Royals Gain Nod

Mike Moustakas scored the tiebreaking run in the top of the ninth inning and the Kansas City Royals beat Chicago 2-1 Wednesday in the rubber game of a three-game series.

National Honor For USD Standout

South Dakota pole vaulter Emily Grove was named the Women’s Indoor Field Scholar Athlete of the Year in a release by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

UNO Star Joins Vikes

The Minnesota Vikings have waived defensive end Spencer Nealy and signed tight end Mike Higgins.

Viking Stadium For The Birds?

The Audubon Society of Minnesota is asking the Minnesota Vikings to do more to protect birds from fatal collisions with the massive glass walls of its new stadium.

New Management Plan Being Developed For Lake

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is drafting an updated management plan for Fort Randall Dam and Lake Francis Case.

Board Will Name Stuff

The South Dakota Board on Geographic Names is holding a meeting next week to gain public input on the naming of a creek and an island near Sioux Falls.

Noem Supports Perry National Guard Decision

South Dakota Congresswoman Kristi Noem says she supports the move by Texas Governor Rick Perry to move one thousand national guardsmen to that states southern border.

Home Heating Bill Now Law

A bill sponsored by South Dakota Senator John Thune that would ensure deliveries of home heating fuels in the dead of winter was passed by Congress and signed by the President.

Pressler Floats Museum Idea

South Dakota independent Senate candidate Larry Pressler is proposing an international North American Native American Holocaust Memorial Museum, to be built at Wounded Knee in south west South Dakota.

Iowa Rates High In Kids’ Survey

Iowa moved up four spots in the annual “Kids Count” survey, to third in the country this year.