SD State Senator Stace Nelson Unhappy with Budget Process

One of the final bills passed by the 2017 South Dakota legislature on Friday was the budget bill.

Ag Lenders Looking for Silver Lining

Despite the last punches of winter, many banks and farmers are in deep discussions now of financing spring planting, and other ag operations.

Yankton City Commission to Consider Another Pool Study

The Yankton City Commission will be asked to approve a contract proposal from Stockwell Engineering to do another study of the Memorial Park Pool.

Nebraska State Treasurer Asking for NIFA Information

Nebraska State Treasurer Don Stenberg has requested a state audit of a quasi-public financial entity which has refused his request to post data on a governmental website run by his office.

Jacks To Face Gonzaga

The South Dakota State University men’s basketball team will play top-seeded Gonzaga in the West Region’s opening round of the NCAA Tournament Thursday in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Coyotes, Hawkeyes To Clash

University of South Dakota’s men’s basketball team will take on the Iowa Hawkeyes in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) at 6 p.m. Wednesday from Carver Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa.

Cyclones, Gophers At Big Dance

Iowa State and Minnesota will both head to the NCAA Tournament as #5 seeds and both will play their first game in Milwaukee Thursday.

Iowa Government Layoffs Possible

A critical meeting at the Iowa state capitol Tuesday will determine whether the current year’s state budget needs to be cut more AND whether legislators will have to dramatically scale back their tentative plans for the NEXT year.

Concordia Lone GPAC Survivor

In the 2015 quarterfinals at the NAIA Division II Women’s Basketball National Championship, Concordia shut down the Jamestown (N.D.) offense to advance into the national semifinals. This year, in the 2017 quarterfinals, Concordia did just that again.

SMSU To Title Game

No. 2 seed Southwest Minnesota State rallied from a nine-point deficit with less than nine minutes remaining in the game to earn a 74-70 victory over No. 3 seed East Central University (Okla.) in the semifinals of the NCAA Division II Central Region Tournament on Sunday night .