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Read Noem's full 2024 State of the State address

Gov. Kristi Noem delivered her annual State of the State Address Tuesday at the Capitol in Pierre. Text from the full speech is below. You can watch the full address here. Lieutenant Governor Rhoden, ...
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Some traditional hunters feel sidelined by state's pheasant tourism efforts

This video is from SDPB's news program, South Dakota Focus. Hunters take to the South Dakota prairie every year for the fall pheasant season. It can be a lifestyle, or a vacation. But now the hunt on ...
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Gregory claims 9A title in a battle with Warner

Gregory outlasted a second half rally attempt to defeat Warner 36-23 in the 9A state title game on Thursday night at the Dakota Dome in Vermillion. The Gorillas were led by quarterback Rylan Peck, who ...
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The impacts of Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter

This interview originally aired on In the Moment on SDPB Radio. Elon Musk's 2022 acquisition of Twitter was tumultuous, controversial and expensive. The timeline from Musk's first tweet to his $44 ...
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How SD's federal COVID aid reached $11 billion, and where it's going

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 ...
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What’s in a poll? Signs of big trouble for Kristi Noem

The interview posted above is from SDPB's daily public affairs show, In the Moment with Lori Walsh. Much of what Gov. Kristi Noem has done lately in her campaign for a second term as South Dakota’s ...
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Walking Forward program seeks to address health care disparities

This interview originally aired on In the Moment on SDPB Radio. Where you live shouldn't determine how you fight cancer. The Walking Forward program seeks to mend cancer disparities in South Dakota.
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Ravnsborg's punishment, charges similar to others in comparable accidents

Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg was impeached last week, but some state leaders and South Dakota residents are outraged that he avoided felony charges and jail time after he accidentally killed a ...
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Oral History project explores Lakota life before European contact

The Heart of All Lakota Oral History project is an audio series developed by Little Wound School with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The project aims to preserve the oral ...
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Augustana professor studies ongoing battle between monarchs & milkweeds

This interview originally aired on In the Moment on SDPB Radio. Monarch caterpillars exclusively munch on milkweeds. Because of this, the butterfly and plant have been locked in a centuries-long ...
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Noem signs bill updating state's nuclear power rules

Gov. Kristi Noem has signed a bill into law allowing South Dakota’s presiding governor to enter into agreements with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Previous state law identified the EPA as the ...
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Democratic Public Utilities Commission candidate criticizes carbon pipeline

Jeff Barth gives a press conference in Sioux Falls. Barth is running for a seat on the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission. The Democratic candidate for the Public Utilities Commission is making ...