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Mason Schramm Re-elected to the Yankton City Commission

Yankton voters re-elected three incumbent city commissioners in Tuesday’s election.

Voting “No” on Impeachment

Members of the South Dakota House voted thirty six to thirty one this week to impeach Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg in connection with the traffic death of Joe Boever in September of 2020.

Herbicide Allocations Tight Heading Into Spraying Season

As the spring spraying season approaches retailers are getting a better handle on the herbicide allocations from companies and what…

Permanent Fix for E15 Sought

Yesterday President Joe Biden was in Iowa to announce EPA would be granting a waiver to allow E15 use from…

Protecting Seed Technology

The recent case involving a Chinese national attempting to steal biotechnology trade secrets, and sentenced to more than two years…

UNL To Construct Feedlot Innovative Center

The University of Nebraska at Lincoln received a gift of $700,000 from a major meat packing company to go towards…

Minnesota Farm Bureau Comments On Legislature

Minnesota lawmakers are on recess but have more work to do before they adjourn on May 23.  Minnesota Farm Bureau…

Making the Case for Impeachment

The South Dakota House, in a special session, voted thirty-six to thirty one Tuesday to impeach Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg.

Yankton School District to Dial Back Opt Out

The Yankton School Board may be able to roll back some use of their property tax opt out.

Judge Rules in Case of Dakota Energy vs East River Electric

Federal Judge Lawrence Piersol has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Dakota Energy Cooperative against its wholesale power supplier East River Electric Power Cooperative

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