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South Dakota Health Insurance Costs Soaring

Insurance costs for those on individual plans are soaring, and some people are doing without.

SD Governor Dennis Daugaard Preparing 2019 Budget Speech

Governor Dennis Daugaard is working on details of his budget, which he will deliver to the legislature on December fifth.

South Dakota Legislators Recommend Change to Four Year Terms

The Executive Board of the South Dakota Legislature is advancing a proposal to consider changing legislative terms to four years from the present two years.

Winter Weather Words Changing

The National Weather Service is making changes to some of their descriptions of winter weather.

Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse Warns Iowa Republicans

Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse warned against false idols, political tribalism and an addiction to “24/7 news cycles” during a speech in Iowa Saturday night.

Vikings Crush Rams

Latavius Murray rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns for Minnesota and the Vikings smothered the NFL’s highest-scoring offense in a 24-7 win over the Los Angeles Rams in a matchup of NFC division leaders.

MVFC Well Represented

The Missouri Valley Football Conference has tied an NCAA record (a record shared by CAA Football and the MVFC) with 5 teams in the 24-team FCS playoff field.

Jackrabbit Duo Honored

South Dakota State’s Taryn Christion and Cade Johnson are among the final weekly Missouri Valley Football Conference award recipients after helping lead the Jackrabbits to a 31-28 victory over in-state rival South Dakota in the Nov. 18 regular season finale.

Jacks Head To The Islands

South Dakota State heads for George Town, Grand Caymans this week for the 2017 Cayman Islands Classic.

Gophers, Huskers, Cyclones Win

Minnesota and Nebraska were among the winners in college basketball on Sunday.

Recent Headlines

17 hours ago in Local

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…

2 days ago in Local

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…

2 days ago in Local

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…

2 days ago in Local

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…