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ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) — After  UnitedHealthcare’s CEO was gunned down  on a New York sidewalk, police searched for the masked gunman with dogs, drones and the city's  extensive …

The U.S. government on Friday ordered testing of the nation’s milk supply for bird flu to better monitor the spread of the virus in dairy cows. Raw or unpasteurized milk from dairy farms …

ALEXANDRIA, VA. — The sprawling, windowless warehouses that hold rows of high-speed servers powering almost everything the world does on phones and computers are increasingly becoming fixtures …

A  message left  at the scene of a health insurance executive’s fatal shooting — “deny,” “defend” and “depose” — echoes a phrase …

BROOKINGS — Daktronics Inc. on Wednesday reported profit of $21.4 million in its fiscal second quarter. The Brookings-based company said it had profit of 22 cents per share.   …

SAN CARLOS, Ariz. — After missing 40 days of school last year, Tommy Betom, 10, is on track this year for much better attendance . The importance of showing up has been stressed repeatedly at …

NYANGAMBE, Zimbabwe — At first, the suggestion to try farming maggots spooked Mari Choumumba and other farmers in Nyangambe, a region in southeastern Zimbabwe where drought  wiped out the …

BROOKINGS — The proposed construction of a CO2 pipeline across South Dakota — including through Brookings County — will be the subject of an informational meeting that’s …

If all goes according to plan, Gov. Kristi Noem will deliver her final budget address Dec. 3 at the South Dakota State Capitol in Pierre, outlining her economic vision with an eye toward the next …

MILWAUKEE — The Aurora Health Care Mobile Medical Clinic team waited patiently at a table in the main hallway of the Milwaukee Public Library’s sprawling downtown branch, a blood pressure …

BRANDON — Incoming U.S. Senate  Majority Leader  John Thune, R-South Dakota, signaled Tuesday he’s willing to push back against potential attempts by President-elect Donald …

DETROIT — If Donald Trump makes good on his threat to slap 25% tariffs on everything imported from Mexico and Canada, the price increases that could follow will collide with his campaign …

Egg prices are rising once more as a lingering outbreak of bird flu coincides with the high demand of the holiday baking season. But prices are still far from the recent peak they reached almost …

Unlike scores of people who scrambled for the blockbuster drugs Ozempic and Wegovy to lose weight in recent years, Danielle Griffin had no trouble getting them. The 38-year-old information …

Republican U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota introduced legislation Thursday that would eliminate the U.S. Department of Education and redistribute some of its programs across other federal …

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem's rise to secretary of the Department of Homeland Security would put her in charge of a sprawling federal network of 22 agencies and 260,000 employees tasked with …

Chris Stapleton  took home four Country Music Association Awards and hardly left the stage on Wednesday night, while an absent  Morgan Wallen  was shut out all evening until taking the …

NEW YORK — For about 50 years, adding cavity-preventing fluoride to drinking water was a popular public health measure in Yorktown, a leafy town north of New York City. But in September, …

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — A new study has found that systemic barriers to voting on tribal lands contribute to substantial disparities in Native American turnout,  particularly for …

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem built a national profile during the COVID-19 pandemic, had fellow Republicans buzzing about her future, and published two political memoirs in three years. Lawmakers …

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