Clean Up on Northwest Iowa Spill

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources responded to reports of a spill from a semi flatbed trailer earlier this week.

Senate Funding Bill Stalls Over Flags

A bill that would have funded military, veterans and Zika virus programs got hung up in the US Senate this week.

Yankton Teen Gets Surprise at Drivers License Station

Sixteen-year-old Adam Lange of Yankton got a call to come to the driver’s license station in Yankton because of an issue with his license.

Teachers Debating Student Achievement Standards

One of the issues that the nations teachers will be debating at their national convention is standards.

Mid America Economy Continues Slow Slide

The Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index, a leading economic indicator for a nine-state region stretching from Arkansas to North Dakota, declined in June.

Great Weather Expected for Holiday Weekend

Looks like the weather should cooperate for any outdoor plans this long 4th of July weekend.
Kyle Weisser at the National Weather Service in Sioux Falls says looks like a cool start to the weekend

USD Udall Scholarship Recipient Looks to Native American Mothers and Children

Tamee Livermont, a University of South Dakota medical biology major, was awarded a Udall scholarship based on her interest in becoming a neonatologist serving Native American newborn infants and their mothers

Recount Done, Outcome the Same in SD House District 16 Race

Some votes changed, but the outcome stayed the same in a recount in the District 16 republican House primary.

Dakota Southern Railroad Has 90 Days

The South Dakota Rail Board gave Dakota Southern Railroad ninety days to make improvements to state owned track between Mitchell and Chamberlain

Mandated Testing Could End with New Federal Rules

New federal education rules under the “Every Student Succeeds Act” could move states away from mandated testing.