WASHINGTON, D.C. (DRG News) – South Dakota Senator John Thune has been serving as one of the state’s three members in the U.S. Congress for about 25 years. In that time, he says he’s experienced historic events, but nothing like the current global COVID-19 pandemic and the recently passed $2.2-trillion economic recovery package. He says… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. (DRG News) – South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds and Congressman Dusty Johnson will each host a live, toll-free tele-townhall tomorrow (April 8) to discuss the response to COVID-19. Johnson will be joined by Governor’s Office of Economic Development commissioner Steve Westra who will discuss state efforts. This call begins at 3:30pm CT/2:30pm MT.… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Classes will remain online through the summer at Northern State University. The South Dakota Board of Regents announced Monday that remote delivery will continue for all public university instruction, including at Northern, through the summer academic term. Due to impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, public universities transitioned to online delivery… Read more »

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Canadian company has started construction on the long-stalled Keystone XL oil sands pipeline despite calls from tribal leaders and environmentalists to delay the $8 billion project amid the coronavirus pandemic. A spokesman for TC Energy says work began over the weekend at the pipeline’s border crossing in northern Montana’s Phillips… Read more »

OMAHA, Neb. (WNAX) – The Mid America economy has been stunned by the near shutdown of businesses following the spread of the coronavirus. Creighton University professor Ernie Goss, who compiles the monthly business conditions report for the region, says the infection and the economy both need a vaccine. Goss says a quick economic recovery depends… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – The $2.2 trillion economic rescue plan passed by Congress also has about $40 billion included for agriculture. South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson says much of that money will be used for another round of market facilitation program payments.   Johnson says the US Ag Department can also help the biofuels industry.… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Beginning at 8 a.m. today the following road will be closed to thru traffic for road work: Melgaard Road from Roosevelt to the Walmart Curve Work is expected to last all day.  Motorists are advised to take alternate routes until the work is completed.