Defining a Floodplain

The City of Yankton has a difference of opinion on the new version of flood maps being developed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Name Released in Union County Fatal Crash

An Alcester, S.D., man has been identified as the person who died early Friday morning in a one-vehicle crash east of Spink Township.

Drought And Extreme Heat Present Challenges For Cattle Producers

The ever expanding drought across the Northern Plains along with the recent dog days of summer with temperatures in the…

Small Refinery Exemption Clarification Act Introduced In the US House

Iowa Congressman Randy Feenstra along with Minnesota Representative Angie Craig have introduced the Small Refinery Exemption Clarification Act of 2021.…

Minnesota Farm Bureau Pleased with Legislative Session

The Minnesota State Legislature finalized a $52 billion state budget during their Special Session in June and during their regular…

Madison Nebraska Boy Drowns in Lake Yankton

The body of a 16-year-old Madison, Nebraska, boy was recovered from Lake Yankton at about 8:30 p.m. on July 4 by first responders from Nebraska and South Dakota.

Two Dead in Aurora County Crash

Two people died and another person was seriously injured early Sunday night in a one-vehicle crash west of Plankinton.

Finding Federal Funding

The Lewis & Clark Regional Water System has been under construction for about twenty years, often at the mercy of wavering federal funding.

Getting Ahead of the Delta Variant

The Delta variant of Covid-19 has now been detected in all fifty states and is highly transmissible.

Tracking Severe Weather Trends

The typical severe weather season of the months of May and June were very quiet across much of the northern plains.