Coyotes Set Tough Schedule

Tournaments in Las Vegas, San Diego and Orlando, and a doubleheader against two-time defending national champion Florida in Gainesville highlight the 2016 South Dakota softball schedule released this week by Coyote Head Coach Amy Klyse.

Iowa DNR Looking to Reduce Beach Incidents

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is calling for ideas to reduce the number of alcohol-related incidents happening on beaches at state parks and recreation areas.

Nebraska Drops Lethal Drug Search

Governor Pete Ricketts has suspended any work in his administration to obtain lethal injection drugs or to carry out any executions until the voters decide capital punishment in Nebraska.

Nebraska Property Tax Payers Getting Credit Notices

Property tax payers in Nebraska will soon get notices about how much of a tax break they received this year.

SD Schools Will See a Small Increase in State Aid

In his budget address to the legislature, South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard proposed an increase of state aid to education of under one percent.

GAO Finds EPA Broke Law Promoting WOTUS

A legal opinion by the U.S. Government Accountability Office finds that the Environmental Protection Agency broke the law with its…

MN Has Lifted All Bird Flu Quarantines

Minnesota has lifted the last remaining quarantines on poultry farms that were infected with avian influenza. Ninety percent of the…

Iowa Corn Board Patenting Greener Plastic Process

The Iowa Corn Promotion Board is seeking a patent for a bio-based production method using corn in the industrial manufacturing…

Transparency Key to Consumer Trust of Food System

If farmers want to build trust and confidence with consumers in today’s food system from farm to table they need…

TPP Suffers Setback….

The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal has suffered a huge setback as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Congress should not take…