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July 24, 2021 at 8:51 am

Carbon-capture pipelines offer climate aid; activists wary

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Two companies seeking to build thousands of miles of pipeline across the Midwest are promising the effort will aid rather... Updated 4:14 am

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July 17, 2021 at 12:17 pm

South Dakota’s Noem taking swings at potential 2024 rivals

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Long before the first presidential nomination contest of 2024, most potential Republican candidates are just getting a sense of the...

July 16, 2021 at 1:25 pm

Pompeo: Afghan fight against Taliban ‘a matter of will’

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday he believes Afghan forces can secure the country as the U.S. withdraws,...

July 10, 2021 at 7:04 am

Tears, politics and money: School boards become battle zones VIEW

Local school boards around the country are increasingly becoming cauldrons of anger and political division, boiling with disputes over such issues as COVID-19 mask rules,...

July 1, 2021 at 8:56 pm

Noem: GOP donor’s $1M for National Guard was a ‘surprise’

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said late Thursday it came as a surprise when a billionaire GOP donor reached out...

June 30, 2021 at 9:05 pm

GOP donor pays $1M to deploy South Dakota national guard

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Willis Johnson said he just wanted to help. So, earlier this month the billionaire Republican donor, who amassed a fortune...

June 30, 2021 at 4:47 pm

GOP donor pays $1M to deploy South Dakota national guard

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Willis Johnson said he just wanted to help. So, earlier this month the billionaire Republican donor, who amassed a fortune...

June 30, 2021 at 3:38 pm

GOP donor pays $1M to deploy South Dakota national guard

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Willis Johnson said he just wanted to help. So, earlier this month the billionaire Republican donor, who amassed a fortune...

FILE – In this Feb. 27, 2021, file photo, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Fla. Gov. Noem announced Tuesday, June 29, 2021, that she will join a growing list of Republican governors sending law enforcement officers to the U.S. border with Mexico. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File) CER202 CER202

June 29, 2021 at 7:57 am

GOP donor funds South Dakota National Guard troops in Texas

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem announced Tuesday she will join a growing list of Republican governors sending law enforcement officers to the U.S. border with...

June 15, 2021 at 5:33 pm

Noem says she will try again for Mount Rushmore fireworks

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem indicated Tuesday she will try again to hold a fireworks display over Mount Rushmore to...