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Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen Names New Adjutant General

Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen named a new adjutant General of the Nebraska National Guard on Friday. Pillen praised retiring Adjutant…

Funding for Cedar-Knox Rural Water Vetoed

Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen vetoed a bill that would have provided seven million dollars for the Cedar-Knox Rural Water System.…

Challenge to the SD Board of Regents

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has challenged the Board of Regents to increase university graduation rates to sixty five percent,…

The Weekend FIle – The Yankton City Commission & Outside Agencies

Welcome to the Weekend File, a public affairs presentation of WNAX News. Each year the Yankton City Commission considers a…

Chasing a Water Plant Leak

A major pipe in the Yankton Water Treatment plant has sprung a leak, but there are work arounds in place.…

Default Debate Fallout

With no agreement yet in sight between Congress and the White House over the federal debt ceiling, there is concern…

Shaping a Lewis & Clark Lake Sediment Plan

Plans to deal with sediment flowing into Lewis & Clark Lake near Yankton are slowly evolving. Paul Boyd with the…

Tracking SD Tech College Grads

The South Dakota Technical College Board got an update on how graduates of the four schools are doing. Deputy Director…

Construction Catching Up on New Vermillion Elementary School

Improved weather has helped pick up the pace of construction of the new elementary school in Vermillion. Superintendent Damon Alvey…

Watching our Topsoil Moisture Levels

Dryness in several states is behind in topsoil moisture levels despite the fact some areas received some much-needed rain, but…

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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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