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Zimmer Could Miss Game

Minnesota Vikings coach Mike Zimmer is having emergency eye surgery, about a month after he had an initial procedure to repair a torn retina.

Former Twins GM To Phillies

The Phillies have hired former Minnesota Twins general manager Terry Ryan as a special assignment scout.

Tax Credits Through Mnsure Three Times Higher Than 2015

State officials say average tax credits for those buying health insurance through MNsure are three times higher

Iowa DNR Forced to Lay-off Employees

The director of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources says he’ll be forced to lay off employees

Iowa Secretary of Ag Touts GOP Water Quality Plan

Iowa’s secretary of agriculture is touting a water quality plan House Republicans advanced earlier this year

Nebraska Sees Tornado in Unusual Time of Year

Tornadoes do touch down in Nebraska during November….Sometimes

Minnesota’s Freight Tonnage Expected to Grow Significantly by 2040

The state’s freight tonnage is expected to grow significantly by 2040

Iowa’s Prison Population Could Rise Thirty Percent

An annual report out this week projects Iowa’s prison population will grow by 30-percent

SD Senator Mike Rounds; Congressional Republicans Have an Aggressive Agenda for 2017

While Members of Congress are working through the lame duck session, many are looking ahead to the new term that starts in January.

SD Looking for Online Sales Tax

State officials are now connecting part of the dropping trend in South Dakota sales taxes to online purchases. Most of those companies don’t pay state sales taxes.

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PIERRE, S.D. (John Hult and Seth Tupper / South Dakota Searchlight) – The South Dakota Department of Social Services says it…

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PIERRE, S.D. (Joshua Haiar-South Dakota Searchlight) – The rift between an oversight committee and the state’s medical marijuana industry widened Tuesday…