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State Ready to Cooperate on Regional Jails

Clay County is one of several in the state struggling to come up with the money to rebuild their county…

CO2 Pipeline Application Extended

A proposed carbon dioxide pipeline application continues after South Dakota regulators declined to approve a request to end the project.…

SD State Senator Wins Primary

Incumbent Republican State Senator Jim Bolin of Canton won the District 16 Senate primary race this week over long time…

SD Power Plant Goes Online

Northwestern Energy commissioned the new fifty-eight megawatt natural gas fired Bob Glanzer Generating Station near Huron on Monday and quickly…

Reducing SD Traffic Fatalities

Traffic fatalities in South Dakota are down compared to last year and the Highway Patrol is working to keep that…

SD-AARP Supporting Medicaid Expansion

South Dakota voters will have a chance in November to decide on Medicaid expansion. Erik Gaikowski, state director of AARP-South…

SD Legislative Primaries Decided

A number of legislative primaries were held in the area yesterday. In the District 16 Senate race, incumbent Senator Jim…

Yankton County Primary Races Decided

Yankton County Auditor Patty Hojem won her republican primary election Tuesday over challenger Laura Kotalik and will be unopposed on…

Long Road for Storm Damage Recovery

McCook County was hit hard by the derecho and storms last month and the damages are still being assessed. Randy…

Northwestern Energy Cuts Ribbon on New Building

Northwestern Energy cut the ribbon on their new Yankton office – warehouse Tuesday. Manager Brad Wenande says they were able…

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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…