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South Dakota Falling Short in Mental Health Services

A legislative committee found mental health services falling short in South Dakota

South Dakota Legislative Committee to Hear Agland Study

An interim committee of the South Dakota legislature will meet Tuesday to get the final report on a new soil ratings study.

Fight Ahead over Minnesota Gas Tax Increase

Expect another fight over increasing the gas tax when Minnesota lawmakers return to Saint Paul in January

USDA Joining Fight Against Rural Opioid Addiction

The US Department of Agriculture has joined the battle against opioid addiction, which has been rapidly spreading to rural America.

Morningside Top Seed For Playoffs

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced the final field and the pairings for the first round of the NAIA Football Championship Series with Morningside as the top seed and Northwestern of Iowa also representing the GPAC.

Huskers, Hawkeyes Win

Nebraska and Iowa scored men’s basketball victories against non conference opponents.

USD Women Dominate

Four Coyotes scored in double figures as South Dakota handled Incarnate Word with a 96-43 home opening victory on Sunday in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center.

MVFC Honors Area Players

Weekly honors from the Missouri Valley Football Conference included awards for players from South Dakota and South Dakota State.

Wild Stay Hot

Mikael Granlund scored his 10th goal of the season in the third period to lift the Minnesota Wild over the St. Louis Blues 3-2.

SDSU Grapplers Drop Duel

South Dakota State’s Seth Gross began his national title defense with a first-period pin, but No. 11 Arizona State countered with three bonus-point victories of its own to defeat the 19th-ranked Jackrabbits, 30-9, in the season-opening dual for both squads before a crowd of 1,853 at the Sanford Pentagon.

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