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Updated: Sep. 17, 2020 at 1:08 PM CDT
|By Associated Press
Iowa reported more than 900 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 14 deaths in the past 24 hours.
Updated: Sep. 9, 2020 at 8:30 AM CDT
|By Dakota News Now staff
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.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2020 at 7:40 AM CDT
|By Dakota News Now staff
Teen injured in car accident in Pierre over the weekend
Updated: Sep. 2, 2020 at 6:09 PM CDT
|By Associated Press
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.
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Updated: Sep. 1, 2020 at 2:54 PM CDT
|By Associated Press
The University of Minnesota has released its plan to return students to three of its campuses after delaying move-ins and in-person classes.
Updated: Sep. 1, 2020 at 12:00 PM CDT
|By Associated Press
Minnesota health officials warned against social gatherings ahead of the Labor Day weekend as case growth accelerates statewide.
Updated: Sep. 1, 2020 at 11:54 AM CDT
|By Associated Press
The $3.8 billion pipeline has been moving oil from the Dakotas through Iowa to Illinois for more than three years.
Updated: Sep. 1, 2020 at 11:52 AM CDT
|By Associated Press
A new survey of business leaders released Tuesday shows economic improvement in nine Midwest and Plains states.
Updated: Sep. 1, 2020 at 11:50 AM CDT
|By Associated Press
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.
Updated: Aug. 31, 2020 at 4:08 PM CDT
|By Associated Press
With many K-12 schools back in class, some districts also are struggling with high levels of county virus activity.
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Updated: Aug. 31, 2020 at 3:31 PM CDT
|By Associated Press
Minnesota health officials reported one death due to the coronavirus on Monday, marking the lowest single-day death total statewide since April.
Updated: Aug. 28, 2020 at 6:20 PM CDT
|By Austin Goss
The event comes as South Dakota is on the eve of legalized hemp.
Updated: Aug. 28, 2020 at 8:52 AM CDT
|By Dakota News Now staff
Multiple severe thunderstorm warnings and tornado warnings were issued overnight Thursday for several counties in Northeastern South Dakota.
Updated: Aug. 27, 2020 at 7:09 PM CDT
|By Austin Goss
One South Dakotan details his journey on bike from Pierre to the North Pole in his new book.
Updated: Aug. 26, 2020 at 1:03 PM CDT
|By Associated Press
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.
Updated: Aug. 25, 2020 at 2:05 PM CDT
|By Associated Press
Minnesota plans to more than double its coronavirus testing capacity by partnering with a national distributor of a rapid saliva test.
Updated: Aug. 25, 2020 at 2:03 PM CDT
|By Associated Press
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.
Updated: Aug. 17, 2020 at 12:53 PM CDT
|Gov. Reynolds’ disaster request says the state sustained $3.99 billion in damage.
Updated: Aug. 7, 2020 at 10:01 AM CDT
|By Associated Press
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.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2020 at 10:39 PM CDT
|By AMY FORLITI
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.
Updated: Jul. 31, 2020 at 3:09 PM CDT
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.
Updated: Jul. 24, 2020 at 11:50 AM CDT
A federal COVID-19 response team provided suggestions on how to improve Minnesota’s response to the pandemic during a Friday morning briefing.
Updated: Jul. 23, 2020 at 10:19 AM CDT
The bill passed by the Legislature earlier this week also bans chokeholds and so-called warrior-style training, which critics say promotes excessive force.
Updated: Jul. 22, 2020 at 9:37 AM CDT
Gov. Tim Walz is expected to announce a statewide face mask mandate on Wednesday to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Updated: Jul. 20, 2020 at 5:15 PM CDT
|By Austin Goss
The city government in Pierre is letting the support for their police force be known.
Updated: Jul. 20, 2020 at 1:05 PM CDT
In Iowa, the issue has divided urban and rural schools and yielded widely varying guidance.
Updated: Jul. 20, 2020 at 12:58 PM CDT
The increasing number of cases prompted hospitals in the Des Moines area to stop allowing most visitors.
Updated: Jul. 6, 2020 at 3:55 PM CDT
|By MOHAMED IBRAHIM
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.
Updated: Jul. 6, 2020 at 8:30 AM CDT
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.
Updated: Jul. 3, 2020 at 2:59 PM CDT
|By DAVID PITT
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed a bill requiring women to wait 24 hours to get an abortion.
Updated: Jul. 3, 2020 at 2:57 PM CDT
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.
Updated: Jul. 2, 2020 at 7:19 PM CDT
|By Austin Goss
Pierre is getting its first half marathon road race in a long time.
Updated: Jul. 2, 2020 at 11:09 AM CDT
One of the biggest county fairs in the world - and a major attraction in northwest Iowa - is not happening this year.
Updated: Jun. 30, 2020 at 2:43 PM CDT
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed a bill requiring women to wait 24 hours to get an abortion.
Updated: Jun. 30, 2020 at 2:42 PM CDT
A state inspection report says a nursing assistant who worked while sick may have introduced the coronavirus into an Iowa nursing home where fifteen residents died.
Updated: Jun. 29, 2020 at 9:51 AM CDT
A group still plans to hold a three-day motorcycle rally in northern Iowa that's expected to attract thousands of bikers despite the concerns of local officials that the event could spread the coronavirus.
Updated: Jun. 26, 2020 at 9:08 AM CDT
|By By AMY FORLITI Associated Press
The Minneapolis City Council is taking steps that might someday do away with the city's police department in the wake of George Floyd's death.
Updated: Jun. 19, 2020 at 9:34 AM CDT
The Minnesota Twins have removed a statue of former owner Calvin Griffith at Target Field, citing racist remarks he made in 1978.
Updated: Jun. 15, 2020 at 12:15 PM CDT
Vice President Mike Pence has announced he will travel to Iowa this week to meet with Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds.
Updated: Jun. 15, 2020 at 9:46 AM CDT
Vice President Mike Pence has announced he will travel to Iowa this week to meet with Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds.
Updated: Jun. 12, 2020 at 11:04 PM CDT
A Minneapolis native who spent decades in South Dakota talks with Dakota News Now about living in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd.
Updated: Jun. 10, 2020 at 4:09 PM CDT
Another major event in the region called off due to COVID-19, the Iowa State Fair.
Updated: Jun. 8, 2020 at 2:39 PM CDT
|By AMY FORLITI and MOHAMED IBRAHIM
Several advocacy groups are presenting their own recommendations to reform law enforcement in Minneapolis, a day after the majority of the City Council signaled support for abolishing the police department.
Updated: May. 28, 2020 at 12:52 PM CDT
A new report shows Iowa saw a jump in the number of people filing for unemployment last week compared to the week prior as the country deals with the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.
Updated: May. 25, 2020 at 2:02 PM CDT
Many religious leaders in Minnesota say it's too soon to throw open their doors to the faithful, despite the governor's recent decision to lift some coronavirus restrictions on places of worship.
Updated: May. 25, 2020 at 2:00 PM CDT
Iowa saw a surge of COVID-19 deaths and coronavirus cases over a 36-hour period, with 10 additional deaths and 436 new cases confirmed.
Updated: May. 22, 2020 at 11:09 AM CDT
The Minnesota State Fair board announced Friday morning the 2020 fair would be canceled due to COVID-19 concerns.
Updated: May. 21, 2020 at 12:27 PM CDT
|By By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press
Roman Catholic and Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod congregations across Minnesota plan to resume holding worship services in defiance of the state’s ban on gatherings of more than 10 people.
Updated: May. 14, 2020 at 1:22 PM CDT
More than 16,700 Iowans filed unemployment claims last week in the wake of efforts to slow the spread of the new coronavirus.
Updated: May. 14, 2020 at 1:21 PM CDT
Minnesota has recorded 25 more COVID-19 deaths and 523 new confirmed coronavirus cases.