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Adjusting Travel Plans

Despite gas prices over four fifty a gallon nationally, surveys continue to show people planning to travel in large numbers…

Windy Spring Across the Northern Plains

Studies now seem to confirm that this spring has been windier than normal. Aaron Wilson, a climatologist at Ohio State…

Recovering from the Storms

The damage assessments and recovery continue from the derecho that hit much of the region earlier this month. Brad Schardin,…

The Weekend File – The SD Prison System

Welcome to the Weekend File… a public affairs presentation of WNAX News.. The South Dakota prison system has been facing…

Name Released in Tripp County Fatal Crash

A 20-year-old Winner, S.D., man has been identified as the person who died early Tuesday morning in a one-vehicle crash…

Representative Caleb Finck Moving to District 19, Finding a Primary

Representative Caleb Finck of Tripp is serving his second term in the House from District 21. Due to redistricting, he…

Nebraska Farm Bureau Reacts To New SEC Proposed Ruling

A new rule being proposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission to report greenhouse gas emissions has some farmers concerned. …

Butcher Block Bill Passes U-S House Agriculture Committee

South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson is trying to help livestock producers locate additional processing facilities by introducing the “Butcher Block…

Iowa Lifts Bird Flu Quarantine

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship released three Iowa poultry sites from highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) quarantine…

House Agriculture Committee Passes Dusty Johnson’s Bills

The U-S House Agriculture Committee passed several bills this week which will be sent to the entire House for votes. …

Recent Headlines

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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…

2 weeks ago in Local

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…

2 weeks ago in Local

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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