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Department of Public Safety Updates Attorney General Fatal Accident Investigation

The investigation into South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg who hit and killed a pedestrian on Highway 14 west of Highmore Saturday night continues.

Authorizing a “PACE” Plan

South Dakota legislators next year may be asked to consider again authorizing a PACE, or “Property Assessed Clean Energy” plan.

Managing the Coronavirus

All “Directed Health Measures” in Nebraska are being lifted as coronavirus infection numbers stabilize.

Challenges in Contact Tracing

As part of the efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, the South Dakota Department of Health is calling everyone who tests positive to trace who they have been in contact with and then urge those people to isolate themselves.

CFRA Says Unicameral Needs To Provide More Property Tax Relief Next Session

The Center for Rural Affairs says while Nebraska State Senators took an initial first step in providing some relief for…

Grains Council President Wants Brazil To Totally Lift TRQ On American Ethanol

An Ag Coalition led by the U.S. Grains Council says an extension of Brazil’s tariff rate quota on U.S. ethanol…

Farm Bureau Leader Says DAPL Needs To Keep Operating

A federal appeals court is moving closer to temporarily stopping the operations of the Dakota Access Pipeline until future court…

National Biodiesel Board Thanks The EPA For Denying Most Of The GAP SREs

Ethanol and Biodiesel groups are hailing this week’s decision by the Environmental Protection Agency to deny most of the GAP…

Names Released in Brown County Fatal Accident

A Mina, S.D. woman has been identified as the person who died in a two-vehicle crash last Friday morning west of Columbia.

One Dead in Edmunds County Road Accident

One person died Monday afternoon in a tractor/sprayer crash near Ipswich.

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