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Central band director Jeremy Schutter, left, and students Hailey Steckelberg, Annabelle McDaniel and Louis Manhart stand in formation with a guard after laying a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Sunday, July 5. Courtesy photo.

No shortage of memories for Central band even after July 4 D.C. parade canceled

By Paige Schmidt, Aberdeen Insider 07/08/2026

Extreme heat nixed the Aberdeen Central High School Marching Band’s chance to be part of the National Independence Day Parade…

Farm animal welfare rules might be rolled back by Congress

By Kevin Hardy, Stateline 06/10/2026

Congress is looking to roll back state animal welfare laws as it wrangles over reauthorization of the federal farm bill….

Landowners opposed to carbon sequestration pipelines gathered at the Iowa State Capitol Jan. 13 to lobby in favor of a bill to ban the use of eminent domain for such pipelines. A number of landowners asked the Iowa Utilities Commission on May 20, to deny Summit Carbon Solutions’ request to modify its pipeline route through Iowa. Iowa Capital Dispatch photo by Cami Koons.

Summit pipeline opponents, supporters seek action from Iowa Utilities Commission

By Kadin Luhmann, South Dakota Searchlight 05/26/2026

Iowa property owners have asked the Iowa Utilities Commission to deny Summit Carbon Solution’s recent filing seeking to modify its…

Summit Carbon Solutions map

Summit Carbon Solutions moving from carbon sequestration to fossil fuel extraction

By Anika Jane Beamer for Inside Climate News 04/04/2026

For four years, battles over private property rights have gridlocked state legislatures across the Midwest and stalled plans for a…

Protesters gather at the North Dakota Capitol in Bismarck to voice opposition to the Summit Carbon Solutions carbon sequestration pipeline on July 27, 2024. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)

Opposition to Summit pipeline fueled by ‘horseshoe politics’ on left and right, panelists say

By Jacob Orledge of North Dakota Monitor 10/03/2025

A South Dakota lobbyist hinted this week that Summit Carbon Solutions’ plan to build a 2,000-mile carbon dioxide pipeline is…

A sign protesting the potential use of eminent domain to access land for carbon pipelines appears July 20, 2024, in Lincoln County south of Sioux Falls. South Dakota News Watch photo by Stu Whitney.

Pipeline opponents call for Iowa regulators to reject Summit’s proposed permit changes

By Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capitol Dispatch 09/17/2025

The Iowa chapter of the Sierra Club and some landowners called Tuesday, Sept. 16 for the Iowa Utilities Commission to…

Summit Carbon Solutions representatives pictured at an event in Sioux Falls in January. South Dakota Searchligth photo by Makenzie Huber.

Summit Carbon Solutions petitions Iowa regulators to remove Dakotas requirement from pipeline permit

By Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch 09/16/2025

Summit Carbon Solutions has filed a petition to amend its pipeline permit with the Iowa Utilities Commission. The petition, filed…

Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline

Summit pipeline decision in Minnesota could come Dec. 12

By Jeff Beach, North Dakota Monitor 11/12/2024

An administrative law judge report recommends that Minnesota approve a small segment of the massive Summit Carbon Solutions project that…

Opponents of a carbon capture pipeline and the use of eminent domain have organized and remain vocal in their opposition. Betty Strom of Sioux Falls owns land along the pipeline route and made her positions known outside a hearing in 2022. Argus Leader file photo

Iowa regulators: Summit can build carbon pipeline if other states get on board

By The Dakota Scout 06/27/2024

The state of Iowa has given Summit Carbon Solutions the go-ahead for the Hawkeye State’s portion of a 2,000-mile pipeline,……