Iowa Bill Calling to Hold Third Graders Back for Poor Reading Still on Hold

A 2012 Iowa law calls for third graders to repeat the grade if they are poor readers, but the policy wasn’t scheduled to go into effect until 2017.

Top Minnesota Democrats Say “No Way” To Republicans’ Bonding Package

Top Democrats in the Minnesota House say “no way” will they provide enough votes to move forward with a bonding package Republicans propose that’s less than half of Governor Mark Dayton’s 1.4-billion-dollar number

SD Democratic Senate Candidate Jay Williams;Money Too Powerful in Politics

The democratic candidate for the US Senate in South Dakota says his financial statement points out the problem of money in politics.

Parker SD School Not Considering Armed Sentinels

While the Tri-Valley School District northwest of Sioux Falls has approved the use of armed sentinels in their building, another district south west of Sioux Falls is not moving in that direction.

SD Congresswoman Kristi Noem; House Moving Ahead with Budget Work

The US House and Senate are working on budget plans, and in some cases waiting for the other chamber to act.

Iowa Seeing Mixed Recovery from 2008 Recession

An Iowa State University economist says the state’s overall economy is in recovery mode, but “pockets” haven’t fully bounced back from the 2008 recession.

Arcia Gives Twins Winning Weekend

Oswaldo Arcia’s single down the left field line scored Byron Buxton in the 12th inning and the Minnesota Twins completed a three-game sweep of the Los Angeles Angels with a 3-2 victory on Sunday.

A’s Tip Royals Late

Josh Reddick’s sacrifice fly off Joakim Soria broke an eighth-inning tie and lifted the Oakland Athletics over the Kansas City Royals 3-2 Sunday.

Stadium Nearing Finish

Workers are putting finishing touches on the new, $1.1 billion home of the Minnesota Vikings.

SDSU Sweeps NDSU

Freshman Henry DeCaster pitched seven solid innings and South Dakota State capitalized on four North Dakota State errors to record a 5-2 victory and a sweep of a three-game Summit League baseball home series Sunday.