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SD Legislators Looking for an Exit Plan

South Dakota legislators will be scrambling to find compromises on taxes and spending to wrap up the final day of…

SD Senator Mike Rounds Questions Fed Board Inflation Policy

Jerome Powell, Chair of the Federal Reserve, appeared before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs CommitteE. Committee member, South…

Yankton County Commission Signs on to Joint Powers Amendment

The Yankton County Commission agreed to back a loan application for needed upgrades at the shared landfill north of Vermillion.…

Senators Back Foreign Tech Ban Bill

South Dakota Senator John Thune along with Virginia Senator Mark Warner introduced the Restricting the Emergence of Security Threats that…

SD House Fails Veto Override

In a session where fellow Republicans have rebuked her on several pieces of key legislation, Governor Kristi Noem chalked up…

Legislative Experience

This is the first term in the South Dakota legislature for District 18 Representative Julie Auch of Lesterville. She says…

Getting ready for Commodity Classic

Delegates are preparing for Commodity Classic, and we talk with Scott Stahl, Past President of the South Dakota Corn Growers…

Drought conditions improving

Is it possible the two-year drought coverage record has come to an end? We talk with Brad Rippey, USDA Meteorologist.

SD Senator Mike Rounds Introduces Bill Banning Foreign Ag Land Ownership

Ownership of ag land by foreigners, especially Chinese has become a hot button issue. South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds says…

Jacks Beat Omaha for Summit League Championship

The Jackrabbits are going back to the Big Dance. No. 1 seed South Dakota State put the exclamation point on…

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