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SD Senator John Thune; North Korea Growing Threat to the US

North Korea continues to make threatening moves and statements, and the US may be poised to make a response.

SD House Speaker Mark Mickelson; Legal Marijuana Not Financial Fix

Two issues that would legalize some use of marijuana could be on South Dakota’s ballot next year.

Twins Drop Second Straight

Andrew Romine hit his first career grand slam, and the Detroit Tigers rallied from an early three-run deficit to beat the Minnesota Twins 5-3 on Wednesday.

Jacks Add Basketball Trio

South Dakota State men’s basketball head coach T.J. Otzelberger announced three additions to this year’s recruiting class Wednesday.

Timberwolves Lose Season Finale

James Harden had his 22nd triple-double with 27 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists to help the Houston Rockets wrap up the regular season with a 123-118 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night.

Wild Lose Playoff Opener

Joel Edmundson scored for St. Louis at 17:48 of overtime, Jake Allen made a career-high 51 saves and the Blues sneaked into Minnesota to steal Game 1 of their first-round series from the Wild with a 2-1 victory on Wednesday.

Norfolk Makes Conference Change

Norfolk High School is joining Kearney and Lincoln Pius is accepting invitations to join the Heartland Conference in the 2018-19 school year.

Twins Lose Series Opener

Matthew Boyd allowed one hit in six outstanding innings, and James McCann homered in the fifth to lift the Detroit Tigers to a 2-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday.

Timberwolves Nipped By OKC

Victor Oladipo scored 20 points and hit a jumper with 6.3 seconds to play to lift the Russell Westbrook-less Oklahoma City Thunder to a 100-98 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night.

Gophers, Huskers Win, Jacks Lose

College baseball on Tuesday produced similar results for Minnesota and Nebraska and an extra inning loss for South Dakota State against Creighton.

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