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Biden-Harris Administration Awards More Than $2.6 Million in Grants to Expand High-Speed Internet Access on Tribal Lands in South Dakota
The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced a $2,675,390.85 in a grant awarded from the Internet for All initiative to the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe in South Dakota. With funding from [Read More…]

Sanford, Fairview talking about merging the health systems
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two large health care systems in Minnesota and the Dakotas are negotiating a merger that its leaders say would improve patient care and help them deal with economic challenges. Combining Sanford, based [Read More…]

Workforce Wednesday: Calling All Job Seekers
Mitchell Area Development Corporation Regional Workforce is launching a new event to help local businesses fill open positions. The first Workforce Wednesday Hiring Event is set for December 7th at participating Mitchell businesses. Workforce Coordinator [Read More…]

After election, marijuana advocates look to next states
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Law-abiding marijuana enthusiasts could find themselves in a bit of a predicament following voter approval of a recreational cannabis initiative in Missouri. Though it soon will become legal for adults [Read More…]

SD pork producers celebrate rejection of slaughterhouse ban
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Agriculture producers across South Dakota say the defeat of a proposed ban on new slaughterhouse plants in Sioux Falls is a big win for the industry and will create more [Read More…]

SD Division of Criminal Investigation has a new leader
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Attorney General-Elect Marty Jackley on Monday named a former employee of the state’s Division of Criminal Investigation as the agency’s new leader. Dan Saterlee previously served DCI as an [Read More…]

District to revive student newspaper axed after LGBTQ issue
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska public school district that shuttered a student newspaper following an LGBTQ-focused edition has agreed to bring it back next year in digital form, according to the teacher who advised the [Read More…]

Death sentence upheld in Nebraska killing, dismemberment
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A man sentenced to death for the killing and dismemberment of a Lincoln woman he met through the dating app Tinder lost his initial appeal in which he argued he should [Read More…]

1st winter storm of season rolling through Montana, Dakotas
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The first winter storm of the season to blast off from the Rockies was unloading its energy Thursday primarily in North Dakota, where it could dump up to 18 inches of [Read More…]

South Dakota Sen. Thune’s win breaks ‘curse,’ defies Trump
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Neither South Dakota’s “Curse of Karl” nor the invocations of former President Donald Trump weighed on Republican Sen. John Thune this week as he breezed to a historic fourth term [Read More…]

Republican Dusty Johnson wins 3rd House term in South Dakota
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson won reelection Tuesday for his third term representing South Dakota’s only U.S. House district, easily winning a race in which Democrats didn’t field a candidate. [Read More…]

South Dakota’s Thune wins reelection to 4th U.S. Senate term
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. John Thune of South Dakota won reelection to a fourth term Tuesday and will return to a Senate where he is seen as a potential future majority [Read More…]

Powerball ticket sold in California snags record $2.04B win
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Someone who bought a Powerball ticket in Southern California has won a record $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot after more than three months without anyone hitting the top prize. The winning numbers [Read More…]

Voters in 5 states decide whether to legalize marijuana
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Voters in five states are deciding on Election Day whether to approve recreational marijuana, a move that could signal a major shift toward legalization in even the most conservative parts of [Read More…]

Powerball announces delay to record-breaking $1.9B drawing
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The record-breaking $1.9 billion Powerball drawing was delayed because a participating lottery had issues processing sales and it’s likely that the results won’t be known until later Tuesday, officials said. “Powerball requires [Read More…]

South Dakota voters to decide on Medicaid expansion
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota voters on Tuesday are weighing whether to expand Medicaid health insurance to tens of thousands of low-income residents through a constitutional amendment. If Constitutional Amendment D is approved [Read More…]

Thune looks for decisive election win in bid for 4th term
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. John Thune of South Dakota sought a decisive reelection win Tuesday over his Democratic challenger for a fourth term that could feature a bid to eventually become [Read More…]

Dusty Johnson heavy favorite for 3rd term in House
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson faced an unknown and unfunded Libertarian candidate on Tuesday as he sought a third term in South Dakota’s only House seat. Johnson’s path for reelection seemed [Read More…]

T rex skull unearthed in South Dakota to be auctioned in NY
NEW YORK (AP) — A Tyrannosaurus rex skull unearthed in South Dakota is expected to sell for $15 million or more at auction in New York next month, officials with Sotheby’s said Tuesday. The 200-pound [Read More…]

Powerball jackpot up to record $1.9 billion after no winner
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A record Powerball jackpot grew to an even larger $1.9 billion after no one won the lottery drawing on Saturday night. The numbers for the drawing were: white balls 28, [Read More…]
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