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Small Fire Causes Damage to Yankton Middle School

A small fire caused smoke and water damage to some areas of Yankton Middle School. Assistant Fire Chief Larry Nickels…

Name Released in Lawrence County Fatal Crash

A Wausau, WI man has been identified as the person who died early Sunday morning in a motorcycle crash west…

Multiple Fatalities Reported in Laurel Nebraska

The Nebraska State Patrol is investigating a situation with multiple fatalities that occurred in Laurel, Nebraska Thursday morning. The situation…

Powering Up for Electric Vehicles

Electric utilities are anticipating increasing power demands as more electric vehicles hit the road. Tom Glanzer with Northwestern Energy says…

SD Board of Regents Holding Summer Retreat at Lewis & Clark Resort

The South Dakota Board of Regents are holding their summer retreat at Lewis & Clark Resort west of Yankton. Regents…

Gaining Momentum from Kansas Vote

Voters in Kansas this week rejected a constitutional amendment that would have placed severe restrictions on the ability of people…

Clay County Commission Approves $42 Million Dollar Jail Bond Issue

The Clay County Commission this week approved an almost forty-three million dollar bond issue for a new jail and law…

SD PUC Holding Open Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Docket

The application and approval process for Summit Carbon Solutions proposed carbon dioxide pipeline will apparently stretch on. South Dakota Public…

Political Lines Further Apart

Political lines continue to be drawn and sometimes further apart in the country. South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson says the…

Joint Education Convention

The joint convention of the Associated School Boards and the School Administrators of South Dakota will be held in Sioux…

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