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South Dakota Legislator Says Tuition Too High

Tuition at South Dakota universities and tech schools will increase next year

South Dakota Employers Looking to Immigration for Help

Many large employers in South Dakota face a longstanding, critical issue

Nebraska Property Tax Debate to Continue

The end of the 2018 session of the Nebraska legislature is not the end of debate over tax reform.

South Dakota Schools Dealing with Rising Special Education Costs

The Executive Board of the South Dakota legislature approved the formation of summer study committees at their meeting Monday in Pierre.

Minnesota Senate Stops Release of Sex Offenders

The Minnesota Senate unanimously passed a bill (67-0) preventing the imminent release of hundreds of violent sex offenders

Protests Planned at Wells Fargo Meeting in Des Moines

Protests are planned in central-Iowa as Wells Fargo holds its annual meeting for shareholders.

Yankees Blast Twins

For rookies Miguel Andujar and Gleyber Torres and most everyone else swinging a bat for the New York Yankees, it was an extra special evening while beating the Minnesota Twins.

Rockets Thump Timberwolves

Harden had 22 of the team’s near-record 50 points in the third, launching the Rockets past the Minnesota Timberwolves 119-100 on Monday night to take a 3-1 lead in their first-round playoff series.

Wild Let G.M. Go

The Minnesota Wild have split with longtime general manager Chuck Fletcher after the team’s first-round playoff exit.

Whalen Adds To Gopher Staff

New Minnesota women’s basketball coach Lindsay Whalen has hired former teammate Kelly Roysland as an assistant.

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