Category Archives: News
Spearfish To Develop Safe Streets And Roads For All Safety Action Plan
The Spearfish City Council Aug. 4 ratified the professional services agreement with SRF Consulting for the development of a Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Safety Action Plan, aimed at eliminati...
Aug 14, 2025
Lawmakers Hear Calls For Relief As Property Tax Task Force Meets In Aberdeen
(From Scott Sundberg, Hub City Radio, and Todd Epp, Northern Plains News) South Dakota lawmakers opened two days of hearings this week in Aberdeen on the state's property tax system, hearing hours of ...
Aug 13, 2025
Beware Of Fraudulent Online Casinos Targeting Individuals
The South Dakota Commission on Gaming is alerting the public about an increase in fraudulent online casinos falsely claiming to be affiliated with licensed South Dakota gaming establishments. These un...
Aug 04, 2025
Federal Funding For Public Media Eliminated: SDPB Faces $2.2 Million Crisis
Congress voted to eliminate all federal funding for public media beginning October 1, cutting $1.1 billion nationwide with little warning. South Dakota Public Broadcasting will lose $2.2 million a yea...
Jul 30, 2025
Poll: Social Security A Lifeline For Increasing Number Of Americans
(From Mike Moen, Minnesota News Connection, Northern Plains News) A growing number of Americans rely substantially on Social Security payments, according to a recurring survey led by a key senior advo...
Jul 26, 2025
Mobile Health Clinics Bring Pharmacist-Led Care To Rural South Dakota
(From Todd Epp, Northern Plains News) In the rolling prairies and small towns of South Dakota, access to health care remains a stubborn challenge. For many rural residents, the nearest clinic can be h...
Jul 25, 2025
5 Key Facts About SD's Teacher Shortage Crisis
(From Todd Epp, Northern Plains News South Dakota's teacher shortage extends beyond simple vacancy numbers, according to education policy analysts. Here are five essential facts every South Dakotan sh...
Jul 24, 2025
Voters Oppose NOAA, FEMA Cuts As Northern Plains Faces Rising Disaster Risk
(From Todd Epp, Northern Plains News) As South Dakota and the nation face summer storms, a new national poll reveals strong bipartisan opposition to proposed federal cuts to weather forecasting and di...
Jul 23, 2025
Surge In Tick Bites Hits South Dakota As Summer Peaks
(From Todd Epp, Northern Plains News) Emergency departments across South Dakota and the Midwest are reporting a surge in tick bites this summer, with data pointing to one of the busiest peak seasons f...
Jul 22, 2025
Rural Organizers Hope To Inspire More Non-political Establishment Candidates
(From Mike Moen, Greater Dakota News Service) In South Dakota and its neighbors to the west, grassroots groups are recruiting rural residents and other underrepresented people to seek elected office, ...
Jul 20, 2025
Ryan's Worst Of The Week Jokes Daily Montages (As They Were Aired)
They either make you laugh, chuckle, or you roll your eyes, shake your head, and say…WOW!…
