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EPA Possibly Considering Label Change For E 15

The Environmental Protection Agency is mulling over a potential label change for E15 at gas pumps. An announcement could come…

District 18 Senate Candidates Support In-Person Legislative Session

South Dakota legislative leaders will meet after the election to decide how to conduct the 2021 session, in person, remote or a combination.

SD Governor Kristi Expects Covid Surge to Continue

COVID-19 cases continue to surge in South Dakota with now over twelve thousand active cases.

K – 12 Connect Program to Help Students and Schools

The State of South Dakota is launching the “K-12 Connect” program which will provide free internet service to eligible students and their families for the rest of the school year.

Pandemic Creates Uncertainty For U.S. Cattle Beef Trade

United States trade officials have been busy this year working on several bilateral trade pacts. National Cattlemen’s Beef Associations Senior…

Federal Agencies De List The Gray Wolf From The Endangered Species Act

Interior Department officials along with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service held a meeting in Minnesota Thursday and announced that…

Transportation Official Says Port Damage Being Assessed From ZETA

Hurricane Zeta which became a category two storm with 100 mile per hour winds on Wednesday hit the Mississippi Gulf…

La Nina Expected to Linger into Spring

The latest advisory from the Climate Prediction Center says that a La Nina has developed in the Pacific Ocean and is expected to linger into the spring.

Names Released in Jones County Crash

A Breckenridge, CO man has been identified as the person who died Saturday afternoon in a one-vehicle crash near Murdo.

SD Governor Kristi Noem “Didn’t Feel Threatened” at Maine Rally

A man was arrested at a rally in Maine where SD Governor Kristi Noem was speaking

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