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A federal judge is appointing a receiver to oversee a Canadian-owned swine operation in South Dakota after its bank alleged a check kiting scheme. The bank claims the scheme created an illusion of substantial funds, but once the bank stopped honoring checks, losses totaled over $30 million.

Authorities are investigating after two bodies were found following a house fire in Wessington Springs.

Elected state officials are hoping a new bill signed into law will limit taxable valuation growth in a handful of counties. Soon, some state lawmakers will embark on an interim study to reduce property taxes while looking at the state’s education funding formula.

The South Dakota Highway Patrol is planning over a dozen sobriety checkpoints during the month of April.

Gov. Larry Rhoden is signing a bill that loans the Douglas School District in Box Elder $15 million dollars at zero percent interest. The money will get used to start construction of a new school to meet the district’s needs as the B-21 Raider beds down at Ellsworth Airforce Base.

A jury is convicting a man accused of shooting and killing another man in a Rapid City parking lot.

Lisa Hager, Ph.D., and David Wiltse, Ph.D., discuss the challenges that Trump's executive actions are facing in the courts, especially in regards to education.

Sioux Falls Parks and Recreation celebrates Earth Month in April with two family-friendly festivals.

The West River Area Health Education Center held its first fundraiser with a little bit of a twist. Four health care professionals danced it out against each other — all in the name of health care education.

Local school districts are beginning to set their budgets for the coming academic year. However, there are new challenges as COVID-era funding moves further into the past and a new crop of legislators leave their fingerprints on law.