Rounds Speaks From Senate Floor

South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds made his first official speech from the floor of the Senate, and he talked about his bill to deal with federal regulations.

Death Investigated As Homicide

The Clay County Sheriff’s Office and the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation are treating the death of a Sioux City woman found near the boat dock at Myron Grove as a homicide.

Twins Lose Pitchers Duel

Clay Buchholz pitched eight innings and got all the run support he needed on Rusney Castillo’s RBI single in the seventh as the Boston Red Sox scored a 1-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night.

Peterson Works With Vikings

Adrian Peterson put on his Minnesota Vikings jersey for the first time in nine months on Tuesday.

Royals Slump Continues

Michael Brantley drove in the go-ahead run with two outs in the eighth inning, backing a strong performance by Carlos Carrasco and sending the Cleveland Indians to a 2-1 victory over the slumping Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night.

SDSU Women Sign Transfer

South Dakota State women’s basketball has signed Tonoia (Ta-noah) Wade, a 6-foot forward from St. John’s University, head coach Aaron Johnston announced Tuesday.

Coyotes Add Assistant

South Dakota head swimming and diving coach Jason Mahowald has named Kris Jorgensen to his coaching staff. Jorgensen will work with the divers.

Iowa Finalizes Spending Budget

Iowa legislators from both parties are hammering out the final details in a plan to spend over $7.3 billion during the state budgeting year that begins July 1st.

Iowa Small Towns Loosing Sense of Community

A survey of small towns in Iowa finds some of the sense of community has slipped.

Nebraska Senator Supports Trade Promotion Authority

Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse says he understands some of the opposition to Trade Promotion Authority.