Iowa Lifts Bird Flu Quarantine

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship released three Iowa poultry sites from highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) quarantine…

House Agriculture Committee Passes Dusty Johnson’s Bills

The U-S House Agriculture Committee passed several bills this week which will be sent to the entire House for votes. …

MidAmerican Energy Asking for Natural Gas Rate Hike

MidAmerican Energy will ask the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission for a natural gas rate increase. MidAmerican spokesman Geoff Greenwood…

Nebraska Law Enforcement Encouraging Safe Driving

Law enforcement leaders from several agencies joined traffic safety officials to encourage safe driving across Nebraska this summer. Colonel John…

Yankton City Sales Taxes Dip

The latest sales tax report for the City of Yankton showed a decrease for the first time in many months.…

SD Prisons Facing Critical Issues

Major problems with prisons and adjacent facilities were pointed out to members of the South Dakota Legislatures Government Operations and…

Derecho Leaves Long Lasting Damage

The strong winds and tornadoes that tore through much of the region last week may leave long lasting damages. Rod…

Filling Open State Jobs

While South Dakota state employees will get a six percent raise on July first, there are still hundreds of open…

Rural Fire Danger Dropping

With more rain and vegetation greening up, rangeland fire danger has dropped. Yankton Assistant Fire Chief Larry Nickels says conditions…

SD Senator John Thune has Farm Bill Wish List

South Dakota Senator John Thune spoke on the U-S Senate floor Wednesday calling on action as to what would be…