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One Dead in Pennington County Crash

A 31-year-old man died Tuesday night in a one-vehicle crash west of Wall.

Yankton County Commission Talks Zoning…..Again….

The Yankton County Commission has been talking about changes to the ag zoning ordinance for many months. The proposal has been to the Planning Commission and back several times.

Truth In Buffalo Labeling Act Introduced In Congress

Senators John Hoeven of North Dakota and Michael Bennet of Colorado have introduced the Truth in Buffalo Labeling Act in…

ICON Supporting Consumption Tax Legislation

Nebraska State Senator Steve Erdman has introduced a resolution in the Unicameral calling for a Consumption Tax. That bill has…

SDSU Extension Educating Dairy Workers On Need To Get COVID Vaccine

South Dakota State University Extension specialists are offering short educational seminars on COVID 19 Vaccine safety for dairy workers. SDSU…

Looking for Housing Lots

Housing options have become limited as more people are moving into the area and interest rates have stayed near historic lows.

Doctors Seeing More Covid-19 Related “Long Haulers”

Covid-19 hospitalizations are starting to rise again and many of those are the so called “long haulers”, people with long term symptoms from the initial infection.

State Officials Concerned About Surge in Highway Traffic Fatalities

South Dakota highway fatalities last year were thirty eight percent higher than 2019. One hundred forty one people died in one hundred thirty two crashes last year

World Pork Expo Returns To In Person Event In June

The World Pork Expo returns to an in-person event this summer at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. That follows a two-year…

Interim Appropriations Committee to Hold First Meeting

The Appropriations Committee of the South Dakota Legislature will hold their first meeting of the interim this Friday.

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17 hours ago in Local

IOWA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION SIGNS OFF ON UPDATED SOCIAL STUDIES STANDARDS

DES MOINES, IA (KCCI) – The State Board of Education took its final look at new social studies standards. The…

17 hours ago in Local

GOVERNOR JIM PILLEN PROPOSES DHHS CUTS OF OVER $152 MILLION TO BALANCE BUDGET

LINCOLN, Neb. (Nebraska Examiner) – With a projected $471 million budget deficit on the horizon, Gov. Jim Pillen looked to…

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EARLY FUTURE FUND DEADLOCK ESPOSES DIVIDE OVER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY IN PIERRE

PIERRE, S.D. (Todd Epp / South Dakota Broadcasters Association) – The South Dakota Legislature is four days into its 2026 session,…

4 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…

4 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…