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Another Strong Month for Yankton City Sales Taxes

Another positive monthly report on sales taxes.

Nexus Groundbreaking in Norfolk

Northeast Community College in Norfolk held the official groundbreaking Thursday for the Phase One expansion of their vet tech and farm operations

Buying Green Electricity

Some electric customers now have the option to power their home or business with one hundred percent renewable energy.

South Dakota Cattlemen’s President Says U.S. Meat Is Safe Despite Tainted Mexican Imports

A report earlier this week that tainted meat from Mexico got into the U.S. may not be the whole story.…

White House Coronavirus Task Force says SD is a COVID-19 Hotspot

A report from the White House Coronavirus Task Force says South Dakota had the second highest rate of new cases in the country and was in the red zone for positive test rates.

Hindsight Aids Reaction to Presidential Comments

President Trump told journalist Bob Woodward in March he publicly downplayed the dangers of the coronavirus as it spread around the world to avoid a panic.

NCBA And PLC Wants Grizzly Bears Delisted From The Endangered Species Act

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association along with the Public Lands Council says it’s time the grizzly bears are delisted from…

Name Released in Hughes County Fatal Crash

A Pierre man has been identified as the person who died Saturday night in a one-vehicle crash in Pierre.

American Pork Exports On A Record Pace

United States pork exports record pace is continuing to accelerate and add value to pork producer’s bottom lines. That’s despite…

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