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Coyotes, Jackrabbit Summit Honorees

A pair of University of South Dakota athletes and one South Dakota State athlete are among the weekly honorees from the Summit League.

Season Ends For Zenner

Former South Dakota State standout and current Detroit Lions running back Zach Zenner is going on injured reserve with cracked ribs and a partially collapsed lung.

Peterson Case Drags On

The NFL has stated its case for Adrian Peterson’s six-game suspension last season to a federal appeals court, the league’s latest attempt at an off-the-field victory following a series of legal losses related to player discipline.

Young People Buying Homes in Iowa

Data from Realtor-dot-com (www.Realtor.com) finds Iowa’s capital city has a higher percentage of so-called “millennials” buying a home than any other city in the country.

Iowa Water Levels High

You won’t have much trouble traveling most of Iowa’s waterways this fall.

Group Forms to Defend Death Penalty Repeal in Nebraska

The Nebraska Secretary of State has confirmed that a referendum succeeded in placing capital punishment on the ballot next November.

Nebraska D.O.R. Forms Transportation Task Force

Nebraska Department of Roads (NDOR) Director Kyle Schneweis announced the formation of the Innovation Task Force for Transportation.

SD PUC Wraps Up Public Process on Dakota Access Pipeline

The public hearing process of the Dakota Access pipeline application wrapped up last week.

SD Water Task Force Sets Districts

A legislative task force took some initial steps in setting up new water district boundaries at their meeting on Friday.

Yankton School Board Planning Ahead

The Yankton School Board continues to work through the details of a short and long term strategic plan, and is also planning to hire a consultant to look at all the structures in the district.

Recent Headlines

9 hours ago in Local

SOUTH DAKOTA OPEN MEETINGS, VIOLATIONS FOUND AND TASK FORCE FORMED

PIERRE, S.D. (South Dakota Searchlight /Joshua Haiar) – The Lincoln County Commission violated South Dakota’s open-meetings laws when three commissioners attended…

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IOWA NURSING HOME OWNER FACES 17 CLAIMS OVER RESIDENT DEATHS OR HARM

WEST DES MOINES, IA (Iowa Capitol Dispatch) – An Iowa nursing home company has faced at least 17 wrongful-death and…

1 day ago in Local

NORTHWESTERN ENERGY PLANS SECOND NATURAL GAS PLANT IN ABERDEEN AS ELECTRICITY DEMAND GROWS

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Makenzie Huber / South Dakota Searchlight) – NorthWestern Energy is planning to build a second natural gas plant to…

1 day ago in Local

CANDIDATES COULD PAY THEIR WAY ONTO BALLOT UNDER IDEA PROPOSED BY SOUTH DAKOTA’S TOP ELECTION OFFICIAL

PIERRE, S.D. (Joshua Haiar / South Dakota Searchlight) – South Dakota’s top election official floated potential legislation Tuesday that would allow…

1 day ago in Local

GOVERNOR LARRY RHODEN ANNOUNCES BID FOR RE-ELECTION

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – Governor Larry Rhoden announced his bid for re-election on Tuesday. The Governor stood before his…