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Expensive Winter for the City of Yankton

With record snow in January, Yankton City Manager Amy Leon says clearing all of that is getting expensive…. With milder…

District 18 Representative Julie Auch Critical of SD Senate Censure Action

Senator Julie Frye-Mueller of Rapid City was censured by the Senate following a hearing into her interactions with a legislative…

SD House Education Committee Kills Free Lunch Bill

The South Dakota House Education Committee debated a bill MondaY that would have provided free lunches to all public-school students.…

Another Year of Below Normal Runoff into the Missouri River Basin

The Corps of Engineers updated prediction for runoff into the Missouri River basin continues to lag behind normal. Ryan Larsen…

Candidate Files for Yankton School Board

Jacklyn Mueller of Yankton has filed petitions for a soon to be open seat on the Yankton School Board. She…

Figuring SD Revenues

The Revenue Projection Subcommittee of the South Dakota legislature will meet this week. Appropriations Committee Chair, Senator Jean Hunhoff of…

Dealing Over the Debt

The US Treasury is warning that the federal government may hit the debt ceiling of just over thirty-one trillion dollars…

SD Legislators to Hear Free Lunch Bill

A bill that would provide free lunches for public school students will be in front of the South Dakota House…

Seeing an increase in No-Till

We are seeing an increase in the No-Till farming practices according to the Southeast Research Farm with South Dakota State…

Tour thru Brazil

Today we get a tour around Brazil with a company from the Midwest.

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