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PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota received over $3.5 million from a national opioid lawsuit settlement in the last few months — the beginning of over $54 million delivered to the state in the next two decades. Now, the state, cities and counties are figuring out how to spend that money, focusing on opioid addiction treatment, […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In 2022, 17 agricultural producers across Montana received more than $2.3 million in direct funds through USDA Rural Development’s Value- Added Producer Grant (VAPG) program which helps these businesses generate new products, create, and expand marketing opportunities, and increase overall producer income with the goal of growing local economies in rural areas. Montana’s […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ever since then U.S. House of Representative Kristi Noem attempted to use a family anecdote to shore up the position that the so-called ‘death tax,’ needed repealing – an anecdote later discovered to have been grossly misrepresented by her – there has not been much made of flouting the federal inheritance tax […]
BURKE, S.D. – After launching the fifth year of the program, Billie Sutton, a former state senator, 2018 candidate for governor of South Dakota, and founder of the Sutton Leadership Institute observed, “Year after year I’m impressed by the talent and passion of the leaders who come to this program with a focus on making […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – As of early Tuesday morning, Rapid City Regional Airport has closed the main commercial runway and terminal due to severe winter weather. Roads surrounding the airport are very icy, travel to the airport is not advised. The public is encouraged to check flight status with their air carrier. Meanwhile, the South […]
STURGIS, S.D. – The Sturgis City Council Monday night decided to table second reading of the year’s first supplement to the 2023 budget. That’s after receiving some citizen concerns about a $300,000 supplement for Rally Merchandise. This year, the city is partnering with year-round downtown and regional businesses to offer city merchandise for sale throughout […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – A Spearfish man was sentenced to five years in prison Monday for trying to receive child pornography in August 2021 after he was caught in a law enforcement sting during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Anthony Kemp is one of nine men arrested during a sting operation in 2021 during the rally. […]
James (Jim) Edward Johnson passed on May 1, 2024, surrounded by his family. He was born to James […]