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US Senate Campaign Themes

South Dakota democratic Senate Candidate Brian Bengs is homing in on campaign themes for his race against republican incumbent Senator…

Natural Gas Pains

While we are dealing with late summer heat, there is concern about the costs and availability of natural gas for…

Improving South Dakota Elections

Monae Johnson, the republican candidate for South Dakota Secretary of State says she is running to improve the operations of…

Good Deal on Dual Credits

Dual credit courses offer high school students a chance to build up class credits that apply to state universities at…

Running for SD School & Public Lands

Current republican state Senator Brock Greenfield of Clark is running for Commissioner of School & Public Lands. He says he…

One Dead in Pennington County Crash

One man died late Saturday night in a motorcycle crash north of Hill City. The name of the person involved…

Dealing with Dual Credits

Dual credit courses for high school students are a bargain for them and their parents. Those are courses taken in…

Questions About Top Secret Documents

The Department of Justice continues to investigate how and why so many top secret and classified documents were found at…

Businesses Hit by Rising Property Taxes

An interim committee of the South Dakota legislature is looking again at the structure of property tax and the burden…

Traveling in Spite of High Gas Costs

When gas prices spiked just under five dollars a gallon in June, it was feared that would punch a hole…

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