Stories from Thursday, February 26, 2015

After winning bipartisan approval -- 28-21 in the Iowa Senate and 53-46 in the Iowa House Tuesday -- a 10-cent state fuel tax increase to help pay for road improvements and needed bridge work was quickly signed into law by Gov. Terry Branstad Wednesday morning...

For the second consecutive contest, the Graettinger-Terrl/Ruthven-Ayrshire boys basketball team came through in the clutch to earn a postseason victory, as the Titans edged Newell-Fonda 53-48 in Thursday's Class 1A district tournament final. The game was a nail-biter from start to finish, as neither team led by more than five at any point in the contest...

After earning an overtime victory against MOC-Floyd Valley in the first round of district tournament play, the Spirit Lake boys basketball team decided two overtimes would be even better, as the Indians earned a 74-66 double-overtime win over Spencer in Tuesday's district final...