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New Executive Director for MSAC

The Missouri Sedimentation Action Coalition has named Scott Kostal of Springfield as their Executive Director. He takes over for Sandy…

Clay County Jail & Law Enforcement Center on the Fast Track

Voters in Clay County approved a thirty nine million dollar bond issue last month for construction of a joint law…

SD House GOP Organizing Ahead of the Session

Majority republicans in the South Dakota House are working to be organized before the 2023 session starts. Incoming Speaker-pro-tem, Representative…

Lake Area Traffic Study Critical for Yankton County

The South Dakota Department of Transportation is doing a traffic study in and around the Lewis & Clark Lake area…

South Dakota & the B-21 Raider Bomber

South Dakota Senator John Thune spoke on the Senate floor about the importance of Ellsworth Air Force Base, its airmen,…

SD Board of Regents Meeting in Rapid City

The South Dakota Board of Regents will meet this week at the School of Mines in Rapid City. Board President…

The Weekend File – Improvements to Riverside Baseball Park

The Yankton City Commission had a long discussion this week about an improvement plan for the Riverside Baseball Park requested…

Name Released in Tripp County Fatal Crash

A Burke, S.D., man has been identified as the person who died Monday morning in a one-vehicle crash south of…

Jacks Men Stumble at Kent State

Kent State scored the game’s opening 11 points and never led by less than eight as the Golden Flashes earned…

Nebraska School Aid Reform Committee

Nebraska Governor-elect Jim Pillen has put together a school finance reform committee to provide recommendations on how to update the…

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