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Lynx Deal For Duo

The Minnesota Lynx acquired Stephanie Talbot from Phoenix and Alaina Coates from Chicago in two separate trades on Tuesday for draft picks next year.

Infrastructure Plan Moving Forward With Focus on Funding

President Donald Trump and Congressional leaders are scheduled to meet again to discuss an infrastructure plan. This week the focus…

NASDA Working with USDA on Hemp Rules

USDA is developing a regulatory framework for industrial hemp production as directed under the 2018 Farm Bill and will likely…

South Dakota Corn Planting Historically Slow

South Dakota corn planting is at the slowest pace since 1995 and with the continued wet forecast farmers will have…

Minnesota Legislature Reaches Budget Agreement with Governor

The 2019 Minnesota legislature adjourned Monday night after Governor Tim Walz and state legislative leaders reached a compromise on a…

Center for Consumer Freedom Wants IRS and FBI to Investigate Animal Rights Groups

The Center for Consumer Freedom, a non-profit organization, has filed complaints with the Internal Revenue Service and the Federal Bureau…

Coyotes Capture Summit Cup

In one of the tightest races since The Summit League Commissioner’s Cup was formed in 1996, South Dakota edged South Dakota State by a single point as their men’s and women’s programs garnered 90 points between them to capture the athletic department’s first cup.

Mandating Free Speech on Campus

Under a bill passed by this year’s legislature, South Dakota universities will have to provide spaces and protections for free speech.

Sanford Underground Research Lab Preparing Major Expansion

Science continues at the Sanford Underground Research Facility, with a major expansion coming soon.

Senators to be Briefed on Iranian Threat

President Trump sharpened his rhetoric toward Iran with tweets suggesting the end of Iran as a country if they attack American forces in the middle east.

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WHAT DOES MARIJUANA RECLASSIFICATION MEAN FOR SOUTH DAKOTA?

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – President Trump’s executive order to reschedule marijuana from a Schedule 1 to a…

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – On Monday, Governor Rhoden announced a $200,000 grant from the Future Fund for…

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SOUTH DAKOTA (Molly Wetsch / South Dakota News Watch) – Five months after Operation: Prairie Thunder officially began, the South Dakota…

1 month ago in Local

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE ECONOMIST SAYS FARM ECONOMY HAS HELD BACK SALES TAX REVENUES

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Joshua Haiar / South Dakota Searchlight) – South Dakota’s State Economist Derek Johnson told the state Banking…

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PIERRE, S.D. (John Hult / South Dakota Searchlight) – The South Dakota Department of Public Safety says a saturation patrol…