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SD National Guard to Provide Support for the Presidential Inauguration

Members of the South Dakota National Guard will be providing support for President-Elect Donald Trump’s Inauguration in Washington, D.C., on January twentieth.

Iowa Ag Secretary Asking for “Outbreak Team”

Iowa Ag Secretary Bill Northey is seeking a half-a-million-dollar budget boost, to create an animal disease prevention unit.

SDSU Earns Bison Rematch

Chase Vinatieri kicked the game-winning 40-yard field goal with 1 minute and 21 seconds remaining in the game to lift eighth-seeded South Dakota State to a hard-fought 10-7 victory over Villanova in the second round of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs Saturday.

Jacks Sweep Doubleheader

A day-night basketball doubleheader at Frost Arena Saturday produced wins for both the South Dakota State men’s and women’s teams.

Hastings Tops Dordt In Final

Hastings (Neb.) won its first-ever national championship at the 2016 NAIA Volleyball National Championship in front of a record-setting crowd inside the Tyson Events Center in Sioux City, Iowa.

GPAC Squad Wins Soccer Title

Top seed Hastings has won the 2016 NAIA Men’s Soccer National Championship, the second championship in program history, winning a third-straight one-goal game.

Iowa Businesses Pushing for Tax Reform in 2017

A group representing chambers of commerce and economic development organizations in Iowa’s 16 largest cities issued its annual “wish list” for the upcoming session of the Iowa Legislature.

One Killed, One Injured in Yankton County Crash

One person was killed and another person injured in a one-vehicle crash that occurred early Sunday morning north of Yankton.

Summit Track Polls Released

The North Dakota State men’s and women’s indoor track and field teams were selected to repeat as Summit League champions in 2016-17, in a vote of the league’s head coaches.

Yankton Man Shot by Highway Patrol Trooper After Pursuit

Attorney General Marty Jackley confirms that the Division of Criminal
Investigation, at the request of the South Dakota Highway Patrol, is investigating the
officer involved shooting that occurred Saturday night in Yankton at approximately
10:21 p.m.

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