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Curmudgeon’s Corner: GOP needs to show spine on Trump
“Tonight, I say this to my Republican colleagues who are defending the indefensible: There will come a day when Donald Trump is gone, but your dishonor will remain. Liz Cheney said those words on June 9, 2022. At the time, she was serving as Wyomings at-large member of the United…
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Brookings law enforcers respond to new animal cruelty incident
BROOKINGS An animal complaint led to a juvenile and 12 dogs being taken from a residence in Brookings on Friday due to unsanitary conditions, per a news release from the Brookings Police Department. The incident unfolded in the 600 block of 12th Avenue, and charges are pending against two adults.…
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South Dakota leads nation in fatal holiday DUIs
The Jerry AllCar App has some sobering news for South Dakota drivers this Thanksgiving. The state ranks No. 1 for the percentage of fatal car accidents involving drunken drivers during the holiday. Over recent Thanksgiving weekends, which begin 6 p.m. Wednesday and last until 6 a.m. Monday, the state saw…
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Brookings Quiz Bowl team captures third place
The Brookings Quiz Bowl club competed in the West Central Quiz Bowl Tournament with three teams. The pictured team took third place out of 40 teams:From left areJoseph Michna, Xavier St.-Pierre, Andrew Sternhagen and Quinton Zhu. The other two Brookings teams tied for seventh place. The Brookings Quiz Bowl Club…
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Hamlin School District receives $1.2 million grant from state
PIERRE Hamlin School District has been awarded $1.2 million to equip its new career and technical education facility. Hamlin is currently constructing a CTE facility. The state-of-the-art facility will support programs including architecture and construction, manufacturing, health science, and hospitality. The grants will be used to purchase welding and construction…
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Steve Elliott selected to lead Black Hills State University
PIERRE The South Dakota Board of Regents announced Steve Elliott as the next president of Black Hills State University. Currently the vice president of academic affairs at Wayne State College in Wayne, Nebraska, Elliott will soon become the 12th president of the university. Elliott has been an active Wayne State…
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The Prairie Doc: Practicing gratitude
I love Thanksgiving. I love preparing the food all day and enjoying it while sitting around a table with some of the people I love most. And there is one holiday tradition that I have grown to adore. As we sit down to eat, we share one thing we feel…
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Brookings Health System wins recognition for seventh straight year
BROOKINGS As part National Rural Health Day, Brookings Health System announced it has been recognized with a Performance Leadership Award in all three measured categories: quality, outcomes and patient perspective. Compiled by The Chartis Center for Rural Health, the Performance Leadership Awards honor top quartile performance among all rural hospitals…
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South Dakota’s Oglala Sioux tribe declares state of emergency due to rampant crime on reservation
The leader of a South Dakota tribe is expected to declare an emergency on the states largest Native American reservation because of rampant crime that he said hasnt been curbed due to the U.S. governments inadequate funding for law enforcement. The state of emergency declaration that wa planned for this…
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Climate change cost? $8.3 billion in crop insurance payouts to South Dakota farmers
South Dakota farmers have received nearly $10 billion in payouts from the Federal Crop Insurance Corp. over roughly the past two decades, with payments specifically due to weather disasters rising significantly during that time. Between 2001 and 2022, South Dakota was among the top states in the nation for receiving…
