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Insurance Costs Up For South Dakota State Workers

State employees in South Dakota saw some big changes to their health insurance plans on July first.

New LRC Chief On The Job

Jason Hancock is just now completing his first full week as director of the South Dakota Legislative Research Council.

Twins Salvage One

Kurt Suzuki hit a tiebreaking double and Josh Willingham added two-run homer in the eighth inning as the Minnesota Twins snapped a 12-game losing streak to Oakland 6-1 on Sunday.

Royals Catching Tigers

Alex Gordon and Salvador Perez each homered as the Kansas City Royals beat the San Francisco Giants 7-4 Sunday to extend their winning streak to seven games.

Jacks Close Brazil Trip

The South Dakota State men’s basketball team closed out its Brookings to Brazil Tour on Sunday with a dominating 114-63 win over Botafogo, a team from the Brazilian A1 League, the top league in the country.

Injured Viking Returns

Defensive tackle Linval Joseph has rejoined the Minnesota Vikings after being shot in the leg at a bar, and he is expected to recover in time for the start of the regular season.

SDSU Rates Top Ten

The South Dakota State University football team will enter the 2014 season with a pair of top-10 preseason rankings as the Jackrabbits checked in at No. 10 in the Sports Network Football Championship Subdivision preseason poll.

Bon Homme County Fatal Accident

A one car accident south of Scotland killed a 7 year old passenger.

SD Senate Poll Provides Hope to Democratic Candidate

SD democratic Senate Candidate Rick Weiland says a recent poll shows the race is winnable.

Close Vote In NSIC

The University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs were selected by the league coaches as the overall and north division preseason favorite in the NSIC in 2014.

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