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Republicans Upset with Senate Suspension Process

The investigation of Senator Julia Frye-Mueller of Rapid City is not setting well with many republicans across the state. The…

SD Legislators Hear Prison Problems

Members of the Joint Committee on Appropriations of the South Dakota legislature heard more about issues in the state prisons.…

Quick Fading La Nina?

Climate watchers are puzzled by what seems to be a quick fade of La Nina. That’s the cooling of the…

What’s going on with the Risk Management Agency?

What’s going on with the Risk Management Agency? We put that question to Marcia Bunger, Administrator of the RMA and…

Avoiding a Crisis over the Debt Ceiling

Many republicans in the US House want to use the impending debt ceiling deadline as a lever to push for…

SD House Committee Passes Medicaid Job Amendment

The South Dakota House State Affairs Committee approved a constitutional amendment that would allow the state to require some Medicaid…

Staying Healthy This Winter

Medical folks are seeing lots of people with winter bugs including the flu, RSV and Covid-19. Liz Healy, infection control…

We find out more about Solar Power

While attending the Sioux Falls Farm Show last week, we found out more about Solar Power and how it’s becoming…

Cattle Producers are heading toward a big convention

Cattle producers are heading to New Orleans for the NCBA’s Annual Convention and Dan Halstrom, President & CEO of the…

USDA announces more investments

Rural power providers are getting help from the USDA to modernize their systems, as a result of a USDA Investment…

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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…