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Fort Pierre Producer Named SD Leopold Conservation Award Winner

Prairie Paradise Farms of Fort Pierre has been named as the winner of the South Dakota Leopold Conservation Award. The…

Adding Counselors for School Kids

With the end of a Covid-19 shadowed school year in sight, administrators are recognizing many students will need more help at the start of the fall term.

Dairy Groups Supports Reintroduction Of Dairy Pride Act

The Nebraska State Dairy Association is joining the National Milk Producers Federation in hailing the reintroduction in Congress of the…

Land Stewardship Project Wants More CRP Expansion

U.S. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced USDA is opening enrollment in the Conservation Reserve Program with higher payment rates,…

SB 55 Task Force Studying SD Universities

The Joint Committee on Appropriations of the South Dakota legislature got an update on the SB55 task force at their meeting Friday in Pierre

The Yankton City Commission to Talk Medical Marijuana Again

The Yankton City Commission will hold another work session Monday night about medical marijuana.

Transportation Secretary Touts Rural Advantages Of Infrastructure Bill

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is taking a lead in making the case for President Joe Biden’s infrastructure package in rural…

New Regents Named

Former legislator Tim Rave of Baltic has been appointed to the Board of Regents by Governor Kristi Noem.

New Superintendent Hired for the Freeman Public School District

The Freeman Public School Board has voted to hire Jacob Tietje as their new Superintendent. He is currently the high school principal at the Fairmont Minnesota Area School.

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MEDICAL MARIJUANA RIFT WIDENS AS OVERSIGHT PANEL CONFUSES AND UPSETS INDUSTRY WITH SLATE OF MOTIONS

PIERRE, S.D. (Joshua Haiar-South Dakota Searchlight) – The rift between an oversight committee and the state’s medical marijuana industry widened Tuesday…

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NEBRASKA GOVERNOR SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDER BANNING MEDICAID PAYMENTS TO PLANNED PARENTHOOD

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) — Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen signed an executive order Thursday cutting off Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood,…

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NINE INDICTED IN DAVISON COUNTY FOR COCAINE DISTRIBUTION

MITCHELL, S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley says nine people have been indicted in connection with a cocaine…

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NEBRASKA ATTORNEY GENERAL RESPONDS TO ACCUSATIONS OF RETALIATION AGAINST OMAHA TRIBE OVER MEDICAL MARIJUANA

LINCOLN, Neb. (WOWT) – Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers said Wednesday that the Omaha Tribe’s proposed tax compact was too…

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AARP SOUTH DAKOTA AND ATTORNEY GENERAL’S CONSUMER PROTECTION DIVISION MAKING PEOPLE AWARE OF COSTLY SCAMS

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – As part of a joint effort with the Attorney General’s Office, AARP South Dakota has…