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Valley Springs Man Dies in I 90 Accident

A Valley Springs, S.D., man has been identified as the person who died Friday in a one-vehicle crash east of Brandon.

SD Railroad Board Runs into Expensive Bridge

A railroad bridge over the Sioux River in southeast South Dakota could be an expensive problem.

One Nebraska Walk Away Captured in South Dakota

Authorities say one of two inmates who went missing from the Work Ethic Camp in McCook Nebraska has been caught.

Nebraska District 41 Senator-elect Tom Briese Ready for the Session

Tom Briese of Boone was elected to the Nebraska Unicameral from District 41. He was unopposed in the general election.

SD Senator John Thune; Congress Will Move First 100 Days as Quickly as Possible

President-elect Donald Trump and members of his incoming administration are pointing to the first one hundred days as a time of fact action.

Yankton City Manager Amy Nelson Says 2016 Saw Progress

Yankton City Manager Amy Nelson used the final commission meeting of the year to talk about the progress that was made in 2016.

Good Year for Iowa Christmas Tree Growers

The operators of the 100 or so Christmas tree farms across the state have had a pretty good year.

Overcrowding, Underfunding Led to Problems in Nebraska Prisons

A special legislative committee concludes overcrowding and a lack of money have led to nearly all…if not all…of the problems within the Nebraska prison system.

Flu Activity Picking Up in Minnesota

Flu activity is slowly but surely picking up across the state

Minnesota Food Shelves See Increasing Demand

There have been around three million visits to food shelves statewide in Minnesota this year

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