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Windy Spring Across the Northern Plains

Studies now seem to confirm that this spring has been windier than normal. Aaron Wilson, a climatologist at Ohio State…

Recovering from the Storms

The damage assessments and recovery continue from the derecho that hit much of the region earlier this month. Brad Schardin,…

The Weekend File – The SD Prison System

Welcome to the Weekend File… a public affairs presentation of WNAX News.. The South Dakota prison system has been facing…

Name Released in Tripp County Fatal Crash

A 20-year-old Winner, S.D., man has been identified as the person who died early Tuesday morning in a one-vehicle crash…

Representative Caleb Finck Moving to District 19, Finding a Primary

Representative Caleb Finck of Tripp is serving his second term in the House from District 21. Due to redistricting, he…

Nebraska Farm Bureau Reacts To New SEC Proposed Ruling

A new rule being proposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission to report greenhouse gas emissions has some farmers concerned. …

Butcher Block Bill Passes U-S House Agriculture Committee

South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson is trying to help livestock producers locate additional processing facilities by introducing the “Butcher Block…

Iowa Lifts Bird Flu Quarantine

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship released three Iowa poultry sites from highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) quarantine…

House Agriculture Committee Passes Dusty Johnson’s Bills

The U-S House Agriculture Committee passed several bills this week which will be sent to the entire House for votes. …

MidAmerican Energy Asking for Natural Gas Rate Hike

MidAmerican Energy will ask the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission for a natural gas rate increase. MidAmerican spokesman Geoff Greenwood…

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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…