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ICON Disappointed with Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act

The leader of the Independent Cattlemen of Nebraska is disappointed with the compromise that led to the Cattle Price Discovery…

Center for Rural Affairs Conducting Survey on Broadband Needs

Many areas of South Dakota and other Northern Plain states are lacking reliable access to broadband service. The Center for…

More Hot Days in Nebraska

Predictions of more hot days in the future will put more strain on water supplies.

Rental Housing Standards

The Yankton City Commission held a strategic planning session last month, laying out goals to pursue over the next few years.

Organizing Toward Possible Impeachment

The House Select Committee on Impeachment held their organizational session at the end of this weeks South Dakota special session.

Mixed Results from Student Achievement Testing

The Yankton School Board got a report at their last meeting showing mixed results from student achievement testing.

Soybean Pilot Program Included In Infrastructure Legislation

The massive $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Bill that cleared the House recently after being approved in the Senate has several items…

Wary of China Rising

US defense leaders are warning about the increasing capabilities and actions of the Chinese military.

SD National Guard Filling the Ranks

While many employers and businesses are having a hard time finding enough people to fill numerous vacancies, that’s not a problem for the South Dakota National Guard.

Nebraska Farm Bureau Kicking Off Convention December 5 With Governors Candidate Forum

The Nebraska Farm Bureau will kick of their 2021 annual meeting in Kearney on December 5 with a political forum…

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LSI, INC. RECALLS BBQ PORK JERKY PRODUCT DUE TO POSSIBLE FOREIGN MATTER CONTAMINATION

ALPENA, S.D. – LSI, Inc., an Alpena, S.D. establishment, is recalling approximately 2,277,540 pounds of a ready-to-eat Korean barbecue pork…

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RANCHERS HIT WITH ‘GUT PUNCH’ AS TRUMP FOLLOWS THROUGH ON ARGENTINA BEEF INPORT PLEDGE

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Joshua Haiar-/ SD Searchlight) – Two days after a U.S. senator from South Dakota said he was encouraged…

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LEGISLATORS AND GOVERNOR MAKE COMPETING PROPOSALS TO TAKE MONEY FROM HOUSING FUND

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Joshua Haiar and Seth Tupper / SD Searchlight) – South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden and a group…

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DINOSAUR HUNTERS REACH DEAL TO SETTLE WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA FOSSIL THEFT DISPUTE

HARDING COUNTY, S.D. (Jonathan Ellis / The Dakota Scout) – A paleontologist accused of stealing a dinosaur skull from western…

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PIEDMONT RESIDENTS SHOCKED BY NEW MINE COMING TO THEIR CITY

PIEDMONT, S.D. (Bart Pfankuch/ South Dakota News Watch) – Residents and government leaders in this small western South Dakota city…