Tony Stewart won an eventful Amp Energy 500, while Jimmie Johnson avoided trouble to increase his points leads on Greg Biffle and Carl Edwards. Edwards spun Biffle, triggering a huge wreck that took out the three Roush Fenway cars. It's

Saturday will be a huge, huge day for sports. Gigantic. Look no further than SC's Kevin Beane to guide you through the events to watch and then some, from Oklahoma vs. Texas in college football to Game 2 of the

Endorsements, local and not...

Willie Sutton , asked why he robbed banks, uttered the famous line, "Because that's where the money is." Guess who donates to candidates for judicial office?

Waco's Jim Dunnam , the leader of the Texas House Democrats, sounds pretty confident about the November elections — in a memo to members, he's laying the groundwork for a Democratic speaker of the House, saying what would be different

The leading Democrat in the SD-17 Senate race hits the airwaves with an ad named for an award he won from the Harris County Republican Party.

If you take a look at the memo that the Austin American-Statesman scrounged out of John Cornyn 's U.S. Senate reelection campaign, you'll find the pollsters there think the presidential race in Texas has a 23-point spread.

Perry names Williamson

Attorney General Greg Abbott opines, officially, that a person with an amateur radio license is, for purposes of the state's open information laws, a radio station.

This story from the September/October issue of Foundation Action reports on the Foundation's efforts on behalf of two nurses who are suffering from a corrupt and illegal agreement between the California Nurses Association (CNA) union and their workplace to force

While fall is the time to bring in the crop from the growing season, it is also a time to get a cab view of weed issues that may arise next year.

CHARITON --- In many ways, Kristi Ruth is not a typical teenager, if a definition in today's society even exists.

AMES --- Changes are afoot at veterinary schools. One reason is the need for graduates who want to practice what is commonly referred to as food-animal care.

CLIVE --- Patrick Webb believes by playing with a model, pork producers and other interested parties can learn what to do in the event of a disease outbreak.

This past week, the USDA lowered its estimate for corn and soybean production throughout the United States.

ALBIA --- When Junior Gardner started working in an office, he was not as comfortable as being on his farm. So, he moved part of the farm into his office.

AMES --- With workers preparing to move equipment and animals into a huge new addition, spirits are high at Iowa State University's School of Veterinary Medicine, but hurdles remain.

CLARINDA --- Curtis Meier has every reason to believe the future of Iowa's pork industry is bright.

Gave him back to the dirt from which he came. Earlier his family and neighbors walk by, Looking at memories of a simple man's life. A table of photos, toy tractors and cards, Telling the story of life on the

In 1996, Monsanto released Roundup Ready soybeans.