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New Nebraska Director of Corrections Named

Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen has named a new director of the Department of Correctional Services….. Pillen says they took time…

New Social Studies Standards Not Needed

The South Dakota Board of Education Standards will hold their next hearing on updating social studies standards on April 17th…

More Disaster Funds are on their way

The USDA says that the Ag Disaster programs need to have more built in Flexibilities when it comes to the…

Getting results of Iowa Soybean Trade Trip

The Iowa Soybean Association has returned from a Trade Trip mission to Egypt and Morocco. I visited with Randy Miller,…

USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack Pressed hard

USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack was pressed hard by the House Ag Committee last week in Washington, D.C. We have a…

Housing Infrastructure Money Held up by Rules Review

Development agencies across the state are waiting for clarification on rules needed to apply for up to two hundred million…

More Information Released on Body Found in Westside Park Pond

Sunday morning at approximately 1145 AM, the Yankton Police Department received a report of a body in the Westside Park…

Mid America Economy Stuck in Neutral

The economy in the Mid America region continues to grow despite continuing challenges. Creighton University economics professor Ernie Goss says…

SD Board of Regents Reaches “Teach Out” Agreement with Presentation College

The South Dakota Board of Regents, at their meeting at Northern State University in Aberdeen last week, reached a “teach…

SD Board of Regents Elects New President

The South Dakota Board of Regents re-organized at their meeting last week at Northern State University in Aberdeen, electing Tim…

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