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South Dakota Legislators Recommend Change to Four Year Terms

The Executive Board of the South Dakota Legislature is advancing a proposal to consider changing legislative terms to four years from the present two years.

Winter Weather Words Changing

The National Weather Service is making changes to some of their descriptions of winter weather.

Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse Warns Iowa Republicans

Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse warned against false idols, political tribalism and an addiction to “24/7 news cycles” during a speech in Iowa Saturday night.

Vikings Crush Rams

Latavius Murray rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns for Minnesota and the Vikings smothered the NFL’s highest-scoring offense in a 24-7 win over the Los Angeles Rams in a matchup of NFC division leaders.

MVFC Well Represented

The Missouri Valley Football Conference has tied an NCAA record (a record shared by CAA Football and the MVFC) with 5 teams in the 24-team FCS playoff field.

Jackrabbit Duo Honored

South Dakota State’s Taryn Christion and Cade Johnson are among the final weekly Missouri Valley Football Conference award recipients after helping lead the Jackrabbits to a 31-28 victory over in-state rival South Dakota in the Nov. 18 regular season finale.

Jacks Head To The Islands

South Dakota State heads for George Town, Grand Caymans this week for the 2017 Cayman Islands Classic.

Gophers, Huskers, Cyclones Win

Minnesota and Nebraska were among the winners in college basketball on Sunday.

Traffic Fatalities Reported in Yankton, McCook Counties

Two people died in separate traffic accidents Friday.

Minnesota Unemployment Rate Down

Minnesota Unemployment Rate Down

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