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Education
1 year ago
SD Federal Education Funding Decision

South Dakota education leaders are weighing their response to a federal warning that could impact school funding. The Trump Administration has threatened to withhold education dollars from states that continue to operate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs.

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Government
1 year ago
AG Jackley Warns Phone Providers About Unlawful Robocall Traffic

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined a coalition of 51 Attorneys General in a nationwide effort to stop illegal robocalls. The Anti-Robocall Multistate Litigation Task Force has issued warnings to nine phone service providers.

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Government
1 year ago
FFA members package 55,728 meals during Living to Serve Day

South Dakota FFA members packed over 55,000 meals during “Living to Serve Day” at the state FFA convention in Brookings on April 3rd. In partnership with Meals of Hope, the meals were donated to Feeding South Dakota and Feeding Brookings to combat food insecurity.

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Government
1 year ago
Call to Freedom Moving To New Location

Sioux Falls nonprofit Call to Freedom is preparing to open its new 13,000-square-foot facility at 4501 South Technology Drive, just south of The Empire Mall.

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Lifestyle
1 year ago
Mitchell Warns Rural EMS Service at Risk Without New Ambulance Tax District

The City of Mitchell is currently covering the cost of rural emergency medical services, but a proposed ambulance tax district could change that. A special election on April 22 will determine if Davison and Hanson County residents support the funding plan, which would generate $700,000 annually.

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Local
1 year ago
Mitchell Purchases Mobile Home Lot For Development

The Mitchell City Council has greenlit a $1 million plan to redevelop a mobile home park area just north of Hitchcock Park. The redevelopment will include expanded Aquatic Center parking, new homes, and apartment complexes

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Crime
1 year ago
Former State Worker Pleads Guilty to Forgery Charges

Renee Strong of Springfield, a former employee for the South Dakota Department of Public Safety, has pleaded guilty to four felony forgery-related charges.

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Crime
1 year ago
Sioux Falls Police Investigating Weekend Homicide

Sioux Falls authorities are actively investigating a fatal weekend stabbing that left one man dead. According to Police Information Officer Sam Clemens, the motive behind the homicide remains unclear.

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Government
1 year ago
Thune Recaps Successful First 100 Days of 119th Congress

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke at a press […]

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Government
1 year ago
Mitchell Fire Department responds to fire on East 2nd

Mitchell Fire and EMS responded to 517 E. 2nd Ave. at 9:15 PM on […]