deshaun Watson was a star with the Houston Texans. Then he became disgruntled and later disgraced. After sitting out an entire season, he was traded to the Cleveland Browns. There, he has [Read More…]

Jones, Maddux, Morris consider Bonds, Clemens for Hall

November 29, 2022 Travis Kriens

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Hall of Famers Chipper Jones, Greg Maddux, Jack Morris and Ryne Sandberg are among 16 members of the contemporary baseball era committee that will meet Sunday to consider the Cooperstown fate [Read More…]

Timberwolves’ Towns helped off with right leg injury

November 29, 2022 Travis Kriens

WASHINGTON (AP) — An uneven start to the season for the Minnesota Timberwolves turned even worse when Karl-Anthony Towns had to be helped off the court in the third quarter at Washington. He wasn’t putting [Read More…]

Vikings rookie CB Andrew Booth Jr. has knee surgery

November 29, 2022 Travis Kriens

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Rookie Minnesota Vikings cornerback Andrew Booth Jr. had knee surgery to repair meniscus damage and will be sidelined indefinitely, coach Kevin O’Connell announced on Monday. Booth was held out of Minnesota’s [Read More…]

Twins appoint Joe Pohlad executive chair to oversee club

November 29, 2022 Travis Kriens

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Twins owner Jim Pohlad has handed day-to-day operations of the club to his nephew Joe Pohlad, the third generation of family leadership of the franchise. Jim Pohlad announced the transition in [Read More…]

About 200 people rescued from ice chunk on Minnesota lake

November 29, 2022 Travis Kriens

RED LAKE, Minn. (AP) — Officials in northern Minnesota said roughly 200 people were rescued Monday after they became trapped when an ice chunk broke free on Upper Red Lake. The Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office said on [Read More…]

Paul Swain, former bishop of Sioux Falls Diocese, dies at 79

November 29, 2022 Travis Kriens

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Bishop Emeritus Paul Swain, who gained a reputation as a humble, prayerful leader when he was oversaw the Diocese of Sioux Falls for 14 years, has died. Swain died Saturday [Read More…]

Hurts, Eagles run past Packers 40-33; Rodgers hurt

November 28, 2022 Travis Kriens

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jalen Hurts ran and ran and he ran so much that Green Bay couldn’t catch him as he raced his way into Philadelphia’s record book. Hurts outran the Packers and he eclipsed [Read More…]

No. 18 Alabama beats No. 1 North Carolina 103-101 in 4 OTs

November 28, 2022 Travis Kriens

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Mark Sears had 24 points, five rebounds and five assists, and No. 18 Alabama sent top-ranked North Carolina to a second straight loss with a 103-101 victory in a quadruple-overtime thriller [Read More…]

Huron fire damages multiple buildings

November 27, 2022 Travis Kriens

HURON, S.D. – At approximately 6:24 pm on Saturday, several 911 calls were made for a garage explosion in Huron. Upon crew’s arrival, they found a large fire burning in a garage spreading to other [Read More…]

Bird flu prompts slaughter of 1.8M chickens in Nebraska

November 27, 2022 Travis Kriens

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska agriculture officials say another 1.8 million chickens must be killed after bird flu was found on a farm in the latest sign that the outbreak that has already prompted the [Read More…]

After midterms, states weighing abortion protections, bans

November 27, 2022 Travis Kriens

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Democrats hope to use their newfound political control in some states to guarantee that women have access to abortion, while some GOP strongholds may temper their efforts to deepen restrictions after poorer-than-expected results in the midterms. [Read More…]