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Petition Drive Stepping Up

With the approval of language for their petition seeking to repeal the sales tax on groceries, “Dakotans for Health” will…

Our Nation’s Wheat Producers see some challenges

The USDA is expecting the 1.1-Billion Bushel Wheat Crop to be about 2% Percent more than last year according to…

Rapid Snowmelt Leads to Regional River Flooding

Rapid snowmelt last month led to high water and flooding on a number of regional rivers. Kevin Low with the…

Nebraska Senators Start Debate on Abortion & Transgender Issues

Nebraska Senators will start debate on two controversial issues being merged into one bill. District 40 Senator Barry DeKay of…

Bio Security Plans are important

Bio Security Plans are important for our producers as they help protect our producers themselves and the Ag Industry.

Field Work and Planting Conditions are good

The USDA released their Weekly Crop Progress and Conditions Report indicating 65% of the U.S. Corn crop has been planted…

Two Dead in Aurora County Crash

Two people died Saturday evening in a two-vehicle crash east of Plankinton. Names of the three persons involved have not…

Special Education Teachers in Short Supply

As the school year wraps up, many districts are scrambling to fill teaching positions for this fall. Wade Pogany, Executive…

SD Tourism Looks to Set Records

South Dakota Tourism Department Secretary Jim Hagen says they are aiming for more records this year. He says they came…

SD Businesses See Big Fee Cut

The South Dakota legislature this year passed a bill cutting the fees that businesses must pay into the unemployment trust…

Recent Headlines

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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…

3 days 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…

1 week 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…

1 week 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…