SIOUX FALLS - Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton shrugged off calls to drop out of the race during a stop in Sioux Falls Thursday, saying "the more democracy we have, the better to get people involved."
WASHINGTON - Congressional negotiators announced a final agreement on a $300 billion farm bill Thursday, as the White House and key conservatives continued to signal opposition to the legislation.
WASHINGTON (AP) - The global rise in food prices is giving political ammunition to opponents of the country's ethanol policy and creating some uncertainty for the burgeoning and heavily subsidized biofuels industry.
SURPRISE, Neb. - Republican Mike Johanns recalls that the first time he ran for governor in 1998 and spent the days before the primary touring small towns, a reporter asked him "What are you doing?"
VERMILLION (AP) - The manager of an electric cooperative in northwest South Dakota says it could be two weeks before electricity is fully restored after last week's blizzard.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - With only days to go before Nebraska's primary election, new figures from the Secretary of State show a shift in the state's voter registration.
PIERRE (AP) - The South Dakota Supreme Court says an auto insurance policy covers injuries caused when a rifle accidentally fired in a pickup being used to drive deer hunters to the field.
RAPID CITY (AP) - A federal judge has cleared tribal police in the chase of a man who crashed his car on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and later died.
