Further court action against Hempstead High School Assistant Principal, Shane Oswald has been delayed. At a pretrial hearing, yesterday, Oswald's trial was delayed until sometime in May. His attorney requested the continuance because of scheduling . . .

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The Iowa House has narrowly voted to ban the state's 16- and 17-year-old drivers from using cell phones or other hand-held electronic devices behind the wheel. That sends the measure back to the Senate, which had . . .

APPLETON, Wis. (AP) - The mother-in-law of former Appleton firefighter Scott Schmidt has testified about the night she was shot and her daughter was murdered, allegedly by Schmidt. Barbara Wing testified yesterday that Schmidt shot . . .

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Governor Pat Quinn's staff is expected to reveal details of his spending proposal tonight. Quinn's official budget speech is tomorrow, but his administration already has noted some cuts and borrowing that might . . .

WASHINGTON (AP) - There's a key test vote today on extending unemployment insurance for the long-term jobless. The measure before the Senate would provide weekly unemployment checks averaging above . . .

Former Wahlert Catholic High School prep Eric May has been selected to the All Big 10 Freshman team. May has started 22 of the last 24 games, including the last 19 as a rookie. The native of Dubuque, IA, ranked first amongst his Big Ten classmates in . . .