Category Archives: News
Newest Threat: Trump Executive Order Cuts Federal Funding To NPR And PBS
(From Todd Epp, Northern Plains News) South Dakota Public Broadcasting faces a major new funding threat after President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday ending federal support for NPR, ...
May 03, 2025
Sen. Mike Rounds: Spectrum Sale Threatens SD Security, Missile Defense
(From Todd Epp, Northern Plains News) Sen. Mike Rounds is cautioning Congress against auctioning military radio frequencies for 5G networks, emphasizing potential risks to national security and South ...
Apr 30, 2025
SD Businesses Say Labor Shortages Could Worsen As Immigration Crackdown Grows
(From Todd Epp, Northern Plains News) South Dakota's business leaders say the state's economy depends on immigrants. Many warn that tougher immigration enforcement could worsen the state's worker shor...
Apr 29, 2025
SD Farmers Face Uncertainty As Wetlands Rules Shift
(From Todd Epp, Northern Plains News) South Dakota farmers face new uncertainty as changes to federal wetlands rules threaten the status-and value-of thousands of acres of cropland. Sackett Decision U...
Apr 29, 2025
The Eagle And KDSJ's Operation Graduation 2025 Registration Now Open
Riverfront Broadcasting salutes The Class of 2025! Fill out the form BY CLICKING HERE on myeaglecountry.com, then listen to our sister station Eagle Country 95.9/96.3 and us, of course, on Black Hills...
Apr 29, 2025
Trump ESA Rollback Threatens SD's Endangered Species
(From Todd Epp, Northern Plains News) The Trump administration wants to change how the Endangered Species Act protects wildlife in South Dakota and across the country. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Servi...
Apr 28, 2025
South Dakota Public Broadcasting Faces New Threat As Federal Funding For Public Broadcasting Targeted
(From Todd Epp, Northern Plains News) South Dakota Public Broadcasting is facing a new funding challenge. The Trump administration plans to ask Congress to cut all funding for the Corporation for Publ...
Apr 25, 2025
South Dakota Sees No Measles Cases In 2025--So Far
(From Todd Epp, Northern Plains News) South Dakota has not reported any new measles cases in 2025, even as outbreaks grow in nearby states and across the country, according to the South Dakota Departm...
Apr 25, 2025
Noem's "State First" Disaster Policy Reshapes FEMA Response In South Dakota, Arkansas, And Mississippi
(From Todd Epp, Northern Plains News) Denials and delays of federal disaster aid in Arkansas, Mississippi, and South Dakota mark a dramatic shift in U.S. emergency response. President Donald Trump and...
Apr 25, 2025
Climate Change Brings New Challenges To South Dakota's Outdoors
(From Todd Epp, Northern Plains News) Climate change is starting to affect outdoor activities in South Dakota. According to the South Dakota Department of Game, Fish, and Parks, the U.S. Geological Su...
Apr 22, 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!…
