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One Dead in Lincoln County Crash

One man died Tuesday night in a two-vehicle crash south of Sioux Falls. Names of the three people involved have…

Name Released in Pennington County Fatal Crash

A 20-year-old Rapid City, S.D. woman has died from injuries sustained in an Oct. 31, 2022 pedestrian-vehicle crash. Preliminary crash…

Jacks Men Beat Boise State at the Buzzer

The South Dakota State men’s basketball team looked like it was heading towards a second consecutive overtime contest in just…

Fall Fertilization

Farmers are wrapping up with harvest and taking advantage of the nice weather and applying fertilizer.  Leah Ten Napel serves…

Ag Economy Outlook

As farmers wrap up this year’s harvest, they are already beginning to look ahead for the next crop season.  However,…

Senator Jean Hunhoff Wins Re-election in District 18

Republican Senator Jean Hunhoff of Yankton won reelection to the District 18 Senate seat. She defeated democrat Fred Bender by…

SD Governor Kristi Noem Wins Re-election

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem easily won re-election with a sixty two to thirty five percent margin over democrat Jamie…

SD Senator John Thune Re-elected to Fourth Term

South Dakota Senator John Thune won a historic fourth term in the US Senate with a seventy to twenty six…

Representative Mike Stevens Re-elected from District 18

Republican Representative Mike Stevens of Yankton won reelection and led all four candidates with thirty two percent of the vote.…

Close Races Mark Election

Yankton County voters returned one incumbent to the county commission and elected two newcomers. Incumbent republican Dan Klimisch led all…

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