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El Nino Expanding

Weather experts have been watching as the El Nino expands in the Pacific Ocean.

Standoff Continues Over Transportation Bill

The August break apparently didn’t bring much change to the standoff over a federal transportation bill.

Budget Agreement Unlikely

With only a handful of days before the end of the fiscal year, an agreement on a federal budget appears unlikely.

Hunter Leads Twins Past Sox

Torii Hunter hit a three-run homer and an RBI single and the Minnesota Twins beat Chris Sale and the White Sox 7-0 Sunday.

MVFC Honors USD, UNI Pair

This week’s Missouri Valley Football Conference players of the week include RB Trevor Bouma of South Dakota, CB Deiondre’ Hall of UNI, QB Aaron Bailey of UNI and P/PK Miles Bergner of South Dakota.

Jacks Roll To Home Win

Running back Brady Mengarelli scored three touchdowns and wide receiver Jake Wieneke added a pair of scores to lead South Dakota State in a 55-10 non-conference victory over Southern Utah Saturday night at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium.

Coyotes Gain First Win

South Dakota junior running back Trevor Bouma ran for a career-high 186 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Coyotes to a 27-17 win against UC Davis Saturday at Aggie Stadium.

O’s Win Series From Royals

Chris Davis hit his league-leading 42nd home run, Jonathan Schoop added a pair of solo shots and the Baltimore Orioles took the three-game series against the Kansas City Royals with an 8-2 victory Sunday night.

Jacks In Home Opener

The nationally ranked South Dakota State University football team opens the home portion of its season Saturday night by hosting former conference rival Southern Utah in the Second Annual Dairy Drive game.

Football Weekend Approaches

Iowa and Iowa State renew their rivalry this weekend while South Dakota, Nebraska and Minnesota seek bounce back victories.

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SOUTH DAKOTA OPEN MEETINGS, VIOLATIONS FOUND AND TASK FORCE FORMED

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

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