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Lots Of Recovery Still Needed From 2020 Derecho In Iowa

This week is the one year anniversary of the Derecho Storm which devastated a widespread area of Iowa. The storm…

NSA Executive Says Sunflowers Are Starting To Show Drought Stress

Sunflowers, normally a good drought crop in the Northern Plains are starting to feel the stress of this year’s extreme…

Farm Official Says Biden Administration Needs To Set Forth A Trade Agenda

The Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee of USDA and USTR meets Friday to look at current and new trade deals. Nebraska…

Housing Study Committee Heading to Wrap Up

An interim South Dakota legislative committee studying housing needs plans one more meeting next month.

School Boards Setting Back to School Policies

School boards are setting Covid-19 policies for the upcoming fall term.

Nebraska State Trooper Shot During Standoff

A Nebraska State Trooper was wounded during a standoff with an armed subject in the early morning hours of Wednesday,

United States Senate Passes $1 Trillion Dollar Infrastructure Bill

The U.S. Senate this morning approved the $ trillion dollar infrastructure bill. Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley supported the measure as…

NMPF Dealing With Export And Trade Challenges

The U.S. Dairy industry is dealing with some trade challenges on the export front. One has to do with having…

Recruiting Eligible Workers

Employers and cities across the region are reaching out to laid off workers from a manufacturing plant in Aberdeen.

Three Month Climate Outlook Shows Little Change

The Corps of Engineers is predicting water storage in the Missouri River reservoirs will continue to fall over the next few months, leading to reduced releases later this fall. That’s based on long range weather predictions.

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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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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

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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…