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The eight town Regional School District Planning Board has scheduled two important meetings regarding its work in looking at possible merger and consolidation models between Berkshire Hills and Southern Berkshire

A log house built in 1869 by Norwegian immigrants still stands in Clay County South Dakota. Jerry and Norma Wilson now own the house and the land around it.

South Dakota’s budget is brimming with federal money.The Legislative Research Council has added it all up. It says the federal government has sent more than $11 billion of total pandemic aid to South Dakota people, businesses and government agencies since March of 2020.

'Freedom Fest' Brings Thousands To Black Hills

Half Of SD Counties Protected By New Eviction Ban, 96% Of State Aid Unspent

A $35,000 grant from the Knight Foundation Aberdeen Fund and the South Dakota Community Foundation is supporting three years of activities under the umbrella of the Northern State University Center for Public History and Civic Engagement. We talk with the center's director, Jon Schaff, Ph.D., about what's ahead for the program and how it might be affected by the upcoming South Dakota legislative session.

South Dakota gets more locally operated electrical vehicle charging stations after challenges with the supply chain, competition from a national charging network, and an industry shakeup from billionaire Elon Musk.

The December Morning Fill Up at the Garage in Rapid City features Oglala Sioux Tribe President Kevin Killer and Vice President Alicia Mousseau. We talk with the two leaders about their first year in office and their personal journeys to tribal leadership.

David Owen is president of the South Dakota State Chamber of Commerce & Industry. He's traveling the state to provide legislative previews for the upcoming session. Today he joins us to talk about the challenges of workforce development and whether the Chamber would support state funding of regulated early learning centers.

The South Dakota Board of Economic Development approved a $10.5 million loan and $500,000 grant for the North Sioux City Economic Development Corporation.