LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Universities in Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota are joining to establish a regional, highly secure research data center that will provide researchers access to restricted federal data. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln said in a news release Monday that the Central Plains Research Data Center will be based at the university’s Whittier […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — State economists predict South Dakota’s revenue collections next budget year will fall short of projections made when Gov. Dennis Daugaard proposed his state budget in December. Economists for the governor’s budget office and the Legislature said Monday that ongoing state revenue from taxes and other general revenue is likely to be […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — It was billed as an informational meeting. A chance for Black Hills residents to learn more about a controversial proposal to mine uranium near Edgemont. But when the meeting in Hot Springs ended on the night of Feb. 7, 2013, project opponents felt they had been snowballed with a sales […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Boaters and anglers in South Dakota have new rules to follow that are intended to slow the spread of invasive species in waterways. The Game Fish and Parks Commission finalized several changes that will soon take effect. They require the removal of vegetation and aquatic invasive species from boats and boat […]

HARROLD, S.D. (AP) — A few South Dakota producers are giving expensive Japanese cattle a try. The Tri-State Neighbor ( ) reports that some producers in the state are raising specialty Wagyu (wa-goo) cattle. Farmer Reid Jensen first got his hand on Wagyu cattle in 2010. He now has 70 cows and a couple of […]

MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) — Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell plans to drop most of its foreign language courses and only teach Spanish by 2016, University officials said. The decision to eliminate all but one of its foreign language courses came after seeing low enrollment numbers and needing to place faculty into some of the other […]

ROSHOLT, S.D. (AP) — A vineyard in Rosholt doubles as a family home for a couple who recently moved back to South Dakota to start their winemaking business. The Watertown Public Opinion reports a news article about growing grapevines in the Upper Midwest inspired Jeremiah and Lisa Klein to bring With the Wind Vineyard & […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks is giving away a new seed mix that provides a habitat for insects eaten by upland game birds. Brian Pauly, a private lands habitat biologist with the state agency, tells The Daily Republic ( ) that the mix is a blend of […]

CLEAR LAKE, S.D. (AP) — Figures from the U.S. Census Bureau show that more people own their homes in Deuel County than in any other South Dakota county. The Public Opinion reports that 85 percent of homes in Deuel County are owner-occupied. A report from the Black Hills Knowledge Network based on Census data shows […]

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota man is overseeing modifications of a coffer dam in the Saskatchewan River delta to help ducks along their annual spring migration to the Canadian boreal forest. Brad Karel is an engineer and construction manager with the Great Plains regional office for Ducks Unlimited in Bismarck. He has embarked […]