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ITC to Hold Hearing on Economic Impacts of USMCA, R-CALF to Comment

Next month, the International Trade Commission will be holding a public hearing on their investigation into the economic impacts of…

NFU Submits Comments to EPA on CAFE and GHG Standards

The National Farmers Union submitted public comments to the Environmental Protection Agency on their proposed rule to amend certain existing…

Farm Groups File Court Petition Against MPCA

The Minnesota Milk Producers Association and six other state farm groups have filed a court petition against the State Pollution…

SD Senator John Thune; Little Progress in Trade Talks with China

Trade talks between the US and China have not made any progress in the stand off that developed after President Trump imposed billions of dollars of tariffs.

Bankers Say Expect More Interest Rate Hikes

The Federal Reserve has raised short term interest rates three times this year, and signaled there will be more hikes next year.

Northern Natural Gas Changes Could Lead to Expanded Service

More natural gas is needed for economic expansion in southeast South Dakota, but contracts for that gas have to be signed before any expansion is possible.

Cold October May Mean Warmer November

A colder than normal October may lead to above normal temperatures in November.

Drivers Beware, Deer on the Move

The next several weeks is a critical time for all drivers

Sport Fish Numbers Increasing in the Missouri River

State environmental officials plan to monitor sport fish in the Missouri River despite closing Iowa’s only monitoring station on the river earlier this month

Two Dead in McPherson County Crash

Two children died and four other people were injured in a two-vehicle crash that occurred Sunday afternoon west of Leola.

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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…

1 week ago in Local

GOVERNOR RHODEN ANNOUNCES $200,000 GRANT SUPPORTING KEEP FARMERS FARMING PROGRAM

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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ICE’S YEAR IN SOUTH DAKOTA, FROM SMALL TOWNS TO OPERATION: PRAIRIE THUNDER

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

2 weeks 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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STATE SPENDS $43,000 IN TROOPER OVERTIME FOR OPERATION PRAIRIE THUNDER

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