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Lindsay Weber Named President of Avera St Benedict Health Center

Avera Health has named Lindsay Weber as the next President and C.E.O. of the Avera St Benedict Health Center in…

La Nina May Bring Tropical Moisture to the Northern Plains

Combine an ongoing La Nina with a predicted active Atlantic Ocean hurricane season and it may translate to more rain…

American Farm Bureau Supports Ocean Shipping Bill Signed By Biden

President Joe Biden signed into law the Ocean Shipping Reform Act and was applauded by the American Farm Bureau Federation. …

Minnesota Ag In The Classroom

Minnesota Department of Agriculture is inviting teachers to participate in one of five “Teacher Agriculture Tours.”  Sue Knott serves as…

Governor’s Agriculture Summit

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem will host the annual Governor’s Agricultural Summit which begins on Wednesday and continues through Thursday. …

SD Senate Convicts Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg on Two Articles of Impeachment

The South Dakota Senate convicted Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg on two impeachment charges related to the September 2020 crash that…

Impeachment Trial of SD Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg Begins

The Impeachment trial of South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg began this morning in front of the state Senate. Ravnsborg…

SD Social Studies Standards Revisions Continue

The South Dakota Education Department restarted the process to revise Social Studies standards in May. That followed proposed changes that…

Hoping for a November “Red Wave”

Republicans in Congress are anticipating a possible “red wave” in the November elections that would give them majority control of…

SD GOP Convention in Watertown

Watertown will become the hub of South Dakota Republican Party politics this week as the state GOP convention is held…

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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…