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Coyotes, Jacks Top Summit

South Dakota leads the way in The Summit League Commissioner’s Cup standings following the winter sports season in the 2017-18 academic year with 49 points.

SDSU Golfer Honored

South Dakota State’s Sydney Bormann was named the league’s Golfer of the Week after securing her first-career tournament victory at the Lady Thunderbird Invitational, March 15-16, while North Dakota State’s Andrew Israelson earned the men’s honor for his third-place performance at the GCU Invitational.

South Dakota Farmers Visit Elementary Classes During National Ag Week

South Dakota farmers have been visiting elementary students across the state during National Ag Week to share the positive message…

Iowa Legislators Approve Budget Cuts

Administrators at the University of Iowa and Iowa State University must cut nearly 11 million dollars in spending between now and June 30th.

Minnesota Legislators Still Debating Ditch Mowing

A bill now awaiting a vote in the Minnesota House would extend through April 2019 the current moratorium that prohibits MN-DOT from enforcing ditch mowing and haying regulations along state highways

Iowa Senate Approves Gun Rights Resolution

Thirty-four state senators have joined 54 members of the Iowa House in voting for a resolution that ultimately could add a gun rights amendment to the Iowa Constitution.

Iowa Begins Rolling Out New License Plates

The new license plate design picked by voters at this year’s Iowa State Fair will start showing up in a handful of counties

Nebraska Economy Expected to Grow

Economic growth is expected to continue in Nebraska through the summer, according to leading economic indicators.

Iowa Soybean Association Delegation Talks About Trade War Concerns While in China

A group of Iowa Soybean Association members are in China this week on a trade mission. Iowa Soybean Association CEO…

USDA Undersecretary Close to Releasing Biotech Labeling Rules

The United States Department of Agriculture will be releasing the rules for national biotech labeling soon. Undersecretary of Marketing and…

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