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Recreational marijuana backers can gather signatures for North Dakota ballot initiative

BISMARCK, N.D. — A North Dakota ballot initiative group can gather signatures to put a proposal legalizing recreational marijuana to a statewide vote in the fall, the state’s top election …

IRS: 140,000 people did taxes with direct file pilot, but program's future is unclear

WASHINGTON — The IRS said Friday that more than 140,000 taxpayers filed their taxes through its new direct file pilot program  and participants saved roughly $5.6 million in fees they …

‘We can’t exist without child care’: Rural towns use South Dakota funding to open local centers

It’s been over six months since two in-home child care providers closed in Highmore. The town of over 600 in central South Dakota has a few other in-home providers, but all are full and have …
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Take time to understand autism

We encourage our readers to take the time to do a bit of research and reading to better understand what it means to live with autism. Autism can be difficult to define because Autism Spectrum …

GOP isolationist caucus in Congress suffers setback

The U.S. — and the Republican Party — dodged a geopolitical disaster recently with the House passage of military aid to allies in Europe, the Middle East and the Pacific. But the moment …

South Dakota State Fair seeks guest entertainers for Centennial Stage

HURON — The State Fair and South Dakota Hall of Fame icon Sherwin Linton are excited to invite entertainers of all ages to submit their acts for consideration to be featured on the Centennial …

Feds to require bird flu tests of dairy cattle before transport

Starting next week, certain dairy cattle must be tested for avian influenza before they can be transported to a different state, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday. The …

Members package 48,300 meals during Living to Serve Day at state convention in Brookings

BROOKINGS — The blue corduroy jacket is a familiar symbol of the FFA organization, worn as part of official dress during most FFA activities. On April 18 at the South Dakota FFA convention in …
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Ranking the biggest NFL Draft busts of the last 30 years
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How bird flu virus fragments get into milk sold in stores, and what the spread of H5N1 in cows means for the dairy industry and milk drinkers
The discovery of fragments of avian flu virus in about 20% of milk samples from stores in initial testing across the U.S. suggests that the H5N1 virus may be more widespread in U.S. dairy cattle than previously realized. …
How the pretzel went from soft to hard – and other little-known facts about one of the world’s favorite snacks
The pretzel, one of the fastest-growing snack foods in the world, recently crossed a billion dollars a year in sales. It has its own emoji, comes in flavors like pumpkin spice, mocha and banana, and is now available as an aromatherapy scent. …
Gen Z is averaging higher credit scores than millennials: Is it financial competence or just good timing?
Rocket Loans analyzed its own data to see which generational group is faring better financially than the others.
6 popular Kentucky Derby traditions, explained
OLBG compiled and discovered the history behind some of the Kentucky Derby's most popular annual traditions using a variety of online sources.