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Insurance Coverage is important

While visiting with producers at some of the area farm shows, we found out that Insurance Coverage is important, especially…

Open Slots in the SDSU College of Nursing

Attracting and training nurses was the goal of an expansion program funded by the South Dakota legislature. Christina Plemmons, associate…

Another Decline in the Winter Wheat Conditions Ratings

The USDA released their Weekly Crop Progress and Conditions Report late Monday Afternoon indicating the Condition of the Winter Wheat…

Conservation Investments in Iowa

The USDA’s Ag Secretary issued a series of announcements in Iowa focusing on renewed conservation efforts.

Controlling Power Demand

Sioux Valley Energy, based in Colman, is now offering electric load management options for residential customers. Vice President of Operations…

Nebraska Senators Face All Day Debates

Nebraska Senators are back in Lincoln following the four day Easter break, ready to face the ongoing filibuster. District 40…

Dry Ground Soaking up Melting Snow

Warmer temperatures are rapidly melting the heavy snow cover across northern parts of South Dakota, adding to flood worries. Phil…

Yankton Positive Tax Trend Continues

The City of Yankton got another strong sales tax report in February. City Manager Amy Leon says it continues a…

SD Hospitals Benefit from Medicaid Expansion

The expansion of Medicaid services in South Dakota will become official on July first. Voters last November approved a constitutional…

Questioning US Defense Spending

The US spends almost nine hundred billion dollars a year on the defense budget but reports continue to say the…

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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…

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

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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…