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La Nina Expected to Linger into Spring

The latest advisory from the Climate Prediction Center says that a La Nina has developed in the Pacific Ocean and is expected to linger into the spring.

Names Released in Jones County Crash

A Breckenridge, CO man has been identified as the person who died Saturday afternoon in a one-vehicle crash near Murdo.

SD Governor Kristi Noem “Didn’t Feel Threatened” at Maine Rally

A man was arrested at a rally in Maine where SD Governor Kristi Noem was speaking

US Dairy Trade with Southeast Asia Showing Great Potential

Minnesota Milk Producers Association Executive Director Lucas Sjostrom has been attending the National Milk Producers Federation and Dairy Management Incorporated…

South Dakota Investigating Possible COVID-19 Reinfection Cases

As COVID-19 cases surge in South Dakota, there are some suspected cases of re-infection.

COVID-19 on Campus

The University of South Dakota dashboard is reporting thirty-seven students and four employees as having active cases of COVID-19.

Seventeen Billion In CFAP Payments Shore Up Tough Ag Economy

The USDA has paid more than $7 Billion in Coronavirus Food Assistance 2 assistance to producers hurt by the pandemic.…

RFA Submits Comments To EPA On Flex Fuel Vehicles

The Renewable Fuels Association along with other ethanol groups filed comments this week with the Environmental Protection Agency on Flex…

ASA Pleased With EPA Approval Of Dicamba Products

The Environmental Protection Agency this week gave registration approval for five years to two dicamba products and extension for a…

Mount Marty University Tracking Enrollment Gains

Mount Marty University in Yankton is in the middle of their five-year strategic plan

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