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Bills Go “Zombie” in Pierre

Many of the so called “nonsense bills” in the South Dakota legislature were voted down during the session, but may not be totally dead.

GPAC Women Roll

Dakota Wesleyan, Northwestern and Hastings led a sweep of wins by GPAC teams at the women’s NAIA tournament in Sioux City Thursday.

Iowa Casinos Fined

Casinos in Sioux City and Jefferson agreed to fines of 20-thousand dollars each at the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission meeting this week

Wisconsin Routs Hawkeyes

Ethan Happ did a little bit of everything to help No. 21 Wisconsin beat Iowa 65-45, scoring 21 points in his final home game and grabbing 14 rebounds.

Nebraska Boys At State

All six classes of the Nebraska boys state basketball tournament opened play Thursday in Lincoln.

S.D. Girls Open Tourney

The South Dakota Class B girls basketball tourney opened Thursday in Huron with quarterfinal round games.

State Play In Iowa

Four classes of basketball were in action at the Iowa boys state tournament Thursday.

Wild Blanks Tampa Bay

Jason Zucker scored all three of Minnesota’s goals for his first career hat trick, Devan Dubnyk made 25 saves for his second shutout of the season and the Wild beat Tampa Bay 3-0.

Top Issue At National Pork Forum Is African Swine Fever

The National Pork Forum is underway in Orlando, Florida. South Dakota pork producer Steve Rommereim, President of the National Pork…

Industrial Hemp Bill Revived, Amended, Sent Back to the SD House

The bill to authorize the production of industrial hemp in South Dakota is headed back to the House.

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