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South Dakota Legislature has no clear direction on property tax changes, expert says
Mitchell Daily Republic - South Dakota
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August 22, 2025
MITCHELL — The South Dakota tax system isn’t broken, but it’s not perfect, either. At least, that’s the message that South Dakota tax experts wanted to convey at a panel dedicated to property taxes at Dakotafest on Aug. 19. The past five years...
South Dakota Public Broadcasting Announces Layoffs, Program Cuts.
Inside Radio - Tennessee
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There were more painful cuts on Friday for America’s public radio and TV stations. Just a day after Rhode Island’s Ocean State Media announced that voluntary buyouts are being offered to its employees, South Dakota Public Broadcasting is also...
DRG Agriculture In-depth podcast: Lots to see and do during 2025 South Dakota State Fair!!
DGR News
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Aug. 18, 2025: Lots to see and do during 2025 South Dakota State Fair The 2025 South Dakota State Fair begins Aug. 27 and goes through Sept. 1 at the state fairgrounds in Huron. In this episode, Assistant Fair Manager Candi Briley shares info...
Sioux Falls native Walker Duehr gears up for Jets training camp after signing one-year deal
Sioux Falls Live - South Dakota
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August 22, 2025
SIOUX FALLS — For the first time in his professional career, Walker Duehr got to experience the life of a journeyman in the NHL last season. After playing in 16 games for the Calgary Flames, the 27-year-old native of Sioux Falls was waived by the...
Local View: South Dakota issues Real IDs on the spot. What’s with Minnesota's months-long waits?
Duluth News Tribune - Minnesota
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August 22, 2025
Minnesota, we need to have a little heart-to-heart. Before launching the next big program, forming another task force, or rolling out a new set of promises, maybe start with the fundamentals. Let’s talk about something that should be routine: Real...
These 20 modern LGBTQ+ activists will inspire you to change the world
LGBTQ Nation - California
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August 22, 2025
Pride month is a time to not just celebrate ourselves, but the best parts of our community — and that includes the LGBTQ+ activists fighting to make the world better. There’s a lot to be said for just being publicly out, and showing queer...
Trump mobilizing up to 1,700 National Guardsman in 19 states to widen crime and immigration crackdown
The Independent
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August 23, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
South Dakota Public Broadcasting announces layoffs tied to federal funding loss
KFGO - North Dakota
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August 22, 2025
South Dakota Public Broadcasting Exec. Director Julie Overgaard SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (South Dakota Searchlight) — South Dakota Public Broadcasting Executive Director Julie Overgaard announced Thursday that the organization plans to lay off 15...
Corn Palace becomes canvas for South Dakota farmers in conservation art project
Mitchell Daily Republic - South Dakota
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August 22, 2025
MITCHELL — More than a hundred giant portraits of South Dakota farmers cover the walls of the Corn Palace, part of a national public art project unveiled to spotlight agricultural conservation efforts and the producers who use them. The...
All My Relatives Festival this Saturday in Sioux Falls
KELO - South Dakota
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August 22, 2025
From the Levitt at the Falls website Need something to do this weekend? Head to the Levitt at the Falls on Saturday August 23rd for the 3rd Annual All My Relatives Festival. This celebration of Native American music, art, and culture starts at...
South Dakota State Fair announces daily themes and activities for 2025 event
Rushmore State News - South Dakota
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August 21, 2025
Hunter Roberts, Secretary | South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural ResourcesHunter Roberts, Secretary | South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources The South Dakota State Fair, supported by daily sponsors, will feature...
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What’s Happening With South Dakota Crops?
Successful Farming
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USDA published the latest Crop Progress report on Monday, Aug. 18. Here’s a closer look at recent weather and the status of South Dakota’s most important crops in mid-August. Weather South Dakota has gotten much more moisture than normal lately,...
South Dakota Public Broadcasting announces job, programming cuts
Go Watertown - South Dakota
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August 22, 2025
August 22, 2025 SIOUX FALLS (S.D. Searchlight)— South Dakota Public Broadcasting (SDPB) Executive Director Julie Overgaard announced Thursday that the organization plans to lay off 15 employees and eliminate two locally produced shows due to a...
South Dakota Delegation Talks Trade, Farm Bill, and Ag Labor at Dakotafest
KOTA - South Dakota
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Although U.S. Agriculture Secretary Rollins was grounded by weather and missed the event, South Dakota’s congressional delegation—Sen. John Thune, Sen. Mike Rounds, and Rep. Dusty Johnson—addressed a packed house at Dakotafest in Mitchell,...
South Dakota delegation stresses importance of new markets, value-added products
Tri-State Neighbor - Nebraska
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Early on in a packed forum on ag policy, South Dakota’s congressional delegation acknowledged the stark reality producers face this year. “Commodity prices are in the tank, and input costs are at an all-time high,” Sen John Thune said, speaking at...
Defending national champion Adams State picked to win RMAC women’s cross country championship | Colorado Sunshine
The Gazette - Colorado
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Adams State University, the defending NCAA Division II women’s national champion, is picked to win the 2025 RMAC women’s cross country championship in a poll of the league’s 15 head coaches released Thursday. The Grizzlies received 13 of the...
7 states approve National Guard troops to support immigration detention operations
Stars and Stripes - Washington D.C
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Georgia National Guard soldiers get off a plane at Robins Air Force Base, Ga., on Aug. 16, 2025. Georgia officials confirmed Guard troops were requested to support ICE operations at detention facilities. (Georgia National Guard) National Guard...
National Guard Assists ICE with Immigration Paperwork
More 95.5 - South Dakota
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MITCHELL, S.D. (MITCHELLNOW) South Dakota National Guard troops are now assisting Immigration and Customs Enforcement with processing immigration paperwork. Six guard members from Sioux Falls and Rapid City are documenting and recording ICE arrest...
Illegal Immigrants Are Still Getting Driver’s Licenses
Liberty Nation News
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August 22, 2025
In this great country, the freedom to travel is a right – but does that right extend even to the illegal immigrants who, by federal law, aren’t supposed to be here at all? Even with President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, 19 states and the...
South Dakota Native Americans fasting for Gaza
Dakota News Now - South Dakota
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August 22, 2025
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Human connections through social media are causing a unique situation during times of global unrest. A group of Native Americans in South Dakota is forming friendships with Palestinians and is taking part in a...