Major Storm Damages

Damages are still being totaled from last week’s windstorms and tornadoes across the region. Rod Nohr with Nohr-Wortmann Engineering of…

SD Legislative Committee Hears Corrections Report

South Dakota legislators heard from Corrections Department Secretary Kellie Wasko on the condition of prisons and what is in a…

Five Candidates in SD House District 19

Five republican candidates are on the June primary ballot in South Dakota House District 19, with the top two moving to the general election in November

Yankton County Commission Declares an Emergency

The Yankton County Commission has approved an emergency declaration. It came at the request of County Emergency Manager Paul Scherschligt…

USDA Secretary Vilsack Returns Home Following European Tour

U-S Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack has returned home after visiting with several of his counterparts in Europe.  Vilsack met…

Grassley Likes Under Secretary of Agriculture For Trade And Foreign Agriculture Affairs

Last week, the White House announced the nomination of Alexis Taylor to be the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade…

Minnesota Governor To Visit Storm Damage Areas

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz along with Minnesota Department of Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen and Homeland Security and Emergency Management Director,…

Crops Begin To Emerge

Delayed planting has meant slow emergence for this year’s row crops.  For many states within the region, corn emergence is…

Tim Linke Named Yankton Fire Chief

Yankton has a new Fire Chief. The city sent out a tweet Tuesday saying Tim Linke, with the Lincoln Nebraska…

SD Board of Regents & Extra Funding

The South Dakota legislature this year added extra money to the Board of Regents budget to allow them to give their employees a six percent raise without raising tuition.