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City Council Greenlights Major Land Annexation East of Rapid City
KOTA - South Dakota
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Rapid City is advancing a significant land annexation near the airport, with the City Council unanimously approving three voluntary agreements Monday night. The annexation covers approximately 1,250 acres of agricultural land located between Ennen...
Four South Dakota newspapers abruptly shut down
InForum - North Dakota
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August 7, 2025
MITCHELL, SD — Newspapers in four South Dakota cities abruptly closed this week. The parent company, News Media Corporation , on Wednesday announced it was immediately closing all of its newspapers, which includes locations in Arizona, Illinois,...
Minnesota, South Dakota U.S. senators file conservation bill
Watertown Public Opinion - South Dakota
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Bipartisan Senate bill aims to improve the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). Proposed changes include raising the maximum annual payment for landowners from $50,000 to $125,000 and providing cost-share for grazing infrastructure. Supporters...
90 Years Ago: Construction of swimming pool commences
Greybull Standard - Wyoming
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100 Years Ago: Aug. 7, 1925 The little 8-month-old baby of Mr. and Mrs. Howard McIntosh was very badly burned Monday morning when it pulled a kettle of boiling water over on itself. Although it is said that the skin is all off the front of the...
South Dakota State students capture agbiz case study championship in Brazil
The Brookings Register - South Dakota
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SDSU Marketing & Communications BROOKINGS — A team of nine undergraduate students from South Dakota State University recently returned from Ribeirão Preto, Brazil, after competing in the prestigious 2025 IFAMA Global Student Case Competition, held...
85th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Tally of accidents and crime stats from South Dakota Highway Patrol
DGR News
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Highway Patrol Sturgis Rally Daily Information Compiled from 6 a.m. Saturday, August 2, 2025, to 6 a.m. Wednesday, August 6, 2025. Item Sturgis Rapid City District District Total Last Year to Date DUI Arrests 57 13 70 83 Misd Drug Arrests 110 31...
Sioux Falls Cougar FB Adds Former Tulsa, NFL Receiver to Staff
ESPN 102.3FM/AM - South Dakota
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August 6, 2025
The Sioux Falls Cougar football program might just be a few weeks away from getting the 2025 season underway, but it's never a bad time to add more leadership to the program. On Wednesday, the Cougar football program announced that they were...
Central State Fair kicks off Aug. 15 in Rapid City
News Center 1 - South Dakota
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August 6, 2025
RAPID CITY, S.D. — It's time to start planning for the Central States Fair. Celebrating 80 years, the Central States Fair kicks off Aug. 15 at the Central States Fairgrounds in Rapid City and runs through the 23rd. “This is the 80th anniversary of...
EFSA’s novel food review has the cell-cultured industry waiting in a ‘trough of disillusionment’
Food Safety News
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August 7, 2025
A year ago, applications for a cell-cultured foie gras product were dropped off at the United States Food and Drug Administration, the Singapore Food Agency (SFA), the Food Standards Agency (FSA) in the United Kingdom, the Swiss Federal Food...
Special Olympics South Dakota Weekly Newsletter
DGR News
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Get your Summer 2025 TORCH Here! Join MoveU for this sensory friendly obstacle course Jacobson Plaza Saturday, August 9th Click for details We NEED YOUR help! Volunteer opportunities are coming up in a couple of weeks in Sioux Falls! ** Hey...
Fosness Makes Four: Rhoden Appointing Pragmatic Industry Advocates to Legislature
Dakota Free Press
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August 7, 2025
Published 2025-08-06 by Cory Allen Heidelberger Governor Larry Rhoden has been minding the store and sweeping up the messes Corey Lewandowski’s next-door neighbor and front woman left for just over six months, and he has already gotten to appoint...
New Avera Integrated Service Center opens in Sioux Falls
Dakota News Now - South Dakota
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August 6, 2025
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Avera Health has announced its new Integrated Service Center in Sioux Falls is open and operating to the public. New Avera Integrated Service Center opens in Sioux Falls(Avera Health)Avera says the...
Check Out New Murals At The Famous South Dakota Corn Palace
Hot 104.7 - South Dakota
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August 6, 2025
If you haven't seen The World's Only Corn Palace in Mitchell, South Dakota, you're missing out on all the "a-maize-ing" fun! The World's Only Corn Palace is part of South Dakota's core identity. This landmark is more than just a building with...
Rapid City Council votes to fund fast food development near the interstate
Black Hills FOX News - South Dakota
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August 5, 2025
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Rapid City Council voted seven to two in favor of establishing a tax increment financing (TIF) district at Marshall Heights, with the hopes of building four new fast food restaurants. With this vote, Chik-fil-A, Chipotle,...
$8.8B energy efficiency rebate program on hold in most states, underway in some
Utility Dive
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August 6, 2025
Dive Brief: Twelve states and the District of Columbia have launched rebate programs funded by the Inflation Reduction Act to help homeowners and low-to-moderate income households increase their energy efficiency. The Home Owner Managing Energy...
Officials warn of fraudulent gambling websites imitating South Dakota casinos
Argus Leader - South Dakota
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The South Dakota Commission on Gaming has issued a warning about fraudulent online casinos falsely claiming ties to licensed South Dakota gaming establishments. "These unauthorized platforms use misleading advertisements, fake apps and cloned...
Portage MLA highlights trade, agriculture, and energy at Midwestern Conference
Portage Online
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August 5, 2025
Portage la Prairie MLA Jeff Bereza attended the 79th annual Midwestern Legislative Conference (MLC) held July 27–30 in Saskatoon, where legislators from 15 North American jurisdictions gathered to discuss trade, infrastructure, energy, and more....
Traffic fines increasing in construction zones
KFYR TV - North Dakota
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August 6, 2025
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - At minimum, it’s more important than ever to slow down in a construction zone for your wallet’s sake. For construction workers along the interstate, hearing the sound of trucks, cars and semis driving by is nothing new, as...
New processing centers raise hopes for South Dakota hemp, tempered by challenges
Farm Forum - South Dakota
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WINFRED — Ken Meyer’s boots imprint the fine layer of dust settled over the concrete floor as he walks through South Dakota’s first industrial hemp processing facility. It’s loud. Fans whirl and machinery grinds. Strips of sunlight cut through the...
The Trump administration is preparing to terminate $7 billion in solar energy grants
KMBZ - Kansas
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August 6, 2025
A $7 billion federal solar power program intended to provide power to low-income households may soon be axed, according to reports. This news has sparked criticism from multiple organizations. Per the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the...