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…

Major Storm Damages

Damages are still being totaled from last week’s windstorms and tornadoes across the region. Rod Nohr with Nohr-Wortmann Engineering of…

SD Legislative Committee Hears Corrections Report

South Dakota legislators heard from Corrections Department Secretary Kellie Wasko on the condition of prisons and what is in a…

Five Candidates in SD House District 19

Five republican candidates are on the June primary ballot in South Dakota House District 19, with the top two moving to the general election in November

Yankton County Commission Declares an Emergency

The Yankton County Commission has approved an emergency declaration. It came at the request of County Emergency Manager Paul Scherschligt…

USDA Secretary Vilsack Returns Home Following European Tour

U-S Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack has returned home after visiting with several of his counterparts in Europe.  Vilsack met…