Holiday Spending Guess

The holiday shopping season is here and retailers are wasting no time getting you through their doors.

Recruiting Vets to Iowa

The executive director of the state’s “Home Base Iowa” initiative is planning to attend job fairs on nearly a dozen military bases over the next few months to encourage retiring soldiers to move to Iowa.

Mumps Problem at the University of Iowa

University of Iowa students streamed through the Memorial Union this week to receive another round of the measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine.

Debt Collectors Have to Play by the Rules in Nebraska

The Nebraska Attorney General’s office is reminding consumers they have rights when the debt collector calls.

SD Tourism Showing Strong Sales Tax Numbers

While all the signs were there for a good tourism season in South Dakota this year, the numbers are starting to back that up.

SD Blue Ribbon Report Delivered; Calls For Sales Tax Increase

The official report of the South Dakota Blue Ribbon Task Force on Education was delivered to Governor Dennis Daugaard yesterday.

Drive to Make SD Non-Partisan

Among the petitions submitted to the South Dakota Secretary of State’s Office this week is one that would change the state constitution to establish non-partisan elections.

Yankton School District Finds More Students

The Yankton School District got a nice surprise this fall when enrollment increased a bit.

Twins Deal Hicks

A second deal in two days finds the Minnesota Twins trading starting centerfielder Aaron Hicks to the Yankees for catcher John Ryan Murphy.

SDSU Women Add Two

South Dakota State University head women’s basketball coach Aaron Johnston announced Wednesday two members of the high school Class of 2016 have signed national letters of intent to play for the Jackrabbits next season.