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SD Tech Ed Board to Look at Rising Tuition

At a time when South Dakota businesses are looking for a rapid expansion in highly trained workers, tech school tuition has ballooned.

Natural Gas Expected to Fuel More Power Plants

South Dakota Public Utilities Commission Chair Kristie Fiegen is a member of the Public Interest Advisory Committee of the Gas Technology Institute, based in suburban Chicago.

SD Lawmaker Wants to Hear from Lagging School Districts

About three dozen South Dakota school districts could face penalties because they missed a formula to pay their teachers.

Raising Awareness of Spina Bifida

About five-percent of all Iowans are born with the condition called spina bifida, a congenital disorder

Nebraska Needs More Mental Health Professionals

Nebraska has a shortage of mental health professionals, both rural and urban.

Vikings Knock Out Rodgers, Packers

Harrison Smith led Minnesota’s defense in a thorough dismantling of Green Bay, as the Vikings knocked Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers out of the game on Sunday with a broken collarbone during a 23-10 victory that drastically altered the course of the NFC North.

Nebraska Finds A.D.

Nebraska has chosen Washington State athletics director Bill Moos to head its sports program.

Streveler Shines Again

South Dakota senior quarterback Chris Streveler has been named both the Missouri Valley Football Conference Offensive Player of the Week and FCS National Performer of the Week by the College Football Performance Awards.

UNI Spoils Hobo Day

South Dakota State dug itself an early hole with multiple uncharacteristic mistakes on special teams and couldn’t recover in dropping a 38-18 Hobo Day decision to Northern Iowa in Missouri Valley Football Conference action Saturday afternoon.

Coyotes Win First Showdown

Reigning Summit League Offensive Player of the Week Hayley Dotseth and senior Meagan Kerns powered the offense for South Dakota to a 3-0 volleyball victory over South Dakota State Friday with scores of 25-16, 25-17, and 25-17.

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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…

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SOUTH DAKOTA (Tim Henderson / Stateline) – September unemployment rates rose in 25 states and fell in 21 compared with…

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DUSTY JOHNSON WANTS TO IMPROVE SD EDUCATION WITH ‘STRONG SCHOOLS’ PLAN

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – This week, Dusty Johnson announced his “Strong Schools” Plan to improve education in South Dakota.…

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PIERRE, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – On December 13, the South Dakota Departments of Education and Labor and Regulation celebrated…