Iowa State Senator Mike Bousselot explained that the idea of buying Minnesota counties to grow the state and harken back to previous boundaries of the Iowa Territory over a hundred years ago. It thrust the idea of purchasing portions of other states into the public discussion.

He won 100 games and two national championships during two five-year stints as head coach at UMD and also served nine years as the school's athletic director.

After 26 years with University of Minnesota Extension, with the past 20 years being based at the Extension Regional Office in Ag Business Management Educator David Bau is retiring at the end of February.

KPOT BBQ and Hot Pot, a national traditional Korean barbeque and Asian hot pot restaurant, has set an opening date in Sioux Falls.

Melissa Runck moved into her new office at the University of Minnesota Extension Regional Center earlier this month in Worthington after being hired to fill a statewide educator role in beef production systems.

The road trip focuses on the best options along the fastest path from Minneapolis to Yellowstone. This takes drivers from Minneapolis, north to North Dakota, and across through Montana. Finally travelers cross eastern Montana south to Yellowstone and optionally Grand Teton National Park.

Minnesota and Iowa were added to the National Milk Testing Strategy on Jan. 8. There are now 36 states involved in the testing for the avian influenza virus.

Most of the country experienced dry weather except for West and Gulf coasts, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.

Washington's attorney general fired back at a group of Republican attorneys general for "weaponizing" the government to put pressure on Costco to ditch its DEI policies.

South Dakota State Jackrabbits (14-8, 5-2 Summit League) at North Dakota State Bison (16-6, 5-2 Summit League)

If passed, the bill would require the U.S. Congress to formally declare war to deploy South Dakota National Guard members.

Fargo Mayor Herschel Lashkowitz (left) with Fargo native and New York Yankee Roger Maris and an unidentified man. It is believed the mayor was presenting a proclamation to Maris at Yankee Stadium in 1961. That same year, he hosted a travel editor from Glamour magazine to Fargo.