Federal Deficit Continues to Expand

The Congressional Budget Office estimates the federal deficit for the current budget year is over seven hundred forty billion dollars, up over twenty three percent from last year and may end up over a trillion dollars by the end of the fiscal year in September.

SD Senator Mike Rounds Supports Two Year Budget Deal

The US Senate will vote next week on the budget deal approved in the House this week.

Inmate Sentenced in HSC Kidnapping Case

Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg announced today that 54 year old Ervin Morris Cook, Jr., was sentenced to 60 years in the South Dakota State Penitentiary in Yankton County Court.

Names Released in I-90 Fatal Crash – Charges Pending

A Luverne, Minnesota woman has been identified as the person who died Tuesday morning in a four-vehicle crash that occurred on Interstate 90 northwest of Brandon.

Iowa Dairy Executive Encouraged By Initial DMC Sign Up

USDA officials say enrollment in the new Dairy Margin Coverage Insurance program has already exceeded one third of licensed U.S.…

Cattle Industry Monitoring Fake Meat Court Cases

The American Civil Liberties Union along with a Plant Based Meat company are challenging an Arkansas law that prevents plant…

SD Legislators Begin Hearings on Electric Service Areas

An interim legislative committee waded into the stand off over service territories between rural electric co-ops and municipal electrics in South Dakota.

SD Congressman Dusty Johnson Opposes Budget Deal

A divided US House approved a two-year budget deal Thursday, increasing spending by over three hundred billion dollars and suspending the debt ceiling for two years.

Minnesota Pork President Pleased With Senate Committee Passage Of Ag Inspectors Bill

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has advanced legislation to add inspectors to fully staff U.S. airports seaports…

Struggle to Keep Rural Health Care Services

Keeping health care services and providers in rural areas is becoming a major challenge.