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US Nuclear Forces Outdated

The invasion of Ukraine and the talk of possible nuclear weapons use by Russian President Vladimir Putin is raising alarms.

HSC Struggling to Provide Adequate Care

There have been more recent stories of people needing mental health care unable to be admitted to the Human Services Center in Yankton due to a lack of beds.

Banks Get Cybersecurity Warnings

President Biden issued a warning this week that evolving intelligence indicates potential expanded cyberattacks against critical US infrastructure.

Dry Conditions Impacting Crops

Outlooks for the coming months continue to indicate drier and warmer conditions

Nebraska Reports HPAI in Commercial Flock

The Nebraska Department of Agriculture in conjunction with the United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service…

Herbicide Availability Brings Uncertainty to Weed Control in 2022

Herbicide prices are up for 2022 and supplies are very uncertain due to various global events, so that means farmers…

Canadian Pacific Rail Averts Strike

Canadian Pacific Railway and the union representing its conductors and engineers agreed to shift stalled contract negotiations to binding arbitration…

No More Free Lunch?

School officials are warning of possible changes coming to the free lunch program.

Iowa’s Agricultural Trespassing Law Declared Unconstitutional

Iowa’s 2019 Agricultural Trespassing law has been found unconstitutional by a Federal Court.  Eldon McAfee, general counsel with the Iowa…

Fifty Years Later, Remembering the Rapid City Flood

This June will mark the fiftieth anniversary of the deadly Rapid City flood. Two hundred thirty-eight people died and hundreds of millions of dollars in damage was done from the flash flooding along Rapid Creek.

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