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Governor commits funding to revive training program for inmates
Custer County Chronicle - South Dakota
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South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden is giving new life to a training program for inmates that was shelved recently. “Being Open for Opportunity means investing in people and believing in second chances,” Rhoden said in a statement Monday, referencing a...
Trump signs ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ into law, calls it start of America’s ‘New Golden Age’
The Sentinel - Assam News
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Washington: US President Donald Trump signed the “One Big Beautiful Bill” into law during the Independence Day ceremony at the White House. This came a day after the House of Representatives passed the bill, giving final approval to President...
Severe Storms Wreak Havoc Across South Dakota On Rodeo Night
Kickin' Country 99.1/100.5 - South Dakota
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June 29, 2025
Saturday night was a wild one in South Dakota! It all started out west near Rapid City, where a small but intense storm began moving southeast toward the Kadoka area. Here's the first interesting part of the evening. There was even a rodeo going...
Senator Thune accepting applications for fall interns
Hub City Radio - South Dakota
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July 2, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C.(Press Release) — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) is currently seeking college students to serve as fall interns in his office in Washington, D.C., as well as in his offices in Aberdeen, Rapid City, and Sioux Falls. Interns in...
Rapid City and Pennington County Safety Officers warn of Holiday Fireworks Regulations
News Center 1 - South Dakota
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June 25, 2025
RAPID CITY, S.D. – With Independence Day approaching, many South Dakotans are preparing to celebrate with the crackle and pop of fireworks. State residents will be able to purchase fireworks starting Friday. In anticipation, officials are...
Sioux Falls’ Tammy Hatting named next CEO of state medical association
Sioux Falls Live - South Dakota
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June 25, 2025
SIOUX FALLS — The South Dakota State Medical Association has announced a Sioux Falls healthcare advocate as its next CEO. Tammy Hatting will serve as the next Chief Executive Officer of the state’s medical association beginning on July 7. The...
Senate passes Trump’s big tax and spending cuts bill as Vice President Vance breaks a 50-50 tie
The Times Leader - Ohio
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., center, joined from left by, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., the GOP whip, Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, and Budget Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks to reporters after...
Sioux Falls School Board bumps up property tax opt-out by $2.1 million per year
Sioux Falls Live - South Dakota
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June 25, 2025
The Sioux Falls School Board approved another round of opt-out funding this week to help avoid deep cuts in the district’s budget. The funding mechanism, used by many local school and county boards across the state, is a “critical component” of...
Pride in the Park Draws Thousands for Celebration in Rapid City
News Center 1 - South Dakota
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June 29, 2025
RAPID CITY, S.D. — The finale to Pride Month in western South Dakota, Pride in the Park drew what organizers believe to be a record-breaking crowd to Memorial Park on Saturday. The event was organized by the Black Hills Center for Equality and is...
Rep. Johnson voted yes on the “big, beautiful” budget bill, but the bill is bad for South Dakota’s quality of life
The South Dakota Standard
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I may be best-known for my battles with pipeline companies, both Summit Carbon’s proposed carbon dioxide pipeline and the Dakota Access oil pipeline. I had the distinction of being named first in the landowners’ lawsuit against Summit’s efforts to...
Rapid City diving into the sports complex game
South Dakota News Watch
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June 25, 2025
Emily DeCock investigative reporter intern emily.decock@sdnewswatch.org Rapid City, South Dakota, leaders plan to build a new indoor sports complex that will cost around $50 million and provide South Dakota athletes with a venue on the west end of...
Senate passes Trump’s big tax bill
The Antelope Valley Press - California
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WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans hauled President Donald Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill to passage Tuesday by the narrowest of margins, pushing past opposition from Democrats and their own GOP ranks after a turbulent overnight...
South Dakota State Jackrabbit FB Promotions & Kickoff Times Set
97.3 KKRC - South Dakota
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June 25, 2025
The South Dakota State Jackrabbit football program will once again give fans plenty to cheer about this Fall, and they've released a few key elements to their 2025 schedule. The Jackrabbits are very much considered to once again be in the...
Senate passes major bill extending tax relief for Americans
Northeast South Dakota News
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July 1, 2025
Senator John Thune, US Senator for South Dakota | Official U.S. Senate headshotSenator John Thune, US Senator for South Dakota | Official U.S. Senate headshot U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune addressed the Senate floor today, announcing the...
South Dakota lawmakers tour McCook Lake one year after historic flooding
KCAU - Iowa
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June 24, 2025
NORTH SIOUX CITY, S.D. (KCAU) — A year after the historic flooding, roughly a dozen lawmakers in the Rushmore State drove down North Sioux City to see for themselves the recovery efforts. After a tour of McCook Lake, South Dakota lawmakers said...
Senate passes Trump's big bill; House battle is…
USA Today - Virginia
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On Wednesday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: USA TODAY Chief Political Correspondent Phillip M. Bailey gives some of his biggest takeaways after the Senate's passage of President Donald Trump's bill of legislative priorities. Paramount settles...
Sioux Falls Deck Becomes A Popular Home For Nesting Robins
97.3 KKRC - South Dakota
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June 25, 2025
This isn’t anything too unusual, but still kind of fun — we’ve got a robin (or maybe a whole robin family) that decided the space under our deck on the southeast side of Sioux Falls is the perfect spot for a nest. Earlier this summer, one actually...
South Dakota Plans Stunning Fireworks Display For Nations 250th Birthday
B102.7 - South Dakota
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June 25, 2025
America is having a whopper of a birthday next year, and the state of South Dakota is going to be celebrating the historic event with a bang at one of the country's most storied monuments. Dakota News Now is reporting that United States Secretary...
Supreme Court Ruling Clears Way For Online Pornography Restrictions In South Dakota
Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan - South Dakota
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A Friday decision by the U.S. Supreme Court set the stage for a law restricting access to online pornography to take effect Tuesday in South Dakota, but the ruling doesn’t shield the state from lawsuits. In Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton, the...
Senate passes Trump’s big tax breaks, spending cuts bil
The Daily Press - Michigan
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans hauled President Donald Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill to passage Tuesday on the narrowest of votes, pushing past opposition from Democrats and their own GOP ranks after a turbulent overnight...