Oklahoma will stop using Social Security survivor benefits from deceased parents to fund foster care, instead preserving the money for children's future.

Nebraska Democrats turned out at higher rates than Republicans in May's primary for the first time in over 30 years, though experts warn the shift may not predict November's general election results.

A Douglas County judge temporarily blocks a 2025 Kansas law that would have rejected mail-in ballots arriving after Election Day, restoring a three-day grace period for counting postmarked ballots.

Iowa State University and regional partners received a $15 million National Science Foundation grant to develop biomanufacturing innovations supporting rural manufacturers and agricultural producers across Iowa and Nebraska.

Iowa State University researchers won national recognition for studying how space affects astronauts' muscles to develop treatments for muscle loss diseases on Earth.

A vaccinated adult in Teton County, Idaho contracted measles near an active outbreak area, marking the state's tenth case this year.

A federal judge blocked a forest plan amendment that would have increased road density in Montana's Bitterroot National Forest, ordering agencies to study impacts on grizzly bears and bull trout.

University of Central Florida trustees voted to raise out-of-state student fees by 15% starting this fall, joining all other state universities in taking the maximum allowable increase.

House Republicans unveiled a budget resolution Wednesday that would allow Congress to approve a roughly $95 billion spending package through the reconciliation process.

The federal government is shifting grizzly bear management from federal to state control, allowing Montana, Idaho and Wyoming greater authority over the recovered species.