Iowa State University of Ames, IA, recognizes students for outstanding academic achievement by naming them to the fall semester 2021 dean’s list. The following students named to the dean’s list must have earned a grade point average of at least 3.50 on a 4.00 scale while carrying a minimum of 12 credit hours of graded course work: Boaz Swift of Burke, SD, year 4, veterinary medicine..

Brittany Rae Pettigrew, 23, Bloomfield, NE, speeding on state highway, fine $39.00, court costs $50.00, surcharges $28.50. Max Parker Klundt, 22, Sioux Falls, SD, speeding on state highway, fine $39.00, court costs $50.00, surcharges $28.50.

January 24 through April 18 is federal tax filing season, and the IRS warns it could get a bit rough. Your Better Business Bureau (BBB) urges taxpayers to file as early as possible, especially if you’re expecting a refund. Early filing reduces the odds that a scammer will beat you to the punch, having stolen your identity and then stealing a refund. The result of that could be a monumental headache for you as you go through the painstaking and lengthy process of trying to correct your standing with the IRS.

The South Dakota Senate on Thursday unanimously passed a proposal to make it a felony for anyone who brokers a grain purchase with an unlicensed buyer. The state requires grain buyers to have a license as part of a way to protect payments for farmers.

A federal lawsuit filed Wednesday, January 19, by Planned Parenthood aims to prevent the state of South Dakota from implementing a new rule for medical abortions that would make the state one of the hardest places in the nation to get abortion pills.

It is no mistake that when Thomas Jefferson declared that all men are endowed with the “right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness,” LIFE came first. The Constitution clearly delegates defending the lives and safety of the people to the government as its chief role. That includes defending the rights and the lives of unborn children.