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2 weeks ago
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…
2 weeks ago
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…
2 weeks ago
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…
3 weeks ago
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…
3 weeks ago
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…
3 weeks ago
SHUTDOWN-DELAYED ANALYSIS SHOWS RISING UNEMPLOYMENT IN HALF THE UNITED STATES BUT SOUTH DAKOTA IS THE LOWEST
SOUTH DAKOTA (Tim Henderson / Stateline) – September unemployment rates rose in 25 states and fell in 21 compared with…
3 weeks ago
DUSTY JOHNSON WANTS TO IMPROVE SD EDUCATION WITH ‘STRONG SCHOOLS’ PLAN
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – This week, Dusty Johnson announced his “Strong Schools” Plan to improve education in South Dakota.…
3 weeks ago
MAJORITY OF TAP GRADS SIGN TEACHING CONTRACTS WITH SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOLS
PIERRE, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – On December 13, the South Dakota Departments of Education and Labor and Regulation celebrated…
3 weeks ago
SD DCI DETERMINES NOVEMBER OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING IN BERESFORD JUSTIFIED
BERESFORD, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – Attorney General Marty Jackley announced on Tuesday that the South Dakota Division of Criminal…
3 weeks ago
FALSE HOSTAGE REPORT TRIGGERS LOCKDOWNS IN HARRISBURG
HARRISBURG, S.D. – A reported hostage situation in Harrisburg on Monday was determined to be a false report, leading to the…
3 weeks ago
EPA SELECTS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN SOUTH DAKOTA AND UTAH TO RECEIVE OVER $8.3 MILLION IN SOLID WASTE INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced that it has selected two local governments from Region 8 to…
3 weeks ago
TWO FALLEN IOWA SOLDIERS EXPECTED HOME THIS WEEK AS THREE INJURED RECOVER FROM SYRIA ATTACK
JOHNSTON, Iowa (KCRG) – Iowa National Guard officials say three soldiers injured in Saturday’s attack are recovering, while the two…
