PIERRE, S.D. (AP) – Gov. Dennis Daugaard is urging South Dakota businesses and government agencies to hire military veterans. The governor says businesses with job openings should consider hiring veterans because they make excellent employees. State Labor Secretary Pam Roberts says 18 Labor Department offices across South Dakota have veterans’ employment representatives who help...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – A monthly economic index report suggests an economic slump over the next three to six months for nine Midwest and Plains states. The Mid-America Business Conditions index dropped to 46.5 last month from 50.4 in September. The survey of business leaders and supply managers uses a collection of indexes ranging...

PIERRE, S.D. – (DRG News) The Corps of Engineers continues with its fall public meetings-as it rolls out its 2012-2013 Draft Annual Operating Plan for the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System. Meetings were held in Pierre and Bismarck on Tuesday. They continue today and tomorrow in Iowa and Missouri. At Tuesday’s meeting in Pierre,...

PIERRE, S.D. – (DRG News) Earlier today, Governor Dennis Daugaard and First Lady Linda Daugaard became two of the many South Dakotans that are choosing to vote early. The Daugaard’s visited the Hughes County Courthouse and cast their ballots this morning. Governor Daugaard says he has been voting early and prefers the process to...