Image Source: WNAX

SD Medicaid Providers Need More Revenue

While it looks like Medicaid expansion will be off the agenda for the 2017 South Dakota legislature, there will be discussion of revenue needs for providers of Medicaid services.

SD Governor Dennis Daugaard Concerned About Sales Tax Trend

Fading sales tax collections will have an impact on next year’s budget in South Dakota.

SD Seeing Good Supply of Rail Cars; Prices Not Cooperating

A tight supply of rail cars to ship crops at harvest time is almost an annual event. This year, cars and trains are available, but elevators are still piling corn and soybeans on the ground.

Yankton City Commission Holding Work Session on CVB

The Yankton City Commission will hold a work session to talk about the local Convention and Visitors Bureau, before their regular meeting Monday evening.

Iowa Water Quality Field Testing Underway

Improving water quality in Iowa has been a big topic of discussion this year, and there are already several projects underway testing different methods to improve the runoff from farm fields.

Iowa Congressman Steve King; Build the Wall

Iowa republican Congressman Steve King has long been an advocate of building a wall along the southern U.S. border.

Jacks Score Second Win

Mike Daum scored a career-high 32 points to lead South Dakota State to an 81-58 win over Milwaukee on Sunday.

Coyotes Claim Pair

South Dakota earned a pair of basketball wins Sunday with the men winning at home and the women gaining a victory on the road.

Nebraska Deer Population Bouncing Back

The state’s deer population seems to have bounced back from the 2012 drought and a deadly disease that year.

Iowa GOP Welcomes Back “Never Trump” Opponents

One of Iowa’s representatives on the Republican National Committee says “Never Trump” Republicans are being welcomed back.

Recent Headlines

1 week ago in Local

October 3, 2025 The Friday News Round-Up

FEDERAL SHUTDOWN LEAVES SOUTH DAKOTANS GUESSING AS AGENCIES OFFER UNEVEN GUIDANCE SOUTH DAKOTA (South Dakota Searchlight) – The federal government…

2 weeks ago in Local

October 1, 2025 The Wednesday News Round-Up

GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN BEGINS AS NATION FACES NEW PERIOD OF UNCERTAINTY WASHINGTON, D.C.  (AP) – Plunged into a government shutdown, the…

3 weeks ago in Local

September 24, 2025 The Wednesday News Round-Up

SOUTH DAKOTA LAWMAKERS APPROVE $650 MILLION PRISON PROJECT PIERRE, S.D. (John Hult / SD Searchlight) – After 144 years, South…

3 weeks ago in Local

LEGISLATURE’S PRISON VOTE WILL CAP DECADES OF DEBATE

PIERRE, S.D. (Kevin Killough / South Dakota NewsWatch)  – The South Dakota Legislature convenes Tuesday for a special session to…

3 weeks ago in Local

September 22, 2025 The Monday News Round-Up

$20 MILLION DISPUTED GUN RANGE TO OPEN IN EARLY NOVEMBER PIEDMONT, S.D. (Bart Pfankuch / South Dakota News Watch) –…