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Police Reform Bills Delayed

Bills to reform policing across the country in the wake of the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis have gotten stuck in Congress.

Nebraska Tracking Coronavirus Infections in Long Term Care Facilities

Cases of coronavirus continue to spread in long term care facilities in Nebraska, but the rate seems to be slowing.

Nebraska Farmer Pleased Supreme Court Rules Against Keystone XL Project

The United States Supreme Court has handed down another setback to the Keystone XL pipeline project. It kept in place…

CorTrust Bank Named “Best in South Dakota”

For the second year in a row, CorTrust Bank has been named “Best Bank in South Dakota” by Forbes Magazine. That was based on a survey of bank customers in each state.

SD Senator Mike Rounds Doubts Russian Bounties in Afghanistan

SD Senator Mike Rounds doubts stories about bounties in Afghanistan

ASA Calls On EPA To Reject Retroactive SRE Waiver Requests

The American Soybean Association has written to the EPA administrator asking him to reject the 52 small refiner waiver requests…

Cattle Presidents Differ On Need For RFID Tags

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is taking public comment until October 5 on the transition to Radio Frequency Identification only…

STC Executive Says House Transportation Bill Faces Up Hill Battle

Just ahead of the July 4th holiday, the U.S. House approved a $1.5 trillion dollar infrastructure bill. It includes fixes…

Names Released in Tripp County Fatal Accident

A 41-year-old man has been identified as the person who died early Saturday morning in a vehicle-pedestrian crash west of Winner.

South Dakota Legislators Waiting for Federal Funding Rules

The State of South Dakota got over one billion dollars from the federal government to pay for coronavirus related costs.

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