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The United States Congress is considering a rescission request from the Trump administration to pull funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The maneuver would negatively affect SDPB and the four public tribal radio stations in South Dakota.
Gov. Larry Rhoden is accepting a request to delay a special session next month to consider the recommendation of a task force on where to build a new men’s prison.
Rapid City officials’ most recent population estimates say the population within city limits has increased by nearly 10,000 since the 2020 census.
The mayor of Worthing said there are still many questions over whether the community could support a new state penitentiary. The legislative task force deciding on a new prison site chose an area just south of Worthing as one of the four options.
This summer, some undergraduate students at SD Mines are foregoing the traditional summer vacation to attend a 10-week summer research program that integrates ceramics with science.
The South Dakota Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, or ELCA, is reelecting its leader to another term.
And more.
