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Oil from genetically modified soybeans boosts levels of an important omega-3 fatty acid in the body, which may reduce the risk of heart attacks, U.S. researchers say.

Vermillion is hosting their Sesquicentennial Program today. It's the Heritage Harvest Ball starting at 6:00 PM.

When it comes to reaping the heart -healthy benefits of omega-3 fatty acids in fish, it often comes down to how you prepare it, a study shows.

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Watch Sports Web Live with University of South Dakota football coach Ed Meierkort at 2 p.m. today at argusleader.com. Sports editor Stu Whitney and Sportsmax radio host Mike Henriksen will talk with Meierkort about his team's 5-5 season, capped by a wild 50-48 road win over Cal Poly on Saturday.

Oil from soybeans modified through biotechnology increased levels of omega-3 eicosapentaenoic acid in red blood cells according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2009.

"On the first floor of the center, visitors can browse through a copy of the Magna Carta from 1350.

South Dakota Democratic Party Chair Cheryl Chapman says even though the party has no Senate candidate with less than a year until the 2010 election, Democrats plan a strong challenge against heavily funded Republican Sen.

Tickets are on sale for Owl City, which held the No. 1 position on the Billboard Top 100 charts last week with the single 'Fireflies.' The concert is at 7 p.m. Dec.

An attorney who has served as a magistrate judge's law clerk since 2001 has been chosen to replace her former boss as the next U.S. magistrate judge for the District of Nebraska.

Amphibians, for years considered a leading indicator of environmental degradation, are not uniquely susceptible to pollution, according to a meta-analysis to be published in Ecology Letters .

Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press PIERRE, S.D. A University of South Dakota political science professor says it will be difficult for Republicans to unseat Democratic Congresswoman Stephanie Herseth Sandlin because she's voted mostly in line with South Dakotans' views on issues.

On the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, readers shared some of their stories about the historic event.

Democratic Congresswoman Stephanie Herseth Sandlin was one of 39 Democrats who voted against a Democratic-written health care bill in the House yesterday.

A startup business, Antimicrobial Technologies Group, officially has opened in Sioux Falls.

A member of the Mitchell City Council who has given impromptu invocations when the scheduled clergy member failed to show up for a council meeting says she's been advised to end the practice.

Twenty-seven University of South Dakota Business School students are scheduled to meet with billionaire investor Warren Buffett on Friday in Omaha, Neb.

The highest paid private university president is in Troy, New York, taking home a paycheck worth more than $1.5 million a year.

Dr. William Fuller is a professor of psychiatry at Sanford School of Medicine of the University of South Dakota and a staff psychiatrist at Avera University Associates in Sioux Falls.

Citigroup's chief executive came to Sioux Falls last week and delivered a reassuring economic message.