Spokeo analyzed state government information and other historical sources to compile this list of stories behind every state's nickname.

Bill to provide final funding to green-light construction needs two-thirds majority from both houses, governor signature ...

"A prison, like a jail, is a necessary government function, and it must be located somewhere," a state circuit judge ruled.

Another day with very cold temperatures… Not much has changed from yesterday’s update to today’s. Much like yesterday, snow ...

Landowners near the new Lincoln County prison site railed against the Department of Corrections for a lack of transparency ...

Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier is set to be released from a Florida prison Tuesday. That comes weeks after former President Joe Biden commuted his sentence for the 1975 killings of ...

Monday was the launch of a new software program to process vehicle registrations in South Dakota. It’s called 605Drive. Sarah ...

Yet another winter storm is heading for 22 eastern states this week as a blast of Arctic air grips the US, causing ...

A polar vortex is expected to grip the Rockies and the northern Plains today as harsh weather moves west, bringing ...

Harsh weather moved west on Monday as a polar vortex was expected to grip the Rockies and the northern Plains after winter ...

Make time soon to head outside after the sun sets and study the sky. Five of the brightest planets — Venus, Jupiter, Mars, ...