Month: November 2014

The Ag Land Assessment Task Force of the South Dakota Legislature has passed a proposal that would cap the tax levy allowed for the capital […]

A public interest group says a federal program to protect the prairie pothole region has its own potholes.  “Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility” has been […]

Representative Mike Stevens of Yankton was elected as one of four majority whips by republican House members at their gathering last weekend. Legislators are organizing […]

United States business and industry groups are urging Congress to give the White House trade promotion or fast track authority to negotiate trade deals. South […]

ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) – The Spink County Sheriff says a Wisconsin man accidentally shot himself in the foot while hunting in near Doland.  Sheriff Kevin […]

Senator Billie Sutton of Burke has been elected leader of the democratic caucus for the 2015 legislative session. Sutton was unopposed in his re-election bid, […]

Plans are in place to provide for faster Internet access across the Dakotas and Minnesota. Midcontinent Communications wants to make Gigabit Speeds available for more […]

The Huron Chamber and Visitor’s Bureau is trying to give Huron residents incentive to keep holiday shopping in the city limits this year. Chamber executive director Peggy […]

With snow and cold over most of the northern plains now, that leads to worries of a long, cold winter.  Todd Heitkamp, at the National […]

The Environmental Protection Agency has extended the deadline for comments on its clean air policy to mid-December. The agency is focused on lowering the amount […]