USD Women Add Staff

South Dakota women’s basketball head coach Dawn Plitzuweit has added Alex Antonen to her staff as the director of basketball operations for the 2016-17 season.

Coyotes Add Sioux Falls Standout

South Dakota head golf coach Nick Hovden has announced the signing of Tom Vining, a sophomore transfer from the University of Minnesota.

Iowa Utilities Board Votes in Favor of Bakken Oil Pipeline

The Iowa Utilities Board voted 2-1 today (Monday) to approve an order that would allow Dakota Access to begin building the Bakken oil pipeline

Zika Virus Not a Big Concern in Iowa

The Director of the Iowa Department of Public Health says less than one dozen cases of the Zika virus have been confirmed in the state.

Nebraska Corrections Director Wants to End Employees’ Fear

Nebraska Corrections Director Scott Frakes says he wants to rid the fear employees have of expressing themselves.

Minnesota DNR Will Host “Total Takeover”

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is hosting an historic “Total Takeover” event next Saturday

Terry Branstad Fine with Modest Increase in Tuition Rates

Iowa Governor Terry Branstad says he’s fine with a “modest” increase in fall tuition rates at the state’s three public universities

AG Secretary Tom Vilsack Signs Agreement with Cuban Ag Minister

U-S Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and his Cuban counterpart Gustavo Rodriguez Rollero toured a central Iowa corn and soybean farm

UNO Professor Helping Journalism Students in Afghanistan

Chris Allen, a journalism professor at the University of Nebraska at Omaha has just returned from a ten day trip to Afghanistan.

SD Governor Dennis Daugaard; New HSC Administrator Needs Time to Fix Issues

There have been reports in the last couple of weeks highlighting problems with employee turnover at the Human Services Center in Yankton, and also the number of injuries that employees have sustained from dealing with agitated patients in the mental hospital.