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New Bills, Old Bills Prepared for the 2020 South Dakota Legislative Session

Lawmakers are making plans for the start of the South Dakota legislative session next week.

Auctioneers Contest Held At Stockmen’s Livestock In Yankton

The best auctioneers in the business competed yesterday in the midwestern regional qualifying event for the World Livestock Auctioneer Championship.…

Near Record Run Off Year in the Missouri River Basin

Runoff last year into the Missouri River came very close to tying a record.

NPPC Officials Say Impossible Pork Is Impossible

The National Pork Producers Council has called out Impossible Foods for misnaming its plant-based products designed to mimic real pork…

Yankton County Commission to Reach Out to Unhappy Townships

While it wasn’t on the agenda for the Yankton County Commission this week, the potential loss of four townships was on the minds of commissioners.

US House to Debate War Powers Resolution

In the wake of the exchange of hostilities between the US and Iran, the US House is going to debate a resolution that would limit the ability of the President to take further military action.

SD Public Utilities Commission Grants Waiver to Wind Power Production Project

The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission has given a wind developer more time to install noise controls on a project in the northeast part of the state.

Jacks Rally Past Denver

The Jackrabbit men’s basketball team shook off a rocky start Wednesday to win its third-straight, a road victory over Denver 80-68.

Cyclones Routed By Kansas

Devon Dotson had 20 points and six assists, David McCormack added 16 points and seven rebounds and No. 3 Kansas routed Iowa State 79-53.

Good News, Bad News For Vikings

Both No. 6 seeds advanced to the divisional round of the playoffs for the second year in a row, marking the first time that’s happened in consecutive seasons since the NFL instituted the current 12-team format in 1990.

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