Bear euthanized after being shot in Lake County; Florida wildlife officials relocate younger bear found nearby
Read full article: Bear euthanized after being shot in Lake County; Florida wildlife officials relocate younger bear found nearbyA man was arrested on unrelated charges after shooting a bear in Lake County, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Caitlin Clark effect hasn't reversed the decades-long decline in girls basketball participation
Read full article: Caitlin Clark effect hasn't reversed the decades-long decline in girls basketball participationNebraska's third-largest high school decided not to play varsity girls basketball this year after no juniors or seniors went out for the sport.
Gates Foundation takes on poverty in the U.S. with $100 million commitment
Read full article: Gates Foundation takes on poverty in the U.S. with $100 million commitmentThe Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced Thursday that it will donate $100 million to expand its work on economic mobility in the U.S. The country’s largest foundation says the commitment represents a change in how it operates by putting more power in the hands of grantees.
Nebraska rushes to build horse tracks despite few fans
Read full article: Nebraska rushes to build horse tracks despite few fansHorse races are regularly held in only two spots in Nebraska, but the tracks in Grand Island and Columbus are usually pretty quiet apart from the rumble of thoroughbreds that stomp past the often empty grandstands.