6th Grader Brings Handgun to Sioux City Middle School

School officials in Sioux City are releasing more information about last week’s incident in which a 12-year-old boy brought a handgun to school.

Emerald Ash Borer Potential to be an Expensive Problem in Nebraska

The Nebraska Forest Service wants three-million dollars annually to deal with the Emerald Ash Borer.

Majority of Iowa Republican Voters Still Undecided

The latest Bloomberg Politics/Des Moines Register “Iowa Poll” found 56 percent of likely Iowa Republican Caucus-goers were either undecided or might change their minds about which candidate to back on Caucus Night.

SD Bill Would Drug Test Welfare Applicants

Welfare applicants in South Dakota would be screened and tested for illegal drugs under a bill that will be introduced in the state legislature later this week.

NE Pork Producers Association Supports Packer Ownership Bill

This week Nebraska state senators are expected to debate a holdover measure from last session that if adopted would allow…

NE Farmers Union Opposes LB 176

Nebraska Farmers Union members are opposing LB 176, the measure that would allow Nebraska packers to own pigs.  Farmers Union…

EPA Vehicle Emission Models Unreliable

A new study commissioned by the Renewable Fuels Association shows that the vehicle emissions model used by the EPA is…

POET Expands Production at Three Locations

POET biorefineries in South Dakota, Iowa and Michigan are expanding their ethanol production capacity by a combined total of 25…

AFBF Sets Policy Priorities for 2016

Trade and immigration reform emerged as policy priorities for American Farm Bureau members at their annual meeting last week. Minnesota…

SD Senator John Thune Waiting Out GOP Presidential Process

South Dakota Senator John Thune has pledged to support the republican Presidential nominee, but says the race is not over yet.