State of SD Ends Budget Year in the Black

The State of South Dakota ended the budget year with a surplus of just under eight million dollars.

Medicaid Critical to SD Health Care Providers

One of the major issues that disrupted the repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act in the Senate, were proposed cuts to Medicaid.

SD Lawmakers Talking About Ballot Issue Changes

The Initiative and Referendum Task Force of the South Dakota Legislature meets again Wednesday in Pierre.

Twins Trip Yankees

Eddie Rosario had two RBI doubles and Eduardo Escobar added the go-ahead, pinch-hit single in the eighth inning to help the Minnesota Twins to a 4-2 victory over the New York Yankees on Monday night.

Tigers Hammer Royals

Nicholas Castellanos and Mikie Mahtook went deep, Jordan Zimmermann smothered the Royals with strikes and the Detroit Tigers proceeded to trounce Kansas City 10-2 to open a four-game series Monday night.

Coyote Gets National Shot

Recent South Dakota graduate Brenna Lervick earned a spot in the 2017 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championships on August 7-13 after qualifying through the sectional held at Prestwick Golf Club in Woodbury, Minnesota.

Cyclone Gets Position Change

Joel Lanning has gone from being a starting quarterback at Iowa State to chasing quarterbacks as a linebacker.

Iowa SoS Pushes for Federal Safe Addresses

Iowa’s secretary of state says crime victims with “confidential addresses” from safety programs in Iowa and 35 other states should be allowed to use those addresses at the federal level, too.

Minnesota Mental Health Hotline Gets Last Minute Funding

A Minnesota mental health hotline that was going to close, will keep operating thanks to a last-minute infusion of money from the state.

Rural Nebraska Facing Nursing Shortage

By 2020, Nebraska is estimated to have a shortage of nearly 4,000 nurses.