Comfort For Blair Walsh

After many Minnesota Vikings fans ripped kicker Blair Walsh for missing a 27-yard field goal that could have given the team a win in Sunday’s playoff game, some first-graders used it as a lesson in empathy.

Iowa Legislators Not Supportive of Water Quality Tax

Key Iowa legislators say the school infrastructure sales tax that Governor Terry Branstad wants to use a source for water quality initiatives isn’t likely to be tapped.

Expanded Gambling Proposals Before Nebraska Lawmakers

Nebraska lawmakers will likely vote soon on Senator Tyson Larson’s bill that is getting a lot of opposition from Nebraska’s Gambling with the Good Life.

Lockdown, Threat at Aberdeen Hospital

The Avera Hospital Campus in Aberdeen was placed on lock down at 12:45pm today due to a threat against the facilities.

SD BBB Warns of Possible Powerball Scams

With Powerball now breaking records for the largest lottery jackpot in history, The Better Business Bureau is warning consumers that scammers could take advantage of the situation to trick people into thinking they are winners.

SD Senator Mike Rounds Critical of President Obama’s State of the Union Speech

South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds was critical of President Obama and his approach in the State of the Union speech.

Nebraska Legislators See Property Tax Reduction Proposals

Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts is backing a package of proposals to provide property tax relief by limiting the growth of local government spending.

Congress Passes Resolutions Of Disapproval On WOTUS

Both the House and Senate have passed resolutions of disapproval of the EPA and Army Corps of Engineer’s Waters of…

USDA Rescinding Grass Fed Labeling Standard

The USDA’s Ag Marketing Service has rescinded the labeling standard for grass fed meat.  AMS says the labeling isn’t useful…

USDA Stockpiling Bird Flu Vaccine

The USDA is stockpiling up to 500 million doses of a new vaccine for avian influenza or bird flu.  Some…