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Mid America Regional Economic Growth Slowing

The Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index, a leading economic indicator for the nine-state region stretching from Minnesota to Arkansas,…

Staying Informed on Monkey Pox

While not seen as a pandemic type of infection, health care professionals are keeping an eye on monkey pox. Liz…

Moving to Carbon Free Power Production

Many electric utility companies are making a strong push to produce all their power carbon free in the near future.…

Expanding the Water Supply

As outlooks call for warmer and drier weather into summer, there is concern about stretching the water supplied by the…

Names Released in Meade County Fatal Crash

An Oglala, S.D., man has been identified as the person who died Friday afternoon in a one-vehicle crash west of…

Finding Middle Ground on Gun Control

A bi-partisan group of Senators has begun discussions about what if any changes in federal law could help stop mass…

The Weekend File – The Yankton City Commission & the Wastewater Treatment Plant

Welcome to the Weekend File, a public affairs presentation of WNAX News…. The Yankton City Commission is moving swiftly toward…

Fischer Questions Ag Secretary About Corn Exports To Mexico

Nebraska Senator, Deb Fischer, a member of the U-S Senate Agriculture Committee questioned Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Thursday about corn…

Vilsack Appears Before Senate Agriculture Committee

For the first time since being named as USDA Secretary with the Biden Administration, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack appeared before…

Longer Life Bridges

Making timely repairs to bridges helps keep them in service longer. The South Dakota Transportation Commission got an update on…

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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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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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