SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI (June 17, 2021) — Each semester, students at Missouri State University who attain academic excellence are named to the dean's list.

For undergraduate students, criteria include enrollment in at least 12 credit hours during the spring semester and at least a 3.50 grade-point average (on a 4.00 scale).

Image from court-filings showing railroad ties burning on John Goldsmith's property on August 12, 2018, a day after the fire was set.

DES MOINES, IOWA (June 17, 2021) — A judge has ruled that a Sergeant Bluff man must pay an $80,000 penalty — the maximum allowed by law — for burning thousands of railroad ties on his property, despite being warned by state regulators against doing so.

WINONA and RED WING, MINNESOTA (June 17, 2021) — Minnesota State College Southeast in Red Wing and Winona, Minnesota, is proud to announce the President’s List for Spring Semester 2021.

JOHNSTON, IOWA (June 17, 2021) — The curtain is rising once again on the Iowa High School Musical Theater Awards Showcase. Celebrating the achievements of students involved in high school musicals across the state, and featuring hundreds of students representing 33 Iowa high schools, the event will air on Iowa PBS Friday, July 9, 8:30PM.