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Workforce Housing Committee Wraps Up

The “Workforce Housing Needs” study committee of the South Dakota legislature wrapped up their interim meetings Monday in Pierre.

Major Gift to Renovate Frost Arena at SDSU

The largest single financial gift in the history of South Dakota State University will help in the renovation of Frost Arena.

Yankton School Board Approves Budget

The Yankton School Board gave final approval to spending just under forty million dollars in the current budget year.

SD Legislative Committees Pushing Ahead on Redistricting

Committees from both the South Dakota House and Senate are working to fast-track new legislative district maps in time for a special session in November.

Nebraska, Kansas & Missouri Corn Boards Fund California Ethanol Program

Corn Boards from Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri are investing in California’s ethanol based fuel market. Nebraska Corn Board Executive Director…

Dedication Held For SDSU Raven Precision Agriculture Center

The Raven Precision Agriculture Center at South Dakota State University was dedicated on Saturday. South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem says…

Mid America Economic Outlook Slowing

While the economy is still growing in the Mid America region, that may be slowing.

Biofuel Coalition Disappointed Court Won’t Rehear E-15 Case

The Renewable Fuels Association, Growth Energy and the National Corn Grower’s Association are disappointed with the DC Circuit Court of…

Moving Toward Impeachment

The next step for South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg may be an impeachment trial before the state legislature

Sixteen Hundred Acres Of Industrial Hemp Planted In East River South Dakota

It’s been a fairly successful year so far for industrial hemp growers in South Dakota in their first year of…

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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…