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Gas Stations Seek Help With Leaky Tanks

Owners of the state’s gas stations and convenience stores are asking Iowa lawmakers to set up a state grant program to replace aging underground storage tanks for gas and diesel.

Senator Criticizes State Corrections Officials

A state senator is critical of Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning…and Lancaster County Attorney Joe Kelly for NOT filing criminal charges in the prison sentence miscalculation scandal.

Counties To Take 911 Text Calls

Beginning with the first full week of the New Year, two Nebraska counties will begin experimenting with taking 9-1-1 calls via text.

Interrogation Theories Being Tested

The U.S. military is testing an Iowa State University psychology professor’s theories about which tactics work best when questioning terrorism suspects.

SDSU Women Top UNI

Using a 19-2 run early in the first half, the South Dakota State women’s basketball team defeated Northern Iowa, 74-60, Monday in front of 1,984 fans in McLeod Arena.

Win Streak Ends For USD Women

Chelsey Shumpert scored 21 points as Chattanooga snapped the South Dakota women’s basketball team’s eight-game win streak with a 67-54 win at the UTSA Holiday Classic Monday afternoon.

Gopher Women Upset Huskers

Amanda Zahui B. scored 20 points — including a pair of free throws with 6 seconds left — and blocked a last-second shot to secure Minnesota’s 72-69 win over No. 12 Nebraska on Monday in both team’s Big Ten opener.

Coyote Earns Summit Honor

South Dakota’s Casey Kasperbauer was named The Summit League’s Player of the Week following his performance Dec. 22-28.

Vikings Look Ahead To 2015

The Minnesota Vikings will have the 11th pick in the 2015 draft.

Help for SD Homebuyers

Lutheran Social Services is offering programs to help keep home buyers out of trouble.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (South Dakota Searchlight) – U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, said a stopgap spending bill to reopen the federal…

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SALEM, S.D. (Bart Pfankuch / South Dakota News Watch) – In an effort to build new housing that will help…