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Schools Asking for Consistent State Funding

School districts across the state are waiting to see what if any state aid the legislature can come up with this year.

SD Hunting & Fishing License Sales Down Sharply

Sales of hunting and fishing licenses in South Dakota have taken a significant drop over the last few years.

Vikings Turn To Kubiak

The Minnesota Vikings have chosen Gary Kubiak as their offensive coordinator.

Coyotes Run Past Fort Wayne

South Dakota took a 48-29 lead into halftime and never let it get close as the Coyotes earned an 83-60 win against Purdue Fort Wayne Thursday inside the Sanford Coyote Sports Center.

ICON Disappointed Unicameral Failed To Pass Bill On Imitation Meat Labeling

Nebraska State Senators have put on hold LB 594, a bill that would penalize companies for deceptive beef labeling on…

Census Bureau Hiring Workers Before the Big Count

The Census Bureau is gearing up for the ten-year count across the country and in South Dakota.

Milk Association Executive Says It’s Sobering Minnesota’s Lost 800 Dairies Over Three Years

Minnesota State Agriculture Department Officials say over 300 dairies in their state left the business between January 1 of 2019…

Enrollment Drops Hitting the Bottom Line

A continuing trend of falling student numbers at South Dakota’s universities will have a bottom-line impact

American Farm Bureau Passes Policy On Ag Labor, Regulations And Hemp

American Farm Bureau delegates re-elected their President Zippy Duval and their Vice President Scott VanderWal to two year terms at…

Canadian Cattlemen’s Official Says Canada’s Parliament To Take Up USMCA Next Week

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his country’s government will introduce a motion to approve the USMCA when Parliament resumes…

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MEDICAL MARIJUANA RIFT WIDENS AS OVERSIGHT PANEL CONFUSES AND UPSETS INDUSTRY WITH SLATE OF MOTIONS

PIERRE, S.D. (Joshua Haiar-South Dakota Searchlight) – The rift between an oversight committee and the state’s medical marijuana industry widened Tuesday…

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NEBRASKA GOVERNOR SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDER BANNING MEDICAID PAYMENTS TO PLANNED PARENTHOOD

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) — Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen signed an executive order Thursday cutting off Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood,…

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NINE INDICTED IN DAVISON COUNTY FOR COCAINE DISTRIBUTION

MITCHELL, S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley says nine people have been indicted in connection with a cocaine…

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NEBRASKA ATTORNEY GENERAL RESPONDS TO ACCUSATIONS OF RETALIATION AGAINST OMAHA TRIBE OVER MEDICAL MARIJUANA

LINCOLN, Neb. (WOWT) – Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers said Wednesday that the Omaha Tribe’s proposed tax compact was too…

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AARP SOUTH DAKOTA AND ATTORNEY GENERAL’S CONSUMER PROTECTION DIVISION MAKING PEOPLE AWARE OF COSTLY SCAMS

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – As part of a joint effort with the Attorney General’s Office, AARP South Dakota has…