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Nebraska Law Enforcement Encouraging Safe Driving

Law enforcement leaders from several agencies joined traffic safety officials to encourage safe driving across Nebraska this summer. Colonel John…

Yankton City Sales Taxes Dip

The latest sales tax report for the City of Yankton showed a decrease for the first time in many months.…

SD Prisons Facing Critical Issues

Major problems with prisons and adjacent facilities were pointed out to members of the South Dakota Legislatures Government Operations and…

Derecho Leaves Long Lasting Damage

The strong winds and tornadoes that tore through much of the region last week may leave long lasting damages. Rod…

Filling Open State Jobs

While South Dakota state employees will get a six percent raise on July first, there are still hundreds of open…

Rural Fire Danger Dropping

With more rain and vegetation greening up, rangeland fire danger has dropped. Yankton Assistant Fire Chief Larry Nickels says conditions…

SD Senator John Thune has Farm Bill Wish List

South Dakota Senator John Thune spoke on the U-S Senate floor Wednesday calling on action as to what would be…

NCBA Opposes USDA Investigation

The National Cattlemen and Beef Association (NCBA) is opposing the Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act of 2022, which was…

Nebraska Cattlemen and Farm Credit Services To Offer Webinar On LRP

Nebraska Cattlemen Association is teaming up with Farm Credit Services to offer a webinar focusing on the “Livestock Risk Protection”…

AARP-SD Encouraging Primary Election Voting

AARP-South Dakota has a campaign underway to encourage more, older voters to take part in the June primary. State Director…

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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…