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One of the cases that inspired major changes in state reporting policy, former state employee Lonna Carroll receives five years for her theft of nearly $1.8 million in public funds. -
Two tornadoes hit either end of South Dakota. Though homes are destroyed, authorities say the worst seems to have been avoided in the EF2 and EF3 twisters. -
Before passing the budget reconciliation bill, the US Senate removed a contested provision that would have affected the state’s ability to write laws on Artificial Intelligence, or AI. -
The state Department of Health is updating income guidelines for the Women, Infants and Children, or WIC, program.
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The South Dakota Arts Council has purchased 10 new pieces of artwork for the state’s public art collection. -
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SDPB has received many questions from listeners and viewers about potential cuts to public media’s federal funding and how they might impact SDPB. -
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