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Governor Dayton Calls on Lawmakers to Approve Grant Funding for Suicide Prevention Lifeline

Governor Dayton Calls on Lawmakers to Approve Grant Funding for Suicide Prevention Lifeline

Showdown in Iowa Statehouse Over Tax Plans Enters New Phase

Showdown in Iowa Statehouse Over Tax Plans Enters New Phase

Late Winter, Slow Spring

The bad news is that winter doesn’t want to go away, the good news is it doesn’t look like drought is likely this year.

SD GOP Congressional Candidate Shantel Krebs Urges Patience on Tariffs

Pork producers have been hit with a twenty-five percent import tariff by China, and soybean producers could soon be in the same spot.

SD Senator Mike Rounds; President Right in Syria Attack

South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds says President Trump had to respond with force in Syria after a reported chemical attack

New Leader, Name Change for SDSU Journalism Program

Lyle Olson, who has been the interim head for the Department of Journalism and Mass Communications at South Dakota State University, has been named the founding director of the School of Communications and Journalism.

Fentanyl Drug Bust Raises Alarms

The amount and types of drugs found in a Yankton bust is raising alarms.

South Dakota Seeing Surge in Wind Power Projects

The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission has three pending applications for large wind power projects. Two in the northeast, and one near the Black Hills.

Child Abuse Cases Jump in Minnesota

In 2017 child abuse cases in Minnesota jumped 25 percent.

Iowa Board of Regents Approve Tentative Tuition Hikes

The Iowa Board of Regents approved the first reading of proposed tuition increases of nearly four percent for Iowa State University and the University of Iowa and nearly three-percent for U-N-I.

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SOUTH DAKOTA OPEN MEETINGS, VIOLATIONS FOUND AND TASK FORCE FORMED

PIERRE, S.D. (South Dakota Searchlight /Joshua Haiar) – The Lincoln County Commission violated South Dakota’s open-meetings laws when three commissioners attended…

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IOWA NURSING HOME OWNER FACES 17 CLAIMS OVER RESIDENT DEATHS OR HARM

WEST DES MOINES, IA (Iowa Capitol Dispatch) – An Iowa nursing home company has faced at least 17 wrongful-death and…

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NORTHWESTERN ENERGY PLANS SECOND NATURAL GAS PLANT IN ABERDEEN AS ELECTRICITY DEMAND GROWS

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Makenzie Huber / South Dakota Searchlight) – NorthWestern Energy is planning to build a second natural gas plant to…

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CANDIDATES COULD PAY THEIR WAY ONTO BALLOT UNDER IDEA PROPOSED BY SOUTH DAKOTA’S TOP ELECTION OFFICIAL

PIERRE, S.D. (Joshua Haiar / South Dakota Searchlight) – South Dakota’s top election official floated potential legislation Tuesday that would allow…

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GOVERNOR LARRY RHODEN ANNOUNCES BID FOR RE-ELECTION

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – Governor Larry Rhoden announced his bid for re-election on Tuesday. The Governor stood before his…