Kyle Ireland
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The Lewis and Clark Regional Water System is receiving a record-setting amount of money from the congressional Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
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Senator John Thune’s legislation to reform international shipping regulations has passed the Senate. Thune says the Ocean Shipping Reform Act is meant to ease pressure on the global supply chain. It improves the flow of goods from producers to consumers.Thune partnered with Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar to bring the bill. Thune says the legislation has bipartisan support.
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The State House is endorsing a bill to renovate the Cultural Heritage Center in Pierre. House Bill 1047 passed with unanimous approval.
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The January 1st deadline for state universities to create “Opportunity Centers” has come and gone.
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A new year does not mean the end of last year’s problems with COVID-19. South Dakota is beginning 2022 with nearly 8,800 active cases. That’s up more than 3,000 from the same date last year.
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The donation will help support four programs as well as 1,800 teachers and 24,000 students in the Sioux Falls School District.
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There is a second case of Chronic Wasting Disease in free-ranging deer or elk east of the Missouri River. The latest detection is in Buffalo County, in the middle of the state.
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A Black Hills couple are the American Tree Farm System’s National Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year. Bob Burns and Mary LaHood of Piedmont own and manage 320 acres of forestland.
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The South Dakota Hall of Fame is raising money to display two important Native American artifacts.The bow and arrows of Oglala Sioux holy man Nicholas Black Elk could become part of an expanded exhibit.
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Law enforcement officers around South Dakota are raising the alarm about a spike in illegal fentanyl pills in the state, while a health official says treatment options are available.