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City of Yankton Sees Strong Start in Sales Taxes

The City of Yankton ended 2017 with a spike in sales tax collections, and it appears that trend is continuing into the new year.

Rural Minnesota Families Need Insurance Help

A Minnesota lawmaker says she’s hopeful the financial burden of healthcare on farm families can be addressed this legislative session.

Twins Land Slugger

A person with knowledge of the deal tells The Associated Press that free agent slugger Logan Morrison and the Minnesota Twins have agreed to a one-year contract for $6.5 million, pending a physical.

Big Ten Regular Season Wraps

Regular season finales in Big Ten basketball saw Nebraska and Iowa score victories while Minnesota went down to another defeat.

Nebraska’s Rural Districts Getting Some After School Help

Nebraska’s “Beyond School Bells” program is taking a closer look at its after-school offerings.

Jacks Lead Summit Seedings

South Dakota State enters The Summit League Tournament as the No. 1 seed as eight teams begin play in Sioux Falls, S.D., on Saturday, March 3. The league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament will be determined in the championship game Tuesday, March 6.

Coyotes Top Women’s Bracket

South Dakota earns the top seed in the upcoming Summit League Women’s Basketball Championship after capturing the regular season title for the third time in the last four years.

NSIC Moves To Semis

The favorites held serve in the Northern Sun Conference men’s basketball tourney Saturday, but upsets were the order of the day Sunday in the women’s event.

GPAC Finals Set

The Great Plains Athletic Conference is down to two teams in both the men’s and women’s postseason tournament after Saturday’s results.

Bison Claim Summit Track Titles

For the third-straight indoor track & field season, the North Dakota State Bison swept The Summit League Championships Saturday afternoon with the women’s team claiming their league-record 11th title in-a-row and the men defending their third-consecutive crown.

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