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R-CALF Members Pressing Congress To Include COOL In USMCA

R-CALF members are heating up the pressure on Congress to bring forward an pass the USMCA trade agreement but only…

Conservation Groups Expand Legal Challenge Of Keystone XL Oil Pipeline

Five conservation groups including Bold Nebraska have expanded their legal challenge of the federal approval of the Keystone XL oil…

Nationals Slow Down Twins

Ryan Zimmerman homered and drove in three runs in support of Stephen Strasburg, who gave the Nationals six strong innings to beat the Twins 6-2 on Wednesday night for just their third win in the last nine games.

Royals Use Soler Power

Jorge Soler hit a pair of two-run homers among his career high-matching four hits, leading the Kansas City Royals to an 8-6 victory over the Chicago White Sox.

Wild Re-Signs Fiala

The Minnesota Wild have re-signed left wing Kevin Fiala to a two-year, $6 million contract.

Lynx Ousted From Playoffs

Jordin Canada scored a career-high 26 points and the defending WNBA champion Seattle Storm beat the seventh-seeded Minnesota Lynx 84-74 in a first-round, winner-take-all playoff game.

Digital Divide Worse in Rural Areas

The digital divide and how to close it was one of the topics of a Senate subcommittee hearing in Sioux Falls last week.

Head of Interim Hemp Study Committee Puzzled by Veto Threat

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, in an op-ed in the “Wall Street Journal” said if the industrial hemp issue comes back before the 2020 legislature, she will veto it again

The Rules of Wind Power Projects

The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission approved eight major wind farms in the last thirteen months

One Dead in Accident on the South End of the Discovery Bridge

One man dies in an accident on the south end of the Discovery Bridge

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