Although the U.S. flag is at half-staff to mark the death of President Jimmy Carter, 8 Republican-led states will raise flags for Trump's inauguration

A coronal mass ejection earlier this week may pull the northern lights to more northern U.S. states, forecasters said.

North Dakotans may get to leave their clocks untouched come the next daylight saving time shift after the House passed a bill to move the state permanently to standard time.

A first-of-its-kind investment gives an ethanol producer in North Dakota $205 million for stashing emissions underground. The EPA and Justice Department reached a settlement with Marathon Oil, resolving alleged Clean Air Act violations at the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota.

The NWS extreme cold warning for Duluth said: "The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 40 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures. An extended period of freezing temperatures could cause ruptured water pipes."

Moulaye Sissoko scored 16 points as North Texas beat Wichita State 58-54 on Wednesday night to extend its winning streak to six games.

Army at Colgate, 6 p.m. George Washington at UMass, 6 p.m. La Salle at St. Bonaventure, 6 p.m. Maryland at Penn St., 6 p.m. Rhode Island at Fordham, 6:30 p.m. Bucknell at Loyola (Md.), 7 p.m. Butler at Seton Hall, 7 p.m.

ESPN+, 5:30 p.m. College Basketball Men’s Samford at Furman — CBS Sports Network, 6 p.m. Charleston Southern at South Carolina Upstate — WYCW/ESPN+, 6 p.m. Colgate at Army — ESPN+, 6 p.m. Old Dominion at Appalachian State — ESPN+,

St. John's at Georgetown, 6:30 p.m. Cent. Michigan at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Providence at Seton Hall, 7 p.m. Dayton at St. Bonaventure, 8 p.m. North Carolina at Pittsburgh, 9 p.m.

For retirees looking to live in a big city on a small budget, Des Moines is a good choice. Affordability is just one reason it made our list. Des Moines also boasts a strong economy and plenty of healthcare facilities specializing in aging-related services.

Here’s where the Nebraska, Creighton and Omaha men and women landed in the NCAA's latest NET rankings: As of the morning of Jan. 27 Creighton: No. 34 Nebraska: No. 32 Omaha: No. 261 Creighton: No. 39 Nebraska: No. 63 Omaha: No. 202 Manage Omaha Subscription Activate Digital Subscription

After a record-breaking Gulf Coast storm, cities like New Orleans and Pensacola, Florida, have had more snow this winter than Omaha, Des Moines and New York.