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Four Residents Out Following Apartment Fire

Yankton firefighters were called to an apartment fire last evening in the 900 block of Walnut Street.

Farm Group Outlines Ag Priorities For New Congress And President

With the 2020 election now history, Minnesota Farmers Union members are focusing on ag policy for the incoming Presidential Administration…

Senate Leader Pushing For Quick Passage Of Ag Appropriations Bill

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he intends to pass all FY21 appropriations bills before December 11. Included in that…

Jean Hunhoff Named Chair of the SD Senate Appropriations Committee

As committee assignments were handed out for the 2021 session of the South Dakota legislature, Representative Jean Hunhoff, who will be moving to the Senate, was named Chair of the Appropriations Committee

NCBA Official Says Committee Followed Proper Process With Dietary Guidelines

The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee will be issuing its recommendations on dietary guidelines next month. Every five years the Committee…

National Pork Board Launches New Tool For Tracking Foreign Animal Diseases

The National Pork Board has launched a new tool called AgView. It’s a new technology designed to help the U.S.…

New Manager at Lewis & Clark State Recreation Area

The Lewis & Clark State Recreation Area near Yankton, coming off another record year for visitation and camping, also has a new manager.

SD Congressman Dusty Johnson Defends President Trump’s Election Challenges

President Trump and his legal team continue to question election results in several states as they work to close the vote gap with former Vice President Joe Biden.

Farm Bureau Priority for New Administration Is Trade

Priorities of the American Farm Bureau with the new Joe Biden administration includes expanding trade and market access, rural broadband,…

Pay Raise for Yankton Police

The Yankton City Commission this week approved a pay raise for police officers which would be above and beyond the increase all city workers got.

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