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Destructive debt: College grads stung by broken promises of loan forgiveness

Hundreds of South Dakota residents are caught in financial limbo wondering if the tens of thousands of dollars they owe on student debt – and which they were promised would be forgiven if they entered public-service careers – will actually ever be eliminated.

South Dakota lawmakers push forward on allowing hemp

PIERRE (AP) – South Dakota lawmakers heard from officials in neighboring North Dakota and Montana about how the legalization of industrial hemp has affected their states, despite Republican Gov. Kristi Noem's opposition to allowing the crop.

Nichols a National Collegiate Honors Council Fellow

Prairie Striders prepares for Jack 15, 50th anniversary

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Semi, I-29 damaged in fire

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Updated: August 9, 2019

BPD: Man arrested for threatening law enforcement

Updated: August 14, 2019

One business becomes three

Updated: August 19, 2019

Destructive debt: Three S.D. grads share stories of struggling to pay college costs

Updated: August 10, 2019

BPD: Man arrested for allegedly beating, holding knife to woman

Updated: August 9, 2019

Another five-star ranking for Brookings long-term care facility

Updated: August 17, 2019

City gives 22nd Avenue progress report

Updated: August 15, 2019

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