3+ hour, 28+ min ago  (583+ words) With the exception of the possibility of some precipitation in the next 10 days, the long-range forecast for the weather across the Missouri River basin looks eerily dry. The Yankton region has been in a prolonged drought for some time, and…...

3+ mon, 1+ day ago  (895+ words) Patrick Haggerty, state broadband director, testifies before the Transportation and Telecommunications Committee on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, in Lincoln. LINCOLN, Neb. " Changes to Nebraska's federally funded broadband expansion plans that Gov. Jim Pillen celebrated as a victory faced questions and criticism from…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (717+ words) Despite recent rainfall across the region, parts of the Upper Missouri River Basin, including Gavins Point Dam near Yankton, continue to see below-average runoff conditions. July runoff in the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa, was 2.0 million acre-feet (MAF),…...

7+ mon, 4+ week ago  (598+ words) A customer is rung up by a cashier in a Kroger grocery store on July 15, 2022 in Houston, Texas. U.S. retail sales rose 1.0% in June according to the Commerce Department, with consumers spending more across a range of goods including gasoline, groceries,…...

11+ mon, 2+ day ago  (608+ words) CENTER, Neb. " Two types of renewable energy projects could soon be prohibited in one northeast Nebraska county. Windmill for electric power production, Pozuelo de Aragon, Zaragoza Province, Aragon, Spain. CENTER, Neb. " Two types of renewable energy projects could soon be…...