Iowa State University’s President is Proposing a Tuition Hike

Iowa State University’s president is proposing a tuition hike

Recent Polling Puts Trump Ahead of Clinton

Some recent polls show Donald Trump edging out in front of Hillary Clinton in Iowa

Questions Remain Year After Tragedy near Platte

It’s been one year since Scott Westerhuis killed his family and set their home, south of Platte on fire. While the investigation into those deaths has been closed, prosecutions into the embezzlement’s from Mid Central Education Cooperative surrounding those events continue.

Fading La Nina Changes Long Range Weather Outlook

The fading of the predicted La Nina in the Pacific Ocean will have an impact on weather in the northern plains.

GOP Senators Anxious to Hit the Campaign Trail

Congress is struggling to find agreement on a continuing resolution to fund the federal government past the end of the fiscal year on September 30th, and that could keep members in Washington longer than they had planned.

National GOP Plank Calls for SNAP Removal from USDA

One of the planks passed by this summer’s Republican National Convention calls for SNAP, or the food stamp program, to be removed from the US Department of Agriculture, and out of the Farm Bill.

SD Businesses Facing New Federal Work Rules

New federal rules dealing with workers and employers will become effective later this year.

Long Term Drought Impacts Under Study at UN-L

A researcher for the University of Nebraska says misconceptions hurt the public’s understanding of droughts.

Off Duty Police Officer Stops Mass Stabbings in St Cloud

There is now more information about that off duty police officer who shot and killed an attacker at the Crossroads Mall in St. Cloud on Saturday night.

Vikings Win Stadium Opener

It was a successful opening to a new stadium in Minnesota and by a new Vikings quarterback.