Board Will Name Stuff

The South Dakota Board on Geographic Names is holding a meeting next week to gain public input on the naming of a creek and an island near Sioux Falls.

Noem Supports Perry National Guard Decision

South Dakota Congresswoman Kristi Noem says she supports the move by Texas Governor Rick Perry to move one thousand national guardsmen to that states southern border.

Home Heating Bill Now Law

A bill sponsored by South Dakota Senator John Thune that would ensure deliveries of home heating fuels in the dead of winter was passed by Congress and signed by the President.

Pressler Floats Museum Idea

South Dakota independent Senate candidate Larry Pressler is proposing an international North American Native American Holocaust Memorial Museum, to be built at Wounded Knee in south west South Dakota.

Land Assessment Task Force Meets

The Agricultural Land Assessment Oversight Advisory Task Force, set up by the South Dakota Legislature met yesterday (Tuesday) in Pierre.

RFA Pleased Senators Want Investigation Of Oil Companies

Senators Chuck Grassley and Amy Klobuchar want the Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission to look into alleged anticompetitive practices…

Senator Wants Long Term Highway Bill

Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says a short term highway bill needs to be approved before August First. He says following…

NFU Leader Watching School Lunch Debate

Today the Senate Agriculture Committee holds a hearing on school meal programs across the country. Up for debate is the…

Biotech Leader Pleased Aphis Withdrawing Rule

The Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service has withdrawn their rule that would have allowed the agency to share information…

Iowa Rates High In Kids’ Survey

Iowa moved up four spots in the annual “Kids Count” survey, to third in the country this year.