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Farm Rescue Receives Grant

Farm Rescue has just received a $95,000 grant from the Engelstad Family Foundation. This non-profit group provides planting, haying and…

SD Legislators May Run Out of Time for Medicaid Expansion

South Dakota legislators may get a look at a proposal to expand Medicaid in the last days of the session.

SD Legislators Waiting on Details of Medicaid Expansion

Governor Dennis Daugaard will hold a news conference today to update the status of Medicaid expansion.

SD Budget Writers Don’t Find Extra Money

Legislative opponents to the sales tax increase have argued there is money available in the state budget that could be redirected to higher teacher pay.

SD Senators Prepare for Sales Tax Debate

The bill increasing the states sales tax will be up for debate in the South Dakota Senate this afternoon.

Fort Wayne, Jacks Lead Summit Men

For the first time in history, Fort Wayne enters The Summit League Men’s Basketball Championship as the top seed.

Coyote Women Top Summit Seed

South Dakota enters The Summit League Women’s Basketball Championship as the top seed for the second consecutive season.

NSIC Down To Four

Weekend games have whittled down the Northern Sun postseason basketball tourneys down to four men’s and four women’s teams.

GPAC Finals Set

Semifinal winners on Saturday are preparing for the championship game Tuesday for both the men’s and women’s basketball titles in the Great Plains Athletic Conference post season tourneys.

Minnesota Water Summit Focuses on Challenges

Nearly a thousand people, including farmers, lawmakers, experts and activists joined Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton over the weekend for his first-ever water quality summit.

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