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Watching New Weather System

Wintery weather conditions are expected in parts of our listening area over the next few days.

CRP and Drought talk

How has CRP changed over time since it was first introduced in 1985?

AAA Halloween Safety

As Halloween approaches, AAA South Dakota reminds ghosts and goblins, trick-or-treaters, parents, and party goers too, of the dangerous traffic…

October 25, 2023 News Round-Up

PIERRE, SD – Federal investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration are in Pierre to…

Reaction to Commodity Credit Corporation Funds

The USDA announced it will make funds available thru the Commodity Credit Corporation for regional ag promotion programs to help…

USDA offers more investments

The USDA is providing $2.3 Billion to help American producers maintain and develop markets for their commodities and use U.S.…

U.S. Harvest moves quickly

A much faster than normal soybean harvest is shaping up.

More CRP Acres?

The USDA recently invested $1.77 billion this year to producers for CRP land. We get reaction to that investment.

October 24, 2023 News Round-Up

LINCOLN COUNTY, SD – One person died this afternoon in a one-vehicle crash 4 miles north of Lennox, S.D. The…

Rodents not welcomed on the Family Farm!

Rodents are not the Farm Family’s Friend.

Recent Headlines

22 hours ago in Local

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…

23 hours 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…

23 hours ago in Local

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…

5 days 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…

5 days ago in Local

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…