The U.S. House passed a bill to allow year-round sales of gasoline blended with 15% ethanol, which industry members say would lower fuel costs and boost corn production.

North Dakota Governor Kelly Armstrong declared a drought emergency Tuesday and activated a $2 million assistance program to help livestock producers drill wells and access water.

South Dakota's medical marijuana home cultivators surged from 61 to 715 in four years, prompting state health officials to consider tighter regulations over safety and licensing concerns.

Governor Larry Rhoden deploys state firefighting resources across South Dakota to help local departments battle wildfires amid severe drought conditions.

An Iowa teacher acquitted of assaulting a teenager after tugging his sleeve says parental entitlement culture may have prompted her prosecution.

Multiple air quality threats including wildfire smoke, ozone pollution, and dust storms are affecting northern Utah this summer, prompting health officials to recommend exercising in mornings and using N95 masks outdoors.

Oklahoma's secretary of state, arrested Friday on public intoxication charges, faces uncertain employment status as Governor Stitt's office declines to comment.

Weather conditions in Kiowa County, Colorado, for the seven days ending August 17, 2026.

North Dakota faith and civil rights groups protest Flock's automated license plate cameras this week, citing privacy concerns and a 93 percent accuracy rate in vehicle identification.

Environmental groups are fighting the Trump administration's plan to repeal protections on 44 million acres of national forest, warning that new roads would harm watersheds that supply drinking water to millions of people.