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USDA awards $500,000 in contracts to South Dakota bison producers | October 13

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The USDA is awarding half a million dollars in contracts to four tribal buffalo producers located within South Dakota. The move is part of what the agency hopes will offer more ground bison meat for tribal communities.

South Dakota Game, Fish, and Parks reports Big Stone Lake is now infested with zebra mussels.

The U.S. Small Business Administration is providing a grant to a South Dakota organization to promote business opportunities for Native American communities.

Following the contentious choice to close Canyon Lake Elementary School in Rapid City, families are now receiving their new assignments.

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Ryan is the local host of "Morning Edition". Originally from Iowa, he first came to the Black Hills to study at SD Mines. After graduating in 2019, he was an educator in Arizona and North Dakota before returning to the Black Hills.