AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoCarbon Pipeline Update: Summit Carbon Solutions says it’s “streamlining” its Iowa CO2 pipeline—cutting about 200 miles and removing more than 400 landowners by dropping proposed routes through Shelby, Pottawattamie, Montgomery, Adams, Page, Fremont, Mitchell and Worth counties, while reducing mileage in Crawford, Floyd, Sioux and Dickinson. State Transportation Safety: SDDOT will replace and upgrade the over-height detection system at the railroad overpass on Euclid Avenue in Pierre, adding hanging clearance markers and other warning devices after past vehicle strikes. Health & Workforce: South Dakota’s $70M Health Department Workforce and Education Center in Pierre is nearing completion and will be operational next week, including lab capacity and bio-terrorism readiness. Public Safety & Crime: Sioux Falls reports a $30K copper theft from 25 light poles, and a Turner County judge sentenced former Centerville mayor Jay Ostrem to three life terms without parole for a 2024 triple shooting. Agriculture & Fuel Policy: The House passed year-round E15 sales, and corn growers are pushing Congress for fertilizer transparency as prices stay high. Weather Watch: Severe storms with tornadoes, very large hail and damaging winds are possible Sunday across Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and South Dakota.
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