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Nebraska State Patrol Troopers Find 20 Pounds of Meth

Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested two people after finding over 20 pounds of suspected methamphetamine during an…

Names Released in Hanson County Fatal Crash

A Salem, S.D., woman has been identified as the person who died Tuesday afternoon in a one-vehicle crash northeast of…

Concern Over FBI Search of Trump Property

The FBI search of President Trumps residence in Florida has republicans fired up. Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts says more information…

SD Appropriations Committee Asking about ARPA

The Joint Committee on Appropriations of the South Dakota legislature will meet next week in Pierre. Co-chair, Senator Jean Hunhoff…

Ag Tech Depends on Broadband

Highlighting technology on farms was one of the features of the Governors Forum on Agriculture at Dakotafest this week. Governor…

Warm & Dry in the Outlooks

The climate outlook for the next few months continues to be more of the same. Brian Fuchs, with the Drought…

Farm Bill Important to Food Programs

While much of the focus on the next Farm Bill will be on production agriculture, a major piece of that…

SD Democratic Governor Candidate Jamie Smith at Farm Bill Forum

Among those in the audience for the Farm Bill Forum at Dakotafest yesterday (Wednesday) was democratic Governor Candidate Jamie Smith….…

SD Congressman Dusty Johnson Running to November

Despite have nominal opposition in November, South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson is running hard, making lots of stops at fairs…

Not Much Interest in this IRA

Congress passed and President Biden signed the seven hundred forty billion dollar “Inflation Reduction Act” this week. South Dakota Senator…

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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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ICE’S YEAR IN SOUTH DAKOTA, FROM SMALL TOWNS TO OPERATION: PRAIRIE THUNDER

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…