Stories from Thursday, February 26, 2015

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...

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 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...