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One Dead in Moody County Crash

One man has died in a one-vehicle crash that was reported early Wednesday morning south of Colman. The name of…

Pork Board Task Force Focuses On Foreign Diseases

National Pork Board’s foreign animal disease research task force brings insights into the pork industry from veterinarians, producers and industry…

Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts on Trade Mission to the UK & Ireland

Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts is leading a trade mission to the United Kingdom and Ireland. He says they have been…

Nebraska State Fair Begins

The Nebraska State Fair begins today (Thursday) and continues through Labor Day.  Fair officials are excited for the return of…

Minnesota Dairy Crowns 69th Princess Kay of the Milky Way

Rachel Rynda (RIN-da), a 19-year-old college student from Montgomery, Minnesota, representing Le Sueur County, was crowned the 69th Princess Kay…

Gregory County Pumped Storage Project Files Application

A massive power production project that would build a large reservoir on the west bank of the Missouri River is…

Corrections Job Vacancies Continue

The interim Appropriations Committee of the South Dakota legislature heard about long term worker shortages in the state’s prisons. Corrections…

Cost of Impeachment

The South Dakota legislature spent over three hundred sixty-eight thousand dollars for the Impeachment investigation and trial of former Attorney…

Protecting South Dakota’s Water Resources

The major drought underway in most of the western parts of the US show the value of water and resource…

Funding for Community Service Providers Reviewed

A review is underway of the support used and needed by community service providers in South Dakota. Senator Jean Hunhoff…

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