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Twins Pound Orioles

Trevor Plouffe drove in four runs for Minnesota in a 14-5 spring training win over Baltimore Sunday. The Twins finished with 15 hits.

USD Vaulter All American

South Dakota senior Emily Grove placed seventh in the pole vault at the NCAA Indoor Championships hosted by Samford University.

Coyotes Chase NDSU In Poll

As the indoor track and field season wraps up, the Summit League announced its preseason outdoor track and field coaches poll.

Nebraska Congressman Adrian Smith; Insurance Co-op Collapse Failure of ACA

Congressman Adrian Smith says the collapse of CoOportunity Health, leaving 120-Thousand Nebraska and Iowa residents without health coverage, exposes problems with the Affordable Care Act.

Iowans Around the World Get More Time to Vote

Iowans who live in another country as well as Iowa soldiers on duty overseas will have an extra month to ask for, receive and return an absentee ballot for this fall’s election.

Executive Director of the White House Initiative on American Indian Education Speaks in SD

The Executive Director of the White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education spoke before the Watertown Business Industry School Coalition this week.

Iowa Lawmakers Reach Agreement on Tax Break

There’s been a breakthrough at the Iowa statehouse that resolves a dispute over tax policy.

Red Cross Reminders About Smoke Detectors

he American Red Cross has several smoke alarm installation events planned throughout the Iowa region this spring.

Minnesota Unemployment Rate Unchanged

Despite cutting five-thousand jobs in January, Minnesota’s unemployment rate held steady at 3.7 percent.

SD Senate, House Pass Budget, Adjourn Main Run of 2016 Session

The South Dakota legislature approved the budget bill as the last scheduled issue on their agenda.

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