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BISMARCK, N.D. — A North Dakota ballot initiative group can gather signatures to put a proposal legalizing recreational marijuana to a statewide vote in the fall, the state’s top election …

It’s been over six months since two in-home child care providers closed in Highmore. The town of over 600 in central South Dakota has a few other in-home providers, but all are full and have …

HURON — The State Fair and South Dakota Hall of Fame icon Sherwin Linton are excited to invite entertainers of all ages to submit their acts for consideration to be featured on the Centennial …

SIOUX FALLS — In the Senate chamber of the South Dakota Legislature, a little institutional knowledge goes a long way. Extreme measures emanating from the House of Representatives are …

Starting next week, certain dairy cattle must be tested for avian influenza before they can be transported to a different state, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday. The …

South Dakota FFA News

BROOKINGS — The blue corduroy jacket is a familiar symbol of the FFA organization, worn as part of official dress during most FFA activities. On April 18 at the South Dakota FFA convention in …

South Dakota FFA News

BROOKINGS — As the need grows for more ag educators across the nation, the ag teachers who go above and beyond in educating America’s youth and future leaders are more important than …

BROOKINGS — Dacia Mitchell wanted to open her own store but wasn’t sure where to start. Then she attended the 2023 Energize conference in Wessington Springs. “I’ve always …

South Dakota and Mississippi are the only states  that have a full state sales tax rate on groceries, but that could change in November.  Circulators of a petition to repeal the state …

Sow and Grow

As spring sets in and temperatures warm up, don’t forget to check for those biennial weeds. Our SDSU Extension Weeds Field Specialist Eric Jones and other Extension professionals recently …

RAPID CITY — South Dakota National Guard Black Hawk helicopters, in coordination with South Dakota Wildland Fire, will conduct wildland fire aerial water delivery recertification training later …

PIERRE (AP) — Eleven inmates at the South Dakota State Penitentiary are facing charges in connection with disturbances last month at the prison in Sioux Falls, Attorney General Marty Jackley …

SIOUX FALLS — NorthWestern Energy’s natural gas system is now delivering renewable natural gas to homes, businesses and manufacturers in the Brookings area. NorthWestern Energy will …

SIOUX FALLS — NorthWestern Energy employees are planting trees, working at food banks, cleaning up trash and more during National Volunteer Week, April 21-27. NorthWestern Energy will make …

SIOUX FALLS — Starting April 24, traffic on 41st Street in Sioux Falls will shift to one lane in each direction on the north side of the 41st Street bridge. This traffic switch is part of …

An Arkansas pipe manufacturer is seeking more than $15 million from a company that wants to build a carbon dioxide pipeline system in states including South Dakota amid delays of their agreement, …

The Prairie Doc

An exceedingly common question I get in clinic, especially in the heart of a South Dakota winter, is how to remedy dry skin. And the questions aren’t just in clinic; my own kids, family, …

PIERRE — Historic preservation projects in Aberdeen, Dell Rapids, Garretson, Geddes, Pierre and Vermillion recently were awarded matching grants from the South Dakota State Historical Society. …

SIOUX FALLS — A South Dakota judge on Friday sentenced a Sioux Falls man to nearly 90 years in prison in connection with the 2021 death of his baby son. Second Circuit Court Judge …

Editor's note: This is the eighth in a series of stories on children that Jackie Hendry, producer and host of South Dakota Public Broadcasting's "South Dakota Focus" will write for South Dakota News …

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