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Sioux Falls city councilors approved two agreements with two labor unions that represent 435 city employees, the Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge #1 and the International Association of Firefighters.

Teen injured in car accident in Pierre over the weekend

Reynolds says the soaring number of confirmed virus cases is largely due to infection among young people, especially those in the college towns of Iowa City and Ames.

The University of Minnesota has released its plan to return students to three of its campuses after delaying move-ins and in-person classes.

Minnesota health officials warned against social gatherings ahead of the Labor Day weekend as case growth accelerates statewide.

The $3.8 billion pipeline has been moving oil from the Dakotas through Iowa to Illinois for more than three years.

A new survey of business leaders released Tuesday shows economic improvement in nine Midwest and Plains states.

Iowa continued to see significant transmission of the coronavirus with the state reporting more than 600 new cases and a federal report pegging Iowa with the nation’s highest rate of virus spread in the country.

With many K-12 schools back in class, some districts also are struggling with high levels of county virus activity.

Minnesota health officials reported one death due to the coronavirus on Monday, marking the lowest single-day death total statewide since April.

The event comes as South Dakota is on the eve of legalized hemp.

Multiple severe thunderstorm warnings and tornado warnings were issued overnight Thursday for several counties in Northeastern South Dakota.

One South Dakotan details his journey on bike from Pierre to the North Pole in his new book.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds addressed the Republican National Convention in a brief speech that thanked President Donald Trump for his help as Iowans faced adversity from last year’s floods and a more recent wind storm.

Minnesota plans to more than double its coronavirus testing capacity by partnering with a national distributor of a rapid saliva test.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds says she is allocating $100 million in federal funds to help livestock producers, the biofuels industry, beginning farmers and small-scale meat processors recover from the coronavirus pandemic.

Gov. Reynolds’ disaster request says the state sustained $3.99 billion in damage.

More than 6,700 people filed unemployment claims last week in Iowa, and the number of continuing claims is nearly 105,000, a decrease of more than 5,000 from the previous week.

Members of the city's Charter Commission expressed concern that the process to change the city's charter was being rushed after George Floyd died following an encounter with police.

A day after officials launched an effort to increase enforcement of distancing orders in bars and restaurants, a state agency reported there had been nearly 700 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the past day.

A federal COVID-19 response team provided suggestions on how to improve Minnesota’s response to the pandemic during a Friday morning briefing.

The bill passed by the Legislature earlier this week also bans chokeholds and so-called warrior-style training, which critics say promotes excessive force.

Gov. Tim Walz is expected to announce a statewide face mask mandate on Wednesday to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

The city government in Pierre is letting the support for their police force be known.

In Iowa, the issue has divided urban and rural schools and yielded widely varying guidance.

The increasing number of cases prompted hospitals in the Des Moines area to stop allowing most visitors.

Minnesota public safety officials updated the state's driver's manual to give motorists who are legally carrying guns some guidance on what to do if stopped by police.

State Sen. Scott Jensen says he’s being investigated by the Minnesota State Board of Medical Practice for some public comments he made as a doctor about the coronavirus.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed a bill requiring women to wait 24 hours to get an abortion.

State health officials say the number of confirmed positive coronavirus cases identified in Iowa increased by 389 Friday, bringing the state’s total known positive cases to nearly 350,000.