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The Weekend File – The Yankton School Board & New Drug Policy

Welcome to the Weekend File, a public affairs presentation of WNAX News. The Yankton School Board got an update their…

SDSU Men Roll Over Omaha

South Dakota State led from start to finish as the Jackrabbits defeated Omaha 91-70 in Summit League men’s basketball Saturday…

SDSU Women Beat Omaha on Senior Day

South Dakota State women’s basketball sent it seniors out of Frost on a high notes Saturday afternoon with an 87-54…

SD House Defeats Vaccine Conscience Bill

South Dakotans will not be able to claim a conscience exemption from taking an employer-mandatory COVID-19 shot. The House defeated…

Names Released in Union County Fatal Crash

A Crofton Nebraska man has been identified as the person who died Tuesday afternoon in a three-vehicle crash east of…

Using ARPA Dollars for SD Water Projects

Legislators are making plans to use unallocated federal pandemic funds. Senator Helene Duhamel of Rapid City says there are some…

Tax Cut Bills Moving Through the SD Legislature

Various tax cut bills are starting to work their way through the South Dakota legislative process. A bill to cut…

Cool, Wet Trend to Continue into Spring

A long cool spring is looming in front of us if the forecasts follow through. Becky Bollinger, assistant Colorado State…

SD Food Need Continues

The need for food continues to rise. Stacey Andernacht with Feeding South Dakota says they felt the demand last year….…

Good Exports and Concerns about the Bird Flu

We are showing record export business from last year, but we have concerns about the possibility of the Bird Flu…

Recent Headlines

5 days 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…

5 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…

5 days 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…

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…