Mixed Messages for School Restart

School officials are getting mixed messages about safely returning students and staff to classes in the middle of the pandemic.

The Yankton City Commission Budget Workshop on the Weekend File

The Yankton City Commission held a budget workshop this week where they heard details of the proposed spending plan for 2021.

Getting Used to Face Masks in School

The Yankton School Board voted this week to require all staff and students to wear face masks when classes resume next month.

South Dakota Dairy Producers President Says Federal Milk Marketing Orders Need Updating

The American Farm Bureau’s Federal Milk Marketing Order Working group released their recommendations this week on priorities for milk pricing…

Special Session Talk

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem had a conference call with legislative leaders this week to talk about the federal funds the state has received and the possibility of a special session.

Study Shows Pollinators And Bees Enhance Crop Yields

A recently released U.S. based study shows that a lack of bees in agricultural areas is limiting the supplies of…

Nebraska State Senators Determine Packing Plant Worker Legislation Not Needed

Nebraska State Senators voted to deny a hearing on a bill brought forward by Senator Tony Vargas to give meat…

STC Official Says House Passage Of WRDA Legislation Positive

The U.S. House has passed the 2020 Water Resources Development Act Legislation. Soy Transportation Coalition Executive Director Mike Steenhoek says…

No Real Threat to Delay the Election

President Trump got attention when he tweeted out a question about delaying the November election because of fears of fraud connected to mail in ballots.

SD Senate Candidate Has Big Challenge Ahead

Dan Ahlers of Dell Rapids is the democratic challenger to republican incumbent Senator Mike Rounds in the fall.