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PIERRE — On Wednesday, South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley presented his office’s proposed $41 million fiscal year 2026 budget, which includes funds for the appellate, criminal, …

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Sanctuary policies for undocumented immigrants will be banned in South Dakota if legislators adopt  a bill  that advanced out of a committee Thursday at the Capitol in Pierre. The name …

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A committee of South Dakota lawmakers voted  4-3  to endorse  a bill  Thursday in Pierre that would require public school districts to teach the Ten Commandments and display …

Legislature

Some Democrats raised concerns over privacy, censorship and government overreach Tuesday as the South Dakota House of Representatives voted 61-5 to advance an age verification requirement for …

PIERRE — No explosives were found Wednesday afternoon following an investigation at the site of the new state prison in Lincoln County. The South Dakota Division of Criminal …

Eye on the Sky

Last week we discussed pets. In Brookings County and our local area, we probably have more livestock than pets. It is important to remember them also. Any disaster, whether it’s a flood, …

BROOKINGS — South Dakota State University Extension is hosting the third annual South Dakota Virtual Vegetable Short Course. Designed to empower small- and medium-scale commercial …

MADISON — Dakota State’s game design program is hosting a Global Game Jam site the weekend of Jan. 24-26. Global Game Jam is an event designed to bring people together for 48 hours …

Editor’s note: This article was provided by the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Central States Center for Agricultural Safety and Health in Omaha. Preventing grain spoilage is the …

PIERRE — The South Dakota Governor's Office of Economic Development awarded $205,000 in grants to five businesses across the state for installation of ethanol blender pumps. These grants are …

MADISON — Dakota State alumna Callie Mueller’s 2024 was packed full of travel and accomplishments, serving as Miss Rodeo South Dakota 2024 and publishing her first children’s book …

PIERRE — The South Dakota Retailers Association has recognized Pereboom's Café and Boomer's Outback Lodging in Webster with its annual Community Service Award. The award recognizes …

PIERRE — Cheyenne Crossing near Lead has been selected as the South Dakota Retailers Association’s Restaurant of the Year. Presented annually, the award recognizes a restaurant with a …

BROOKINGS — The prospect of a CO2 pipeline being built in the county prompted a pair of responses from the Brookings County Commission at Tuesday’s meeting: A resolution urging the South …

BROOKINGS — Nearly 40% of South Dakota’s child care programs have fewer kids enrolled than they can handle because of a shortage of workers, the latest South Dakota Child Care Task Force …

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday night issued sweeping pardons for nearly all Jan. 6 defendants, erasing accountability for those who violently tried to stop the certification …

PIERRE —Two South Dakota Penitentiary inmates have been sentenced to additional time in prison after they had earlier been found guilty of assaulting two correctional officers at the …

BROOKINGS — The new year is looking a bit brighter for three Brookings County organizations receiving $2,750 in Sioux Valley Energy Operation Round Up grants. The awards are part of …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president Monday, returning to power with a promise to end America’s decline and to “completely and totally reverse” …

WASHINGTON — Just moments before leaving office, President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI …

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