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Center for Food Safety Suing EPA Over Seed Treatments

The Center for Food Safety filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency for the agency’s failure to regulate seed…

Mid American Energy Request for Natural Gas Payments Delayed

The SD PUC put a request from Mid American Energy on hold

Yankton County Commission Approves Medical Marijuana Applications

The Yankton County Commission approved six applications for medical marijuana operations

Lots of People to Hit the Road this Holiday Season

Lots of your fellow country men and women will be moving around in the next week.

Iowa Cattlemen’s Resolutions Include Broadband, Climate Change and Meat Labeling

The Iowa Cattlemen’s Association adopted policy at the Iowa Cattle Industry Leadership Summit and Annual Meeting covering the areas of…

Build Back Better May be Dead???

The Build Back Better plan has stalled in the Senate and may be dead for now. Democratic Senator Joe Manchin…

SD Farmers Union Adopts Special Orders at Convention

South Dakota Farmers Union members adopted three special orders of business at their annual meeting addressing ag consolidation and the…

Grassley Asks for DOJ Investigation on Fertilizer Prices

Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland calling for the Department of Justice to investigate…

Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts Urges Covid-19 Vaccinations

The number of open hospital beds in Nebraska is getting tighter, but Governor Pete Ricketts says there is still a good supply

Weather Trend Settling into La Nina Phase

With the first day of winter upon us, longer range forecasts seem to hint and more snow and cold ahead.

Recent Headlines

3 weeks ago in Local

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…

3 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…

3 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…

4 weeks ago in Local

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…

4 weeks ago in Local

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…