Belleville East uses locked-in effort to shock Alton in Class 4A sectional semifinal

Belleville East (27-5) will play at Peoria Richwoods (24-4) in the sectional championship game at 6 p.m. Thursday.

St. Joseph's continues to roll with GISL comeback win at St. Dominic

St. Charles West (18-4) won for the seventh time in the last eight games as it continues to build up momentum for postseason play. The Rockets are seeking their third Class 1A girls basketball state ...
The Muscatine Journal

Bettendorf plans to turn 13 donated acres near Crow Creek park into nature preserve

A Bettendorf woman is donating about 13 acres of land near Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf to become a nature preserve.
The Billings Gazette

More Montana landowners opt to keep hunters out: Here are the 3 things to know

Montana's Block Management program is increasing popular with hunters but landowners are opting out. Here's what you need to ...
InfoWorld

WinterTC: Write once, run anywhere (for real this time)

The unified JavaScript runtime standard is an idea whose time has come. Here’s an inside look at the movement for server-side JavaScript interoperability.