The 68-29 roll call Wednesday by which the Senate passed legislation giving tax breaks to companies that hire unemployed workers. A "yes" vote is a vote to pass the bill. Voting yes were 55 Democrats, 11 Republicans and 2 independents. Voting no were 1 Democrat and 28 ...

Jene Newsome played by the rules as an Air Force sergeant: She never told anyone in the military she was a lesbian. The 28-year-old's honorable discharge under the "don't ask, don't tell" policy came only after police officers in Rapid City, S.D ...

Jake Thomas scored 24 points and Kendall Cutler 21 to lead South Dakota over Houston Baptist 91-86 on Saturday night as the Coyotes won the Great West Conference championship and an automatic bid to the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament. Thomas hit 5 of 7 3-pointers for the ...

Andrew Gonzalez scored 24 points to lead Houston Baptist past NJIT 74-64 Friday night in the Great West Conference tournament semifinals. Houston Baptist (12-20) will face regular-season champion South Dakota in the title game Saturday night. The conference, playing its first full season schedule and postseason tournament, does not ...